8 The Midnight (Ten O’Clock) Zombie Walk

THE MIDNIGHT (THE O'CLOCK) ZOMBIE WALK

午夜（点钟）僵尸漫步

"Who's ready for the Midnight Zombie Walk?" asked the bookstore lady. "We are!" "Who's going to take over Main Street without fear?" "Zombies!" "I can't hear you." "Zombies!" "Louder!" "ZOMBIES!" everybody screamed at the top of their lungs. Zombies lined up at the door. "Cruella De Zombie will lead the way!" said Principal Tuxedo. "Follow me, if you dare!" Hordes of zombies poured out onto the sidewalk. The street was blocked off from traffic.

“谁准备好参加午夜僵尸漫步了？”书店的女士问。 “我们!”“谁会毫无畏惧地接管主街？”“僵尸!”“我听不见你说什么。” “僵尸!”“大声点!”“僵尸！”每个人都扯着嗓子尖叫。 僵尸们在门口排成一排。 “僵尸Cruella将带路！”Tuxedo校长说。 “跟我来，如果你敢的话！”成群的僵尸涌向人行道。 这条街禁止车辆通行。

Even Officer Kopp was dressed as a zombie policeman. Stink and his friends moaned and groaned. Charlie said, "Brains! Me want brains!" They limped and lurched. Stink dragged one foot. Sophie rolled her eyes and stuck out her tongue. Webster drooled. "Are zombies too cool to drool?" Webster asked. "You're never too zool to drool," said Sophie. Riley Rottenburger, Zombie Prom Queen, walked beside them. She wore a bat necklace, long gloves, and a crown that looked like a spiderweb. Her sash said LITTLE MISS ZOMBIE. "Cool crown," said Sophie. "Thanks. It's a spider tiara," said Riley. A teenager on a skateboard whizzed past. "Stare straight ahead," said Stink. "Do not make eye contact with alive humans." "Keep it weird, dudes," said the skateboarder. Stink cracked up.

就连科普警官也打扮成僵尸警察。 臭臭和他的朋友们唉声叹气。 查理说：“脑子！我要脑子！”他们一瘸一拐地走着。 臭臭拖着一只脚。索菲翻了个白眼，伸出舌头。 韦伯斯特流口水。“僵尸酷到不会流口水吗？”韦伯斯特问道。 “你永远不会傻到不流口水。”索菲说。 僵尸舞会皇后莱利·罗滕伯格走在他们旁边。 她戴着蝙蝠项链，长手套，戴着一顶看起来像蜘蛛网的王冠。 她的腰带上写着小僵尸小姐。 “好酷的王冠。”索菲说。 “谢谢。这是蜘蛛头饰。”莱利说。 一个少年滑着滑板疾驰而过。 “盯着前方看。”臭臭说。 “不要和活人有眼神交流” “保持怪异，伙计们，”滑板手说。 臭臭裂开了。

Mom and Dad walked behind Stink and his friends.

爸爸妈妈跟在臭臭和他的朋友们后面。

"Hey! It's the Zombie Lunch Lady!" somebody called. Mom waved. Zombies filled the streets. "There must be over a hundred zombies out here," said Mom. "More like ten hundred," said Stink. "Zen thousand!" "Did you know zombie walks are a big thing?" Dad said. "Not just when books come out, either. They have walks like this all over the country. From Pittsburgh to Seattle." "They even have a world record for the most zombies," said Stink. "Our town should try to break the record for the biggest Midnight Zombie Walk ever." "I'm going to find Rocky and Frank," said Judy. "How long is this zombie walk?" Dad asked. "I think rigor mortis is setting in." "And I know some zombies who are up way past bedtime," said Mom. "We can't go home," said Stink. "We didn't even get to the spooky part yet." He pointed down the street. "See? For the next three blocks, they

“嘿!是僵尸午餐小姐！”有人喊道。 妈妈挥了挥手。僵尸挤满了街道。 “这里肯定有一百多只僵尸，”妈妈说。 “更像是一千个。”臭臭说。 “禅千!”“你知道僵尸散步是件大事吗？”爸爸说。 “也不仅仅是在书出版的时候。 全国各地都有这样的散步。 从匹兹堡到西雅图。” “他们甚至创造了僵尸数量最多的世界纪录，”斯达克说。 “我们镇应该努力打破有史以来最大的午夜僵尸行走记录。” “我要去找洛奇和弗兰克，”朱迪说。 “这条僵尸之路有多长？”爸爸问。 “我想尸体已经僵硬了。” “我还知道有些僵尸睡过头了，”妈妈说。 “我们不能回家，”臭臭说。 “我们还没讲到诡异的部分呢。” 他指了指街道。 “看到了吗?接下来的三个街区，他们

turned out all the streetlights and made it like a haunted house." "Okay, ten more minutes. But as soon as we get home, it's straight to bed," said Mom. "Zombie Lunch Lady has spoken." "You kids go ahead," said Dad. "Stay with the group, Stink. Mom and I will wait in front of the bookstore." "Mom? Can you hold Charlie?" "Sure," said Mom. "We wouldn't want him taking his own midnight walk. He could end up in the coat closet. Or even break one of my fancy dishes." She held Charlie up in front of her face. "And if that happens, you can kiss your allowance good-bye for a while, Charlie," she said to Stink in a funny voice. Stink's eyes got wide. "We'll talk later," said Mom. "Go have fun." A pack of blue-haired zombies in school uniforms lurched down Main Street, past the dark windows of closed shops. Spooky shadows crisscrossed the road like giant cobwebs. Zombie ghosts hung from trees. An owl hooted. The hairs on Stink's arms stood on end.

把所有的路灯都灭了，弄得像个鬼屋。” “好吧，再给你十分钟。但是我们一到家，就直接上床睡觉了。”妈妈说。 “僵尸午餐女士说话了。” “孩子们先去吧，”爸爸说。 “跟大家呆在一起，臭臭。 妈妈和我在书店门口等着。” “妈妈?你能抱一下查理吗？”“当然，”妈妈说。 “我们可不想让他半夜自己出去散步。 他可能会被关进衣橱。 或者打碎我的一个漂亮的盘子。” 她把查理举到她面前。 “如果那样的话，你可以暂时和你的零用钱吻别了，查理，"她用一种古怪的声音对臭臭说。 臭臭的眼睛睁得大大的。“我们以后再谈，”妈妈说。 “玩得开心点。”一群穿着校服的蓝头发僵尸蹒跚地走在主街上，经过关门的商店黑暗的窗户。 可怕的影子像巨大的蜘蛛网一样纵横交错在路上。 僵尸鬼魂挂在树上。 一只猫头鹰叫了起来。臭臭胳膊上的毛都竖起来了。