Chapter 17

chapter seventeen Quint rushes around the tree house in a panic. Below us, I spot Dirk running for Quint's garage workshop. Entire trees are knocked down, ripped

第十七章昆特惊慌失措地绕着树屋狂奔。 在我们下面，我看到德克正向昆特的车库车间跑去。 整棵树被推倒，被撕裂

from the earth, as Acid Blarg stomps closer. His thick black claws swing like great blades. June's face is so white, it's nearly see-through. "Let's keep running!" she shrieks. "We can't stay! He's going to rip this tree house from the ground." But we can't do that. I can't do that. Because see, here's the thing. Here's the truth. This tree house isn't just any old tree house. It's my home. For the first time in my life I have a real, permanent home. And Quint and June and Dirk—for the first time in my life, I have real friends. Permanent ones. Not- going-anywhere ones. A family. Everything I was ever jealous of—everything those other kids had, when I felt like a crummy orphan. Well, now I have it. Sure, it took the freaking MONSTER APOCALYPSE for me to get it. But there's no way I'm losing it now. Not to this big jerk.

从地球上，当酸性Blarg踏近。 它那又黑又粗的爪子像大刀片一样摆动着。 琼的脸如此苍白，几乎是透明的。 “我们继续跑吧！”她尖叫道。 “我们不能呆在这儿！”他要把这个树屋从地上拆下来。” 但我们不能那样做。我不能那样做。 因为，事情是这样的。 事实是这样的。这个树屋不是普通的树屋。 这是我的家。这是我人生中第一次有一个真正的，永久的家。 还有昆特，琼和德克——我这辈子第一次有了真正的朋友。 永久的。不去任何地方的人。 一个家庭。当我觉得自己像个可怜的孤儿时，我曾经嫉妒的一切——其他孩子拥有的一切。 好吧，现在我知道了。当然，我是在怪物启示录之后才明白的。 但我现在不可能失去它。 不是对这个大混蛋。

WE DON'T RUN! THIS IS OUR TPEE UOUSE! NO ONE MESSES WITU OUP Tpcc UOUSC! I grip the tree house railing. Acid Blarg's next step crushes the fence around the backyard. Another crushes our wooden pike things. "Outer defenses breached!" Quint hollers.

我们不跑！这是我们的房子！没人会搞砸的！我抓住树屋的栏杆。 艾丽德·布拉格的下一步是打碎后院的栅栏。 另一个会压碎我们的木制长矛。 “外部防御被攻破了！”五胞胎大喊着。

Unleash the little hug Monster-Stopping Juice Grenades. So, a fact about Little Hugs—they're the best. If you've never had 'em, get 'em. They're sweet and delicious and taste like sugary chemicals—and when they're empty, they make for perfect monster- stopping juice grenades. Quint concocted a killer recipe.

释放小拥抱怪物停止果汁手榴弹。 所以，关于小抱抱的一个事实是——它们是最棒的。 如果你从来没有过，那就去做吧。 它们又甜又好吃，尝起来像含糖的化学物质——当它们空了的时候，它们是完美的阻止怪物的果汁手榴弹。 昆特炮制了一个杀手配方。

Little Hug, Monster—Stoppins Juice Grenades! Lemon juice. Trivexol yzetide. pop rocks. Extra strength, dandruff Shqmpoo. Honey, dijon salad dressing, Mayonnaise, Acid Blarg howls as the liquid grenade concoctions crackle against his hardened head. He claws at his sizzling skin. "JACK, THE SECOND CATAPULT!" Quint yells. "You, um—you guys have a second catapult?" June asks. "Duh!" I say with a grin, then leap to a dangling rope and swing around to the other side of the tree

小拥抱，怪物停止果汁手榴弹！柠檬汁。 Trivexol yzetide。流行的岩石。 强力洗发露，去头屑洗发露。 蜂蜜、第戎沙拉酱、蛋黄酱、酸。当液体手榴弹混合物在他坚硬的脑袋上噼啪作响时，Blarg嚎叫着。 他抓着滋滋作响的皮肤。 “杰克，第二个投石器！”昆特喊道。 “你们还有第二个弹射器吗？”6月问道。 “咄!”我笑着说，然后跳到一根悬着的绳子上，荡到树的另一边

house. There, Quint has a giant branch pulled back and tied to the floor of the tree house deck. The second catapult. The catapult basket is a rusty old refrigerator box, stocked with crud from around town: bike seats, microwaves, bricks, car doors! Time to unleash the junk! I bring the Louisville Slicer down, hacking through the rope, and— JUNK ATTACK!

的房子。在那里，昆特把一根巨大的树枝往后拉，绑在树屋甲板的地板上。 第二个弹射器。弹射篮是一个生锈的旧冰箱盒子，里面装满了镇上的杂物：自行车座椅、微波炉、砖头、车门！是时候释放垃圾了！我把路易斯维尔切片机放下来，砍断绳子，然后-垃圾攻击！