8 Strange Storekeeper

Chapter 8 Strange Storekeeper The big bat glared at Ivan. Its lips curled back, revealing teeth like knives. Then its breath hit. The stink was powerful. Ivan found it hard to move. But as the creature opened its jaws, Ivan lifted his right hand. He ripped his snorkel from his mask. Then he shoved it into the bat's mouth! With a roar of pain, the monster let him go. Ivan landed on the roof and limped toward his cousins. They were yanking on the door, desperate. "It's stuck!" cried Dante. Ivan shook his head, sighing. He shouted, "Open, Hebaan!" The door popped open. Malia and Dante hurried inside. Ivan was right behind them.

第八章 古怪的店主 大蝙蝠恶狠狠地瞪着伊万。 它向后噘起嘴唇，露出尖刀似的牙齿。 紧接着它的气息扑面而来。 那股臭味熏得人难受。 伊万发现自己动弹不得。 但就在这怪物张开大嘴的时候，伊万抬起了右手。 他把呼吸管从面镜上猛地扯了下来。 然后一把塞进了蝙蝠的嘴里！ 怪物痛得大吼一声，松开了爪子。 伊万落到屋顶上，一瘸一拐地朝他的表亲走去。 他俩正拼命拽着门，急得不行。 “门卡住了！” 丹特大喊。 伊万摇了摇头，叹了口气。 他高声喊道：“开门，赫班！” 门“啪嗒”一声开了。 玛利亚和丹特快步冲了进去。 伊万紧随其后。

"Close up, Kalaan!" he said, just as the Snatch Bats came flying toward them. WHOOSH! SLAM! The bats couldn't stop themselves. One by one they smashed into the closed door! BOOM! BAM! BASH! "Downstairs," said Malia. At the second landing, there was a man standing in a large doorway. His back was to them. At the sound of their heavy breathing, he turned around. Dante let out a frightened squeak. "AH! It's a calavera!"

“关门，卡兰！” 他话音刚落，掠行蝙蝠就朝着他们飞了过来。 嗖——！ 哐当！ 蝙蝠们刹不住冲势。 一只接一只狠狠撞在了关上的门上！ 咚！ 嘭！哐！ “下楼去。”玛利亚说。 到了第二个楼梯平台，有个男人站在一扇宽大的门口。 他背对着他们。 听到他们沉重的呼吸声，他转过了身。 丹特吓得发出一声短促的尖叫。 “啊！ 是个卡拉维拉骷髅！”

The man was indeed a skeleton! Not a scary one, though. He had friendly eyes. ".Hola! I'm Omi, the storekeeper." Ivan knew it was impossible. Skeletons couldn't talk. But maybe anything was possible on 13th Street.

那男人还真的是一副骷髅！ 不过他一点都不吓人。 他的眼睛很和善。 “你们好呀！ 我是欧米，是这里的店主。” 伊万知道这太不可思议了。 骷髅哪会说话啊。 但说不定在十三号街，什么事都有可能发生。

"H-hello," Malia stuttered. "Yoliya sent us. We need to defeat the Snatch Bats." "Well, step into the depot, chamacos, and take a look around!" Omi said cheerfully.

“你、你好。”玛利亚结结巴巴地说。 “是约丽娅让我们来的。 我们要打败那些掠行蝙蝠。” “哎呀，快进货栈里来，小家伙们，到处看看吧！” 欧米乐呵呵地说。