3 THE SQUEALS ON THE BUS

CHAPTER 3 THE SQUEALS ON THE BUS The next morning, Alexander's dad dropped Alexander off in the school parking lot. The students were lining up near a bus. Rip and Nikki were already there, talking to Dottie. "Hey, Salamander!" said Nikki. "We were just telling Dottie about our new school building."

第三章公共汽车上的尖叫声第二天早上，亚历山大的爸爸把亚历山大送到学校的停车场。 学生们在一辆公共汽车旁排队。 里普和妮基已经在那儿了，在和多蒂说话。 “嘿，蝾螈！”尼基说。 “我们正在跟多蒂讲我们的新校舍呢。”

"It's so fancy!" said Dottie. "You're lucley, Dottie," said Nikki. "We used to go to school in an old hospital." "You're double-lucley," Alexander added. "You get a field trip on your first day!" Dottie smiled. "You're triple-lucky..." said Rip, "...that you're allowed to board the bus with that goofy-looking backpack—OW!"

“太花哨了！”多蒂说。 “你很幸运，多蒂，”妮基说。 “我们以前在一家旧医院上学。” “你是双重幸运儿，”亚历山大补充说。 “你第一天就有一次实地考察！”多蒂笑了。 “你真是三生有幸……”里普说，“……你可以背着那个傻乎乎的背包上公共汽车——嗷！”

Nikki had pinched Rip's arm. "Ignore him, Dottie," she said. "We're glad you're here! Oh, look!" She pointed to a tall, white-haired man carrying a big cooler. "There's Mr. Hoarsely." "Hoarsely's a huge weenie," said Rip. "He's afraid of everything." "Is he the bus driver?" asked Dottie. "Yep," said Alexander. "He's also the school secretary, nurse, gym teacher, and janitor." Alexander didn't mention that Mr. Hoarsely was a former member of the S.S.M.P. Or that he seemed to be the only grown-up who could see monsters.

尼基捏了一下瑞普的胳膊。 “别理他，多蒂，”她说。 “我们很高兴你来了！”哦,看!”她指着一个拿着一个大冷藏箱的高个子白发男子。 “沙哑先生来了。”“沙哑是个大块头，”瑞普说。 “他什么都怕。” “他是公共汽车司机吗？”多蒂问。 “是的，”亚历山大说。“他还是学校的秘书、护士、体育老师和看门人。” 亚历山大没有提到霍尔塞利曾是社会党成员 或者他似乎是唯一一个能看到怪物的成年人。

"Morning, children!" said Mr. Hoarsely. He whistled as he boarded the bus. "Whoa!" said Nikki. "Mr. Hoarsely looks so calm today!" "And happy!" said Alexander. Mr. Hoarsely stuck his head out the door. "All aboard!" he said. "The park opens in ten minutes!" The students climbed onto the bus. Dr. Tallow sat in the second row, digging through her purse. Rip plopped down in the very first seat. "Let's sit up front with Dr. Tallow, guys!" he said.

“早上好，孩子们！” 他上公共汽车时吹着口哨。 “哇！”妮基说。“沙哑先生今天看起来很平静！”“幸福！”亚历山大说。 沙哑先生把头伸出门外。 “全体上船！”他说。“公园十分钟后开门！”学生们爬上公共汽车。 塔洛医生坐在第二排，翻着她的钱包。 里普扑通一声坐在第一个座位上。 “让我们坐到前面来。 喂，伙计们！”他说。

"Well, good morning, Rip," said Dr. Tallow. "And hello, Alexander and Dottie!" She rubbed some lotion on her hands. "My skin gets so dry on warm days. Oh. Hello, Nikki." Alexander, Rip, and Dottie smiled back. Nikki gave a silent nod. Mr. Hoarsely started the engine. "We're off!" he yelled, as he drove out of the parking lot. Rip leaned forward. "So does this amusement park have lots of cool rides?" he shouted to Mr. Hoarsely. "You bet!" said Mr. Hoarsely. "They have a carousel, a haunted house, a roller coaster—you name it!"

“好吧，早上好，瑞普。” 脂。“大家好，亚历山大和多蒂！”她在手上擦了些乳液。 “我的皮肤在温暖的日子里变得很干燥。 哦。你好,妮可。”亚历山大、里普和多蒂也报以微笑。 尼基默默地点了点头。沙哑先生发动了引擎。 “我们出发了！”他一边把车开出停车场一边喊道。 瑞普身体前倾。“那么这个游乐园有很多很酷的游乐设施吗？”他对沙哑先生喊道。 “当然！”沙哑先生说。 “他们有旋转木马、鬼屋、过山车——你能想到的都有！”

"Yahoo!" Rip yelled. For the rest of the ride, he bounced in his seat. At last, the bus came to a stop. "Here we are!" Mr. Hoarsely said. PSSSHT! The door slid open. Rip shoved past Alexander and flew down the steps. BLOMP! He crashed right into a ten- foot-tall orange creature with a pointy head, white stripes, and huge, bulging eyes.

“雅虎!”Rip喊道。在接下来的旅程中，他一直在座位上跳来跳去。 最后，公共汽车停了下来。 “我们到了！”霍尔沙利说。 PSSSHT !门滑开了。 里普从亚历山大身边挤过，飞快地走下台阶。 BLOMP !他撞上了一个十英尺高的橙色生物，它有一个尖尖的头，白色的条纹，大大的、突出的眼睛。