Chapter 1

THE LAST KIDS ON EARTH and the COSMIC BEYOND MAX BRALLIER and DOUGLAS HOLGATE.

地球上最后的孩子和超越马克斯·布里耶和道格拉斯·霍尔盖特的宇宙。

Chapter One So, we are about to be astro-blasted. Catapulted and launched. Propelled off the roof of our tree house by something called the Sled-Shot. Why? Why load ourselves into a massive slingshot and blast ourselves off the roof? Why did some old guy climb Mount Everest? BECAUSE IT'S THERE!!!

第一章我们就要被太空轰炸了。 弹射和发射。被一种叫雪橇弹的东西从树屋的屋顶上推了下来。 为什么?为什么要把自己装进一个巨大的弹弓里然后把自己从屋顶炸下去？ 为什么有个老家伙要爬珠穆朗玛峰？ 因为它就在那里！！

Actually, that's not the reason at all. The Sled- Shot was of course not just "there." My best friend, Quint Baker, built it. "Quint, are you sure this is safe?" I ask. He thinks for a moment, then says, "No. But I'm not not sure." "What's the matter? A little nervous, Jack?" That's my buddy-crush, June Del Toro. I know she's teasing me, but I actually do feel kind of queasy. Usually, I'm super gung-ho about all things action, no matter the danger. But not this.

事实上，这根本不是原因。 雪橇射击当然不只是“在那里”。 我最好的朋友昆特·贝克造的。 “昆特，你确定这里安全吗？”我问。 他想了一会儿，然后说：“不。 但我不确定。”“怎么啦？” 有点紧张吗，杰克？”那是我的暗恋对象，琼·德尔·托罗。 我知道她在逗我，但我确实觉得有点恶心。 通常，我对所有的动作都非常热衷，不管有多危险。 但不是这个。

I give the Sled-Shot a final look before I slide in. "Quint, this looks like a weapon for medieval siege warfare! Or for defending a castle against an army of orcs! Or for storming a castle with an army of orcs! This would be helpful if we were under siege, but we're very much not under siege." June grins. "We are under snow." "Not the same," I say. "Not even kind of sort of the same." "But they think it is," June says. They are the monsters who are our friends. The dozen or so monsters up here with us in the tree house, helping us prepare for blastoff. And the many other monsters down below, in Wakefield Town Square. And it's true. The monsters are probably more worried about the snow than they would be about an army of orcs. They are not inspiring confidence....

在我溜进去之前，我最后看了一眼Sled-Shot。 “昆特，这看起来像是中世纪攻城战的武器！”也不是为了抵抗兽人军队保卫城堡！或者带着半兽人大军冲进城堡！如果我们被围困，这将是有用的，但我们并没有被围困。” 6月笑着说。“我们在雪下。” “不一样，”我说。“甚至都不一样。” “但他们认为是这样的，”琼说。 他们是怪物，也是我们的朋友。 十几个怪物和我们一起在树屋里，帮我们准备发射。 还有下面韦克菲尔德镇广场上的其他怪物。 这是真的。怪物们可能更担心雪，而不是半兽人的军队。 他们没有激发信心....

THE HUMANS WILL NOT BE VERY DOUBTFUL IF JACK DOES NOT RETURN. I HAVE DIBS ON THE MONSTER Hey! No one's got dibs on my monster buddy Rover and definitely no one is sleeping in my bed! I glare at Skaelka. She's the one with the big ax. My big buddy Dirk Savage—the final member of our foursome of friends—says, "Enough talk! We're going. Equip helmets." "Helmets equipped!" we respond. "Equip inflatable donut rafts!" Quint shouts. "Equipped!" my buddies say.

如果杰克不回来，人类不会很怀疑的。 怪物归我了嘿！没人有我的怪物伙伴罗孚的权利也绝对没人睡我的床！我瞪着斯卡卡。 她才是拿着大斧头的那个。 我的好朋友德克·萨维奇——我们四个朋友中的最后一个——说：“别说了！我们会。 装备头盔。”“准备好头盔了！” “装备充气甜甜圈筏！”昆特喊道。 “装备好了！”我的伙伴们说。

"Equipped!" I say. But that's only partly true. See, Quint designed instant-inflate donut rafts. They're basically airbags for your body. But I'm Jack Sullivan! I don't need that! Quint's a worrier, though, so I agreed to wear it. What I didn't tell him is that I filled mine with delicious snacks! I mean, honestly—what are the odds I'm going to need an instant-inflate raft? Not high. But the odds I'm gonna want delicious snacks? WAY HIGH. Plus, I get to walk around looking less lame than my buds—see? "You may fire when ready!" Quint says to the monsters. There's a big grin on his face. It is the

“装备!”我说。但这只是部分正确。 昆特设计了即时充气的甜甜圈筏。 它们基本上是你身体的安全气囊。 但我是杰克·沙利文！我不需要那个！昆特是个爱担心的人，所以我同意戴上它。 我没有告诉他的是，我在我的盒子里装满了美味的零食！我的意思是，老实说，我需要一个即时充气筏的几率有多大？ 不算高。但我想吃美味小吃的几率有多大？ 方法高。而且，我走在大街上也不会像我的朋友们那么差劲，看到了吗？ “准备好了就可以开火！”昆特对怪物说。 他的脸上露出了灿烂的笑容。 它是。