13. See the Real, Live Aliens!

Chapter 13 See the Real, Live Aliens! "And I think the younger kids should choose the punishment for the older kids," Mr. Pinto added. "Yes!" Brian shouted. "No fair!" Josh argued. "They'll make us stay in our rooms for ten years with no food!" "No, they won't," Josh's mother said. She looked at the four younger kids. "You'll be fair, right?" The four kids nodded.

第13章看到真实的、活生生的外星人！平托先生补充说：“我认为年幼的孩子应该选择对年长孩子的惩罚。” “是的!”布莱恩喊道。“不公平!”杰克说。 “他们会让我们在自己的房间里呆上十年，没有吃的！”“不，他们不会的，”乔希的妈妈说。 她看着四个年幼的孩子。 “你会公平的，对吧？”四个孩子点了点头。

"Okay, then go into the other room and decide," she said. The twins and Nate and Lucy scooted into the living room. "I go first because I'm oldest!" Brian said. "I say we make them walk around Green Lawn in their underwear." Nate nearly fell over laughing. "I've got a better one!" he said. "How about if we make them clean our rooms and make us snacks every day for a year?" "Those are both too mean," Lucy said. "Besides, I don't want them in my room poking around in my stuff." "Lucy's right," Bradley said. "So what should the punishment be?" Brian asked. Bradley grinned. "What if we make them dress up as aliens and sit in Ellie's Diner?" he asked. The other three kids stared at Bradley. "And we get to dress them," Bradley added.

“好吧，那就去另一个房间做决定，”她说。 双胞胎和内特、露西跑进了客厅。 “我先走，因为我年龄最大！”布莱恩说。 “我说我们让他们穿着内衣在绿草坪上走来走去。” 内特差点笑倒在地。 “我有一个更好的！”他说。 “如果我们让他们打扫我们的房间，每天给我们做零食，持续一年怎么样？”“这两个都太卑鄙了。”露茜说。 “另外，我不想让他们在我的房间里乱翻我的东西。” “露西说得对，”布拉德利说。 “那么惩罚应该是什么呢？”布莱恩问。 布拉德利咧嘴一笑。他问道：“如果我们让他们打扮成外星人坐在埃莉餐厅里呢？” 其他三个孩子盯着布拉德利。 “我们还要给他们穿衣服，”布拉德利补充道。

Then they did a four-kid high five. The next Saturday morning Ellie's Diner was more crowded than usual. In fact, there was a line waiting to get in.... Bradley and Brian, Nate, and Lucy stood outside holding a banner. The sign said: MEET REAL, LIVE SPACE ALIENS INSIDE! Officer Fallon stopped to read the banner. "What's this about?" he asked. "Another January joke?" "No, this time they're real!" Nate said. Officer Fallon grinned, shook his head, and walked inside. The kids rolled up the banner and followed Officer Fallon. Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose were sitting together in a booth. Their skin was green. They had fat bellies. Tinfoil antennas sprouted from their heads.

然后他们四个孩子击掌。 下个星期六的早晨，埃莉餐厅比平时更拥挤。 事实上，排队等着进.... 布拉德利、布莱恩、内特和露西站在外面，举着横幅。 牌子上写着：在里面遇见真正的、活生生的外星人！法伦警官停下来读横幅。 “这是怎么回事？”他问。 “又是一个一月的笑话？”“不，这次他们是真的！”内特说。 法伦警官咧嘴一笑，摇了摇头，走了进去。 孩子们卷起横幅，跟着法伦警官。 丁克、乔希和露丝·罗斯一起坐在一个隔间里。 他们的皮肤是绿色的。他们有胖胖的肚子。 他们的头上长出了锡纸天线。

Each kid had a pair of goggly yellow eyes. Officer Fallon walked up to the booth. He had a big smile on his face. "Gee, real, live space aliens," he said, pulling his notebook from his shirt pocket. "Do you sign autographs?"

每个孩子都有一双炯炯有神的黄眼睛。 法伦警官走向电话亭。 他脸上挂着灿烂的笑容。 “哇，真的，活生生的外星人，”他说着，从衬衫口袋里掏出笔记本。 “你会签名吗？”

"They're not allowed to talk!" Bradley said. Josh reached out a green hand. His fingernails were purple. Officer Fallon gave him the pad and a pencil. Josh wrote: BUY US ICE CREAM, AND WE'LL SIGN ANYTHING! Officer Fallon showed the note to the younger kids. "What do you think?" he asked. "Sure," Bradley said. "Aliens like ice cream, too!"

“他们不能说话！”布拉德利说。 乔希伸出一只新手之手。 他的指甲是紫色的。 法伦警官给了他本子和一支铅笔。 乔希写道：给我们买冰淇淋，我们什么都签！法伦警官把纸条拿给年幼的孩子看。 “你觉得怎么样？”他问。 “当然，”布拉德利说。“外星人也喜欢冰淇淋！”