9 The Contest

Nine. The contest? HARRIS RUSHED TO THE BATHROOM. When he got there, he was stunned to see a chair propped up against the the door, wedged under the doorknob. Harris pulled the chair away and flung the door open. He found Zeke inside, hovering back and forth nervously. "Harris!" Zeke cried. "I couldn't open the door."

九个。比赛吗?哈里斯冲进浴室。 当他到达那里时，他惊讶地看到一把椅子靠在门上，卡在门把手下面。 哈里斯拉开椅子，猛地把门打开。 他发现齐克在里面紧张地来回徘徊。 “哈里斯!”齐克哭了。“我打不开门。”

"That's because someone propped a chair up against it out here," Harris explained. "And I think we both know who did it." "I can't understand why Jeremy would go to so much trouble to cheat just to win the contest," Zeke said. "I want to win, too, but cheating? What do you even get for winning?"

哈里斯解释说：“那是因为有人把椅子靠在上面。” “我想我们都知道是谁干的。” 齐克说：“我不明白为什么杰里米会为了赢得比赛而大费周章地作弊。” “我也想赢，但作弊？ 你赢了能得到什么？”

"The top three get a small medal, and the overall winner also gets a get-out-of-homework-free pass to use once." "That's it?" Zeke asked. They both laughed. "Well, there's bragging rights, too. We've got to stop him!" said Harris. The two friends ran back to the auditorium, with Harris's robot legs clanking and Zeke's tentacles flapping.

“前三名将获得一枚小奖牌，总冠军还将获得一次免作业通行证。” “就这样?”齐克问道。他们都笑了。 “好吧，也有吹牛的权利。 我们必须阻止他！”哈里斯说。 两个朋友跑回礼堂，哈里斯的机器人腿叮当作响，齐克的触角扑扇着翅膀。

Backstage, they caught up with Roxy and told her what Jeremy had done. "We have to stop him before the contest starts!" said Roxy. Harris, Zeke, and Roxy found Jeremy. "You've been trying to ruin my costume all day! You tried to spill juice on it earlier," Zeke blurted out.

在后台，他们找到了罗克西，告诉她杰里米做了什么。 “我们必须在比赛开始前阻止他！”罗克西说。 哈里斯，齐克和罗克西找到了杰里米。 “你一整天都想毁了我的服装！”你刚才想把果汁洒在上面，”齐克脱口而出。

"And then you tried to drop flour on it. And you locked Zeke in the bathroom when your first plan failed," Harris added. Jeremy pulled off the head of his monster costume and smiled. "Who... me? You have no proof!" he said. "Attention, contestants!" came an announcement over the backstage loudspeaker. "The contest is about to begin. Please come to the stage."

“然后你试着往上面撒面粉。 当你的第一个计划失败时，你把齐克锁在了浴室里。”哈里斯补充道。 杰里米摘下怪兽服装的头，笑了。 “谁……我吗?你没有证据！”他说。 “选手们，请注意！”后台的扩音器里传来通告。 “比赛就要开始了。 请上台来。”

"Excuse me," said Jeremy, slipping his monster head back on. "I've got a contest to win!" Then he walked toward the stage. "What are we going to do now?" asked Harris. "I've got an idea to stop him," said Roxy. "Follow me." Roxy, Harris, and Zeke ran onto the stage and over to the judges' table. The judges were teachers in the school, including Mr. Mulvaney.

“对不起。”杰里米说着，把他的怪物头重新戴上。 “我要赢一场比赛！”然后他走向舞台。 “我们现在该怎么办？”哈里斯问。 “我有个办法可以阻止他，”罗克西说。 “跟我来。”罗克西、哈里斯和齐克跑上舞台，走到评委桌前。 评委是学校的老师，包括马尔瓦尼。