13 DEAD END

CHAPTER 13 DEAD END. Alexander flopped around like a trout. But he couldn't get off the tracks. His arms were bound tight, and the coaster car was inching toward him. "Run for it!" Alexander shouted to his friends. "Not without you!" said Nikki. "Rip! Dottie! Let's lift him into the coaster!" "This ought to be good," said the crab-ra cadabra, smiling. He propped himself up on a fake boulder to watch.

第13章，死胡同。亚历山大像鳟鱼一样扑腾着。 但他无法脱离轨道。 他的胳膊被紧紧地绑着，过山车正慢慢地向他驶来。 “快跑！”亚历山大对他的朋友们喊道。 “没有你不行！”妮基说。 “把!多蒂!我们把他抬到过山车上去吧！”“这应该很好，”蟹蟹笑着说。 他靠在一块假巨石上观看。

With a grunt, Rip, Nikki, and Dottie hoisted Alexander up to the edge of the moving car and OOF!—dumped him in. Then they jumped in, too. "So long, pincher-brain!" said Rip. "You'll never catch us now!" The car coasted ahead at one mile per hour. "BAR-HAR-HAR!" The monster laughed. "Thanks for saving me!" said Alexander. "Don't thank us yet," said Nikki. "We're not exactly making a speedy getaway." The crab-ra cadabra scuttled past the car, over to the tunnel exit. Then he opened his claw above a piece of track. CLANK! He clamped down, snipping the metal like cardboard.

里普、妮基和多蒂哼了一声，把亚历山大抬到行驶的汽车边上，然后走开了！-把他扔了进去。 然后他们也跳了进去。“再见了，笨蛋！”瑞普说。 “现在你再也抓不到我们了！”汽车以每小时一英里的速度向前滑行。 “BAR-HAR-HAR !”怪物笑了。 “谢谢你救了我！”亚历山大说。 “先别谢我们，”妮基说。 “我们并没有迅速逃离。” 那只螃蟹飞快地从汽车旁边跑过，来到隧道出口。 然后他在一段铁轨上张开爪子。 叮当作响!他用力夹住，把金属像硬纸板一样剪断。

"Dead end!" said the monster. The car inched forward. "The big boss was totally right!" the monster continued. "She knew you'd stick together to save Alexander instead of running to safety." "Wait," said Rip. "You have a boss?" "Sure," said the crab-ra cadabra. "The boss- monster! She's in charge. And I'll show her I'm better than the balloon goons, the P-rex—all those dumb monsters!" "Better at what?" asked Nikki. "Better at crushing the S.S.M.P., once and for all," said the monster. "Finally, Stermont will belong to us!" "Not a chance!" shouted Alexander. He wriggled around, trying to see where their car was headed. It was coasting straight for the broken tracks, where the giant crab stood grinning. His sharp claw sparkled in the lantern light.

“死路一条！”怪物说。 汽车缓慢前进。“大老板完全正确！”怪物继续说。 “她知道你们会团结起来救亚历山大，而不是逃到安全的地方去。” “等等，”瑞普说。“你有老板？”“当然，”蟹说。 “老板——怪物！”她说了算。 我要向她证明，我比气球打手、p -rex——所有那些愚蠢的怪物都强！”“擅长什么？”妮基问。 “我更擅长彻底粉碎S.S.M.P，”怪物说。 “最后，斯特蒙将属于我们！”“不可能！”亚历山大喊道。 他扭动着身子，想看看他们的车开到哪里去了。 它正朝着破碎的轨道滑行，大螃蟹站在那里咧着嘴笑。 他的利爪在灯笼的灯光下闪闪发光。