7 WALKIE-TALKIE SHOUTIE

CHAPTER 7 WALKIE- SHOUTIE Alexander closed the notebook. "There's no manta x-ray," said Rip. "We'd see slime everywhere." "Good point," said Alexander. "But there is definitely something weird going on." He squinted up at the menu. "That clearly looks like a warning to me. And what does that jagged arrow mean? I feel like I've seen it before.

第七章对讲机亚历山大合上笔记本。 “没有蝠鲼x光，”瑞普说。 “我们会看到到处都是粘液。” “说得好，”亚历山大说。 “但肯定有什么奇怪的事情发生了。” 他眯起眼睛看菜单。 “在我看来，这显然是一个警告。 那个锯齿状的箭头是什么意思？ 我觉得我以前见过。

"Maybe the cafeteria workers haven't figured out the new menu," said Nikki. "Grown-ups always have trouble with computers." BZZZT! A second later, the screen changed back. Sort of. TODAY'S MENU Cheesy banana shrimp-loaf Pickles & cream Garlic sherbert "Noooo."' Rip shouted at the screen. "Go back to snickerdoodles!" The three friends got their trays and took a seat. Alexander used his fork to draw a zigzag arrow on his cheesy banana shrimp-loaf.

“也许食堂的工作人员还没弄明白新菜单，”妮基说。 “成年人用电脑总是有问题。” BZZZT !一秒钟后，屏幕又变了回来。 排序的。今天的菜单芝士香蕉虾面包泡菜和奶油蒜蓉雪百利“不。里普对着屏幕喊道。 “回去吃窃笑豆吧！”三个朋友端着盘子坐下。 亚历山大用叉子在他的奶酪香蕉虾面包上画了一个之字形箭头。

Just then, a woman in a gray suit rushed into the cafeteria, cheerful as a tombstone. It was Principal Vanderpants. she was yelling into her walkie-talkie. We're losing power to the lights, the escalators, and the snack machines! You're the electrician— fix the electricity!" The voice on the other end sounded scared. "Yes, ma'arn. I'm on the roof. Your power levels are down to three percent. But, uh, I'm not sure where the electricity is going." "Well, figure it out!" said Ms. Vanderpants. "The Star show is tomorrow, and it had better go off without a hitch!" She marched out of earshot. "Wow, did you hear that?" asked Alexander. "Yeah!" said Rip. "Our new school has snack machines!"

就在这时，一个穿灰色西装的女人冲进了餐厅，高兴得像墓碑一样。 是范德帕斯校长打来的。 她对着对讲机大喊大叫。 电灯，自动扶梯，还有零食机都没电了！你是电工——把电修好！”电话那头的声音听起来很害怕。 “是的,马'arn。我在屋顶上。 你的能量下降到百分之三。 但是，呃，我不确定电会流向哪里。” “好吧，想办法！” Vanderpants。“明天就是明星晚会了，最好一切顺利！”她大步走到听不见的地方。 “哇，你听到了吗？”亚历山大问。 “耶！”瑞普说。“我们的新学校有零食机！”

"No, shrimp-loaf!" said Nikki. "The part about the school having electrical problems." Alexander pushed his tray aside. "It's not just the school that's having problems," he said. "This morning, my dad's car battery died. And before that, my alarm clock stopped working." His jaw dropped. "My clock! It flashed the same jagged arrow as the lunch menu!" "Hmmm..." said Nikki. "I guess that arrow could be a warning." "Big deal," said Rip. "I got five warnings per day in kindergarten." The three friends returned their trays and began the long walk up to class.

“不，虾面包！”妮基说。 “学校有电力问题的那部分。” 亚历山大把盘子推到一边。 “不仅仅是学校有问题，”他说。 “今天早上，我爸爸的汽车电池没电了。 在那之前，我的闹钟停了。” 他的下巴掉了下来。“我的时钟!它闪烁着和午餐菜单一样的锯齿状箭头！”“嗯……” 尼基说。“我想那支箭可能是个警告。” “有什么大不了的，”瑞普说。“我在幼儿园的时候每天收到五次警告。” 三个朋友把盘子放回去，开始走向教室。