29. The Perfect Storm

CHAPTER 29 THE PERFECT STORM It was getting dark now, and the storm outside was intensifying. The four bullies stared in knee-melting terror at the dusty, ancient comic in Kipper's trembling hands. Their mouths hung open in shock, but they were too afraid to move. Finally, Finkstein began spastically scratching his sweat-soaked armpits. "Dudes," he blurted, "we're DEAD, man. It's OVER!! Game OVER, man!"

第二十九章完美的风暴天渐渐黑了下来，外面的风暴越来越大。 四个恶霸惊恐地盯着基珀颤抖的手里那本满是灰尘的古老漫画。 他们吓得张着嘴，但却不敢动弹。 最后，芬克斯坦开始痉挛性地抓挠自己被汗水浸湿的腋窝。 “伙计们，”他脱口而出，“我们死了，伙计。 一切都结束了! !游戏结束了，伙计！”

Bugg began to cry. "My pits are burning, man," he sobbed. "I think I got the curse!" "M-M-M-Me, too," Loogie squeaked, as tears poured down his face. Kipper looked into the quivering eyes of his three terrified friends. His armpits were burning as well, but he was too frightened to admit it. Suddenly, a deafening blast of thunder shook the building. The lightbulbs in the school flickered twice, and the bullies held each other and sobbed uncontrollably.

巴格哭了起来。“我的腋窝在燃烧，伙计，”他抽泣着说。 “我想我被诅咒了！”“我——我——我也是。”卢吉尖叫着，泪水从他的脸上涌了下来。 基珀看着他三个吓坏了的朋友颤抖的眼睛。 他的腋窝也在灼烧，但他太害怕了，不敢承认。 突然，一声震耳欲聋的雷声震动了大楼。 学校里的灯泡闪了两下，恶霸们互相抱在一起，无法控制地抽泣。

Inside the restroom, George and Harold could hear their arch-enemies shrieking out in the hallway, and the two friends tried as hard as they could to keep from laughing. They both knew if they started, they'd never be able to stop. Harold picked up his walkie- talkie and pressed the "transmit" button.

在洗手间里，乔治和哈罗德听到他们的宿敌在走廊里尖叫，两个朋友拼命忍住不笑。 他们都知道一旦开始，就再也停不下来了。 哈罗德拿起他的对讲机，按下了“发送”键。

The toy walkie-talkie on top of the lockers clicked with a crackle of static. "I am the haunted pants of Wedgie Magee!" whispered Harold over the tiny speaker. "HEY!" cried Kipper. "DID—DID YOU GUYS HEAR THAT?" "I am coming for yooooooou!" Harold whispered. "No! No! No! No! No! No! NOOOO!" screamed Loogie, who was now running around in small circles, punching his head with his fists (for some strange reason).

储物柜顶上的玩具对讲机发出一阵静电的噼啪声。 “我是维吉·麦吉的闹鬼裤子！”哈罗德对着小喇叭小声说。 “嘿！”基珀叫道。“你们听到了吗？”“我来找你了！”哈罗德低声说。 “不!不!不!不!不!不!鲁吉尖叫着，他现在绕着小圈跑着，用拳头打着自己的头（出于某种奇怪的原因）。

Lightning exploded again, and the hallways rumbled with thunder. The four bullies had now become completely unhinged. Bugg dropped to the floor and curled up into a shivering ball, crying out for his mother to come and save him. "L-L-LEAVE US ALONE," Kipper screamed, swinging his fists in the air. "WE'RE SORRY!"

闪电又爆发了，走廊里雷声隆隆。 四个恶霸现在完全疯了。 巴格倒在地板上，蜷缩成一个颤抖的球，哭喊着他的妈妈来救他。 “别——别——别烦我们，”基珀尖叫着，在空中挥舞着拳头。 “很抱歉!”

Mr. Krupp was in the middle of a teachers' meeting all the way on the other end of the building when he heard the screaming. "It sounds like Kipper's freaking out again," he growled, slamming his fist on the table. "And I'm going to get to the bottom of it!" He got up from the meeting and stomped out of the room.

听到尖叫声时，克虏伯先生正在大楼的另一端开教师会议。 “听起来Kipper又疯了，”他咆哮着，用拳头猛击桌子。 “我要查个水落石出！”他从会议中站起来，跺着脚走出了房间。