2 SOUP'S ON!

CHAPTER 2 SOUP'S ON! Alexander, Rip, and Nikki took the long way home. They followed a path through the woods that led to an old caboose, with the letters S.S.M.P. on the side. SUPER SECRET MONSTER PATROL CLUB MEMBERS Alexander The trusty leader! Nikki Brave and smart! Rip Loud and strong! (But mostly loud.)

第二章汤开了！亚历山大、里普和妮基走了很长的路回家。 他们沿着一条穿过树林的小路走到一节旧车尾，车尾上写着S.S.M.P.几个字母 在旁边。超级秘密怪物巡逻俱乐部成员亚历山大值得信赖的领导者！勇敢又聪明！大声而有力地撕开！（但主要是声音很大。）

The three friends stepped inside S.S.M.P. headquarters. A map of Stermont hung on one wall, near a shelf full of random objects.

三个朋友走进了S.S.M.P. 总部。一面墙上挂着一张斯特蒙特的地图，旁边的架子上摆满了各种各样的东西。

"I'm glad we stopped here," said Alexander. He loaded his backpack with monster-fighting gear. "Don't forget the notebook," said Rip. "Already in here," said Alexander. "I never go anywhere without it." He pulled a beat-up notebook from inside the backpack.

“我很高兴我们在这里停了下来，”亚历山大说。 他在背包里装满了对抗怪物的装备。 “别忘了带笔记本，”瑞普说。 “已经在这儿了。”亚历山大说。 “我去哪儿都带着它。” 他从背包里掏出一本破旧的笔记本。

S.S.M.P.= (Super Secret Monster Patrol!) CREEPY SKULL! Full of monster drawings! "Now we'll be ready to fight all kinds of monsters," Alexander said. Nikki coughed. "You mean bad monsters, right?" she said. "Of course," said Alexander. Nikki was actually a good monster, called a jampire. JANIPIRES LIKE: seeing in the dark, eating anything red and juicy. DISLIKE: sunlight.

S.S.M.P.=（超级秘密怪物巡逻队！）令人毛骨悚然的头骨!满是怪物图纸！亚历山大说：“现在我们将准备好与各种各样的怪物战斗。” 尼基咳嗽。“你是说坏怪物，对吗？”她说。 “当然，”亚历山大说。 妮基其实是个不错的怪物，叫jampire。 看门人喜欢：在黑暗中看东西，吃任何红色多汁的东西。 不喜欢:阳光。

"You know," said Rip, putting his feet on the table. "Dr. Tallow is an awesome teacher. Her classroom-pet zone is super-fun, and now she's letting us ride roller coasters!" "Yeah, whatever," Nikki said. "I think she's kind of— Nikki was interrupted by a voice shouting across the woods. AL! DINNERTIME! "Gotta go!" said Alexander, scooping up his backpack. "See you tomorrow!" Alexander ran through the woods to his house.

“你知道，”瑞普把脚放在桌子上说。 “塔洛博士是个很棒的老师。 她的教室宠物区超级有趣，现在她让我们坐过山车！”“是啊，管它呢，”妮基说。 “我觉得她有点——妮基被树林那边的喊叫声打断了。 艾尔!晚餐时间!“我得走了！”亚历山大说着，抓起他的背包。 “明天见！”亚历山大穿过树林跑回了自己的家。

His dad set two steaming bowls of tomato soup on the table. "Dig in, AI!" he said. "I'll grab some drinks." While his dad was in the kitchen, Alexander snuck a peek in the notebook. He was so focused on reading it that he missed his mouth with the spoon. SPLAAARP! Soup splattered everywhere. I have to be more careful, he thought. This notebook is the S.S.M.P.'s secret weapon! Alexander wiped the pages with his napkin.

他爸爸在桌上放了两碗热气腾腾的西红柿汤。 “吃吧，AI!”“我去拿点饮料。” 当他爸爸在厨房的时候，亚历山大偷偷看了一眼笔记本。 他读的时候太专注了，以至于忘了拿勺子。 SPLAAARP !汤溅得到处都是。 我得小心点，他想。 这个笔记本是S.S.M.P.秘密武器！亚历山大用餐巾擦了擦纸。