Chapter 10

Chapter ten, As I hung up the phone, the door to the kitchen swung open, and Frankie stuck his head in. "We really have to go, Zip. Do you need help with your costume?" "Actually, I do. I can tie on my anti-zombie gear, but I could use some help with the tinfoil." "Okaaaay," Frankie said, raising his eyebrows. "I'm your tinfoil man." I took out the terry-cloth robe belt that had all the stuff hanging off it and tied it around my waist. Then I went to the second drawer under the sink where my mom keeps the sandwich bags and stuff like that. I pulled out the roll of tinfoil and handed it to Frankie.

第十章，我挂了电话，厨房的门开了，弗兰基把头伸了进去。 “我们真的得走了，Zip。 你的服装需要帮忙吗？”“事实上，我有。 我可以系上我的防僵尸装备，但我需要一些锡纸的帮助。” “好吧，”弗兰基扬起眉毛说。 “我是你的锡纸师傅。”我拿出挂着所有东西的毛巾布长袍腰带，把它系在腰上。 然后我走到水槽下面的第二个抽屉，我妈妈放三明治袋之类的东西的地方。 我拿出那卷锡纸，递给弗兰基。

"Wrap me up," I said. "You pull the tinfoil off the roll and I'll turn. Don't stop until I'm completely wrapped up like a hot dog at a Mets game." My idea was that if no zombie could pick up my body heat, they would pass me right by. I wasn't sure if it would work, but it was worth a try. Anything to get safely to Papa Pete's. Frankie and I worked quickly. In a few minutes, I was wrapped in tinfoil from head to toe, except for my nose and mouth and eyes. "Actually, you look pretty cool," Frankie said, standing back to admire his work. "Let's go ring some doorbells." "Okay," I said. "But we have to hurry so we can get to Papa Pete's soon." "What's the rush?" Frankie asked. "Afraid they'll run out of candy in his building?" "You never know," I answered. I hurried into the living room. You could hear the tinfoil crinkle as I took each step. Emily let out a huge laugh when she saw me. "What are you supposed to be? A tuna

“把我包起来，”我说。“你把锡纸从纸卷上扯下来，我就转身。 直到我完全被包裹起来，就像大都会棒球队比赛上的热狗一样。” 我的想法是，如果没有僵尸能接收到我的体温，它们就会跳过我。 我不确定它是否有效，但值得一试。 只要能安全到达皮特爸爸店。 弗兰基和我工作得很快。 几分钟后，除了鼻子、嘴巴和眼睛，我从头到脚都被锡纸包裹住了。 “事实上，你看起来很酷，”弗兰基说着，退后一步欣赏他的作品。 “我们去按门铃吧。” “好吧，”我说。“但是我们得快点，这样我们才能快点到皮特爸爸店。” “急什么？”弗兰基问道。 “怕他那栋楼的糖果卖完了？”“谁知道呢，”我回答。 我匆匆走进客厅。 我每走一步，你都能听到锡纸的沙沙声。 艾米丽看到我时大笑起来。 “你应该是什么？” 金枪鱼

sandwich in a lunch bag?" "Can we just go?" I snapped. "Okay, I've decided to go with you," Emily said. "Even my broken dragon costume doesn't look as bad as yours." "I'll come with you kids," my dad said. "Mom will stay here to hand out candy." "Oh, I don't believe in unhealthy snacks," my mom said. "I'm handing out little boxes of raisins." Normally, I would have told my mom that raisins are for putting in cereal and not for

午餐袋里的三明治？”“我们能走了吗？”我厉声说。 “好吧，我决定和你一起去，”艾米丽说。 “即使我的破龙服看起来也没有你的糟糕。” “我和你们一起去，”爸爸说。 “妈妈会留在这里分发糖果。” “哦，我不相信不健康的零食，”我妈妈说。 “我在分发小盒葡萄干。” 通常情况下，我会告诉我妈葡萄干是用来放麦片里的而不是

Halloween treats. But I was in a rush to get going, so I just said, "Great idea, Mom. And please check to make sure everyone you open the door for is actually alive!" We left the apartment and went across the hall. The first doorbell we rang was apartment 10B where Dr. James Watson and his family live. The Watsons had just moved in a couple weeks before, so we didn't know him very well. "Trick or treat," Emily growled, trying to sound like what a Komodo dragon would sound like if it spoke English. "Trick or treat," Frankie and Ashley chimed in. "Oh my," Dr. Watson said as he opened the door. "What have we here? A zombie, a sparkly giraffe, a roll of tinfoil, and a dragon with a missing tail." Emily looked down on the floor, and saw that her tail had completely fallen off once again. She burst into tears, picked up her tail, and stomped back toward our apartment. "I'll go with her and do an emergency

万圣节对待。但我急着要出发，所以我就说：“好主意，妈妈。 请确保你为之开门的每个人都还活着！”我们离开公寓，穿过大厅。 我们按响的第一个门铃是10B公寓。 詹姆斯·沃森和他的家人住在这里。 沃森一家几周前刚搬进来，所以我们对他不太了解。 “不给糖就捣蛋。”艾米丽咆哮着，努力让自己的声音听起来像一只会说英语的科莫多巨蜥。 “不给糖就捣蛋，”弗兰基和阿什利插嘴说。 “噢，天哪，”华生医生一边开门一边说。 “我们这儿有什么？”一只僵尸，一只闪闪发光的长颈鹿，一卷锡纸，还有一条缺尾巴的龙。” 爱米丽低头看了看地板，发现她的尾巴又一次完全掉了下来。 她突然大哭起来，拾起尾巴，跺着脚朝我们的公寓走去。 “我和她一起去急诊

repair," my dad said. "You kids stay on this floor until I'm back." Dr. Watson held out a bowl of candy. It was filled with whole candy bars, not the fun-size ones. Ashley and Frankie started to sort through all the different candy bars to pick their favorite one. "Hurry up, guys," I whispered. "We have to move faster than this." A little boy in a Superman cape and red rain boots came running to the door. "Look, Daddy," he said, pointing at me. "He looks like a sandwich in my lunch box." "That he does, Luke," Dr. Watson agreed. "Have you kids met my son, Luke?" "I'm not Luke, I'm Super Luke," he said. "Well, Super Luke," I said to him. "Just so you know, I am not something you eat. I am a zombie-detecting robot." Luke's eyes grew wide.

修理，”爸爸说。“在我回来之前，你们待在这层楼里。” 华生医生拿出一碗糖果。 里面装的是整块的糖果，不是好玩的那种。 阿什利和弗兰基开始从所有不同的糖果中挑选他们最喜欢的。 “快点，伙计们。”我低声说。 “我们必须采取更快的行动。” 一个穿着超人斗篷和红色雨靴的小男孩跑到门口。 “看，爸爸，”他指着我说。 “他看起来就像我午餐盒里的三明治。” “是的，卢克，”华生医生表示同意。 “你们见过我儿子卢克吗？”“我不是卢克，我是超级卢克，”他说。 “嗯，超级卢克，”我对他说。 “你要知道，我不是你可以吃的东西。 我是一个僵尸探测机器人。” 卢克睁大了眼睛。

"Zombies!" Luke screamed. "I hate zombies!" And he ran as fast as he could back into his apartment. "I better go now," Dr. Watson said, closing the door on us. "Thanks for coming by, kids." Boy, did I know how little Super Luke felt. I hated zombies, too. All of a sudden, I heard the elevator ding as it arrived on our floor. I stepped out in front of Frankie and Ashley. "Hide behind me," I whispered. "It might be THEM." "Who?" Ashley whispered back. "Shhhhhhhhhhh. Say nothing."

“僵尸!”路加福音尖叫。“我讨厌僵尸！”他以最快的速度跑回了自己的公寓。 “我得走了，”华生医生说着，把门关上了。 “谢谢你们过来，孩子们。” 天啊，我知道超级卢克有多小。 我也讨厌僵尸。突然间，我听到电梯到了我们这一层的声音。 我走到弗兰基和阿什莉面前。 “躲在我身后。”我低声说。 “可能是他们。”“谁?”艾希礼小声回答。 “Shhhhhhhhhhh。说什么。”