48 Chapter 48

Chapter 48 "In case you forgot," said Mr. Lemoncello, "Extreme Challenges are extremely challenging and sometimes extremely dangerous." "Is Charles doing one?" asked Akimi. "He might. I'm going to ask him if he'd like to next." Mr. Lemoncello had changed out of his judge's costume into some kind of cat burglar outfit— black pants, ribbed black turtleneck, and sporty black beret.

“别忘了，”莱蒙切罗先生说，“极限挑战是极具挑战性的，有时还极其危险。” “查尔斯也在做吗?”明美问。 “他可能。我去问问他下一步想不想。” 莱蒙切罗先生已经脱下了法官服，换上了一套类似窃贼的行头——黑色裤子，黑色棱纹高领毛衣，戴着黑色运动贝雷帽。

"Is that costume a clue?" asked Haley. "Because it goes with the whole bandit theme." "Don't know. But Dr. Zinchenko told me to wear it for the big finale. Is there going to be a finale?" "Maybe with Charles," mumbled Kyle. "We're sort of stuck." "At least till eleven," added Sierra. "That's when the most important clue will appear on the ceiling." "Really?" said Mr. Lemoncello. "That Dr. Zinchenko. The woman knows how to build suspense." "So let's do the Extreme Challenge," said Haley. "What do we have to lose?" "Um, the whole game," said Akimi. "Not for all of us," said Kyle. "I'll do the challenge. After all, I'm the team captain." "You are?" said Haley. "We had an election," said Akimi. "Yesterday." "Oh. Cool." "But, Kyle," said Miguel, "if you blow the Extreme Challenge, you lose, bro." "Not if my team wins."

“那套服装是个线索吗?”哈利问。 “因为这符合整个强盗主题。” “不知道。但津琴科医生让我在大结局的时候穿它。 会有大结局吗?”“也许和查尔斯在一起。”凯尔咕哝着。 “我们有点被困住了。”“至少要到十一点。”西拉补充说。 “那时候最重要的线索就会出现在天花板上。” “真的吗?”莱蒙切罗先生说。 “那个津琴科医生。这个女人知道如何制造悬念。” 海利说:“那我们来参加极限挑战吧。” “我们有什么可失去的?”“嗯，整个游戏，”明美说。 “不是对我们所有人来说，”凯尔说。 “我愿意接受挑战。毕竟，我是队长。” “是吗?”哈利说。“我们进行了选举，”Akimi说。 “昨天。”“哦。酷。”“但是，凯尔，”米格尔说，“如果你搞砸了极限挑战，你就输了，兄弟。” “除非我的球队赢了。”

"No," said Mr. Lemoncello. "If you lose, Kyle, you lose. You will not be allowed to share in the big prize." "Fine." "I'm going with you," said Haley. "No, you're not," said Mr. Lemoncello. "I have to. Look, we both know I'd be a fabulous spokesmodel for your games and stuff, but I can't just glom on to everything Kyle and his team have already dug up. I have to earn my place on this team." "Sorry, Haley. Extreme Challenges are, and always will be, solo efforts." "But …" Mr. Lemoncello held up his hand. "No buts. Kyle must face this challenge alone. However …" "Yes?" "The rest of you can watch his progress on the video screens and cheer him on over the intercom system. You are a cheerleader, aren't you, Haley?" "Yep," said Kyle. "But she's never cheered for me." "Well, I will this time. I promise."

“不，”莱蒙切罗说。 “如果你输了，凯尔，你就输了。 你将不能分享大奖。” “很好。”“我和你一起去。”哈利说。 “不，你不是，”莱蒙切罗说。 “我必须这么做。听着，我们都知道我会是你们游戏的绝佳代言人，但凯尔和他的团队已经挖出来的东西，我不能全照做。 我必须赢得我在这支球队的位置。” “对不起,哈利。极限挑战是，也将永远是，个人的努力。” “但是……”莱蒙切罗先生举起手来。 “少啰嗦凯尔必须独自面对这个挑战。 不过……”“怎么了?”其余的人可以在视频屏幕上观看他的进步，并通过对讲机系统为他加油。 你是啦啦队长，对吧，海莉?”“是的，”凯尔说。 “但她从来没有为我加油。” “好吧，这次我会的。我保证。”

"Excellent," said Mr. Lemoncello. "By the way, Kyle, there is no backing out once you commit to the challenge." "Fine," said Kyle. "Let's do it." "Go, Kyle, gooooo!" shouted Haley. Akimi flinched. "Um, a warning next time … please?" "Sorry." Mr. Lemoncello touched his ear again. "Here is your Extreme Challenge. Dr. Zinchenko tells me: " 'The answer you seek …' " He paused to listen. " '… the key to this code … is a memory box … that holds the mother lode.' " "What?" Mr. Lemoncello shrugged. "Sorry. I don't write 'em. I only recite 'em. Wait. There's more: " 'Forget the Industrial Revolution;

“太好了，”莱蒙切罗说。 “顺便说一句，凯尔，一旦你接受了挑战，就没有退路了。” “好吧，”凯尔说。“我们开始吧。” “加油，凯尔，加油!”哈利喊道。 Akimi退缩。“嗯，下次给个警告……好吗?”“对不起。” 莱蒙切罗先生又摸了摸他的耳朵。 “这是你的极限挑战。 津琴科博士告诉我:“‘你想要的答案……’”他停下来听。 “……这个密码的关键……是一个记忆盒……里面有主矿脉。”“什么?”莱蒙塞罗耸了耸肩。 “对不起。不是我写的。 我只会背，等等。还有更多:“忘记工业革命吧;

my first idea is your certain solution.' " The room was silent. Mr. Lemoncello touched his ear once more and continued, " 'And now, it's time for the addendum.' " "Huh?" "A last-minute addition: " 'The box had been here but now it is there. Poor Kyle. Your fate is up in the air.' " Mr. Lemoncello stood there grinning. For several seconds. "Is that it?" said Kyle. "Yes. Find what you're looking for before the second-floor doors open, and it is yours. Fail, and you, Kyle, will be eliminated from the game, and your team, due to that series of unfortunate events, will be forced to struggle on without you. Good luck. You have fifteen minutes."

我的第一个想法是你确定的解决方案。’”房间里一片寂静。 莱蒙切罗先生又摸了摸他的耳朵，接着说:“现在，是时候做附录了。“嗯?”最后一分钟补充说:“盒子本来在这里，现在却在那里。” 可怜的凯尔。你的命运悬而未决。莱蒙切罗站在那里咧嘴笑着。 几秒钟。“是吗?”凯尔说。 “是的。在二楼的门打开之前找到你要找的东西，它就是你的了。 如果失败，你，凯尔，就会被淘汰出局，而你的团队，由于这一系列不幸的事件，将被迫在没有你的情况下继续挣扎。 祝你好运。给你十五分钟。”

And Mr. Lemoncello left the room. "Dude," said Miguel, shaking his head. "You are so dead." "Wait a second," said Haley. "I think I know how to find what Mr. Lemoncello was talking about!" "You do?" said Kyle. "I better. I'm the one who moved it from 'here' to 'there'!"

莱蒙切罗先生离开了房间。 “老兄，”米格尔摇着头说。 “你死定了。”“等一下。”哈利说。 “我想我知道怎么找到莱蒙切罗先生在说什么了!”“是吗?”凯尔说。 “我好多了。是我把它从‘这里’移到了‘那里’!”