Chapter 11

chapter eleven Dirk wakes me up. Apparently, he's taking full advantage of our new home—he's dressed head to toe in neon workout gear. He hands me a brand-new ultra- hydration water bottle filled with cherry Pepsi. "You're gonna need it," he says. "June is ready and rarin'." He's not kidding. I'm still wiping gunk from my eyes, and June has already started in...

第11章德克叫醒了我。 显然，他充分利用了我们的新家——从头到脚都穿着霓虹灯健身服。 他递给我一个全新的超级水合水瓶，里面装满了樱桃百事可乐。 “你会需要它的，”他说。 “六月已经准备好了，而且在下雨。” 他不是在开玩笑。我还在擦眼睛上的黏糊，而且六月已经开始了……

Welcome to the War Room, Boys. Here's the deal. We have four days until the election. If you all do what I say, Jack Sullivan will be elected mayor of Mollusk City. June says, "First, the bad news. Ghazt and Evie will be tough to beat, because they have kept the monsters safe." "But they were already safe," Quint says. "The Mallusk was not constantly under attack. Johnny Steve said as much." "Sure," June says. "But Evie and Ghazt are taking credit for keeping them safe... and it's working." "What about the loot thing I did, though? That probably helped, right?" I say. "Validation, please?" I add with a pleading smile.

欢迎来到作战室，伙计们。 事情是这样的。离选举还有四天。 如果你们都照我说的做，杰克·沙利文就会当选软体动物城的市长。 琼说：“首先是坏消息。 Ghazt和Evie很难打败，因为他们保证了怪物的安全。” “但他们已经安全了，”昆特说。 “马洛斯克号并没有经常受到攻击。 约翰尼·史蒂夫也是这么说的。” “当然，”琼说。“但Evie和Ghazt因保护他们的安全而受到赞扬…… 它正在发挥作用。”“那我刚才偷东西的事怎么办？” 这可能有帮助，对吧？”我说。 “验证吗?”我带着恳求的微笑补充道。

"Now that pleading smile, Jack, that's the look of a politician!" June says. "And yes, your loot thing was good. However, Evie and Ghazt are now giving out TONS OF GOOD LOOT. Evie was up at dawn, hurling 'gifts' at the residents." "Guess who's now the proud owner of nine shoes?" Johnny Steve brags. "But there is good news," June continues. "The monsters think that Evie and Ghazt are pretty darn annoying. The biggest complaint is Evie and Ghazt's endless new laws." "Evie likes being in charge. The power," I say. "That's her whole deal." June nods. "The laws are supposed to be fun. But I think they both may be unclear on the actual definition of 'fun.' ""Oh yes," Johnny Steve chimes in. "Wacky Hat Wednesday has been a consistent failure..."

“杰克，看你那恳求的微笑，那才是政客的表情！”6月说。 “是的，你的战利品很好。 然而，Evie和Ghazt现在给出了大量的好战利品。 黎明时分，伊薇就起床了，向居民们扔‘礼物’。” “猜猜谁现在自豪地拥有了9只鞋？”约翰尼·史蒂夫吹牛。 “但也有好消息，”琼继续说道。 “怪物们认为Evie和Ghazt非常烦人。 最大的抱怨是Evie和Ghazt没完没了的新法律。” “伊薇喜欢掌控局面。 力量，”我说。“这就是她的全部。” 6月点了点头。“法律应该是有趣的。 但我认为他们可能都不清楚“有趣”的真正定义。’”“哦，是的，”约翰尼·史蒂夫插嘴说。 “古怪帽子星期三一直是失败的……”

"So it's like a toss-up?" I ask. "Right now, either of us could win?" "Nope!" Johnny Steve says. "Definitely you're losing." June slams her fist on the table—and it promptly shatters in two. "Oops, forgot about Blasty," she says. "Ahem. That was just supposed to be an inspiring and leadership-y desk pound—not a property-damaging one." "I thought it was cool," Dirk says with a shrug. June says, "We can overcome the monsters' early opinions. Because right here, we've got... the dream team!"

“所以就像掷硬币一样？”我问。 “现在，我们谁都有可能赢？”“不!”约翰尼·史蒂夫说。 “你肯定输了。” 琼的拳头重重地砸在桌子上，桌子立刻碎成了两半。 “哎呀，忘了Blasty了，”她说。 “嗯哼。那本应该是一个鼓舞人心和领导力的办公桌，而不是一个破坏财产的地方。” “我觉得这很酷，”德克耸耸肩说。 琼说：“我们可以克服怪物早期的想法。 因为就在这里，我们有… 梦之队！”

"WE DO?" Johnny Steve exclaims giddily. "Oh, I am so excited to meet Charles Barkley. The greatest of all human golfers!" Dirk shakes his head. "Not that dream team, Johnny Steve. She just means... y'know... us." June leans forward. "And especially you, Jack. The candidate..." You are an unformed uninformed pile of clay who I will mold into the perfect candidate. That's my job Molder. No friend. June is saying you are the one who is to be molded. The moldy Ha, Jack's moldy. "And I am...." June says, tapping her badge, "THE CAMPAIGN MANAGER. I ran my first campaign in fourth grade—and won. I single-handedly got Martha

“我们做什么?”约翰尼·史蒂夫兴奋地叫道。 "能见到查尔斯·巴克利我太兴奋了。 人类最伟大的高尔夫球手！”德克摇了摇头。 “不是那个梦之队，约翰尼·史蒂夫。 她的意思是…你知道的…… 我们。”琼向前倾身。“尤其是你，杰克。 候选人……”你只是个无知无知的泥人我会把你塑造成完美的候选人。 这是我的工作，莫德。没有朋友。 琼说你才是那个要被塑造的人。 发霉哈，杰克发霉了。 “我是....”琼拍着徽章说：“竞选经理。 我第一次参加竞选是在四年级，我赢了。 我凭一己之力拿下了玛莎

Heyward elected student body president, despite her endless verbal gaffes and her insistence on delivering all speeches via her creepy ventriloquist dummy, Sir Woody..." "Wow," I say. "If you got her elected, just imagine what you can do with a candidate who doesn't make verbal giraffes!" "Giraffes," Dirk chuckles. "Love giraffes. Nothing beats a talking giraffe." "FOCUS, BOYS!" June says. Her eyes are beady and sugar-charged. "First, we need a campaign slogan. Something catchy. Memorable, but not cheesy. Let's do

海沃德当选学生会主席，尽管她口齿不清，而且坚持通过她那令人毛骨悚然的腹语假人伍迪爵士发表演讲……” “哇，”我说。“如果你让她当选，想象一下，你能和一个不说话的候选人做什么！”“长颈鹿。”德克笑着说。 “爱长颈鹿。没有什么能胜过会说话的长颈鹿。” “专注,孩子们!”6月说。她的眼睛炯炯有神。 “首先，我们需要一个竞选口号。 吸引人的东西。令人难忘，但不俗气。 让我们做