50 Chapter 50

Chapter 50 "The memory box is down in the Stacks," Haley told Kyle. So he raced down to the basement. The very long, very wide cellar was just as he remembered it: filled with tidy rows of floor-to-ceiling shelving units. Kyle looked up at the closest security camera. "Where to next?" "I hid it way over on the far side," said Haley through the ceiling speakers. "On a shelf near that horrible book-sorting machine."

“记忆盒在书架下面。”哈利告诉凯尔。 于是他跑到地下室。 那个又长又宽的地窖和他记忆中的一模一样:摆满了一排排整齐的从地板到天花板的架子。 凯尔抬头看了看最近的监控摄像头。 “下一步去哪儿?”“我把它藏在很远的一边，”哈利通过天花板上的扬声器说。 “在那台可怕的图书分拣机旁边的书架上。”

Kyle hurried up the center aisle. Suddenly, a heavy metal bookcase thundered in from the right, sliding like it was on roller skates. "Watch it!" shouted Haley. The bookcase skidded to a screeching halt, blocking Kyle's path forward. "Go left," suggested Miguel. The whole team was watching and cheering him on. Kyle went left. And another steel shelving unit shuffled in from the side. "Jump back!" shouted Akimi. The shelf slammed to a stop two inches in front of Kyle's feet. "Kyle? You okay?" "Yeah." "This is like the hedge maze in the Triwizard Tournament," said Sierra. "Huh?" "Harry Potter. Book four. Goblet of Fire." "Right. Need to read that one, too." Kyle, of course, realized he'd just discovered the most "extreme" part of his Extreme Challenge.

凯尔匆匆走上中间的过道。 突然，一个沉重的金属书架从右边轰鸣而来，像踩着旱冰鞋一样滑了进来。 “小心!”哈利喊道。 书柜嘎吱一声停住了，挡住了凯尔前进的路。 “往左边走，”米格尔建议道。 全队都在观看并为他加油。 凯尔向左走。另一个钢架子从侧面拖了进来。 “往后退!”明美喊道。 架子在凯尔脚前两英寸处砰地一声停了下来。 “凯尔?你没事吧?”“是的。”“这就像三强争霸赛里的树篱迷宫。”塞拉说。 “嗯?””哈利·波特。书四个。 火焰杯。”“对了。这本也要读。” 当然，凯尔意识到他刚刚发现了极限挑战中最“极限”的部分。

Each one of the sliding floor-to-ceiling bookcases was loaded down with heavy cardboard cartons, books, or metal storage bins. They probably weighed several tons each. If Kyle was in the wrong place when a shelving unit came shooting in from the side, he'd be flattened like a pancake under a steamroller. "Warning," announced the official-sounding lady in the ceiling. "You have twelve minutes to complete this challenge." He had to keep going. Like Mr. Lemoncello said, there was no turning back now. Unless, of course, he wanted to go home a loser. Ha! Never! Kyle jogged up an alleyway between two walls of bookshelves. "Left turn!" Haley shouted. "Now!" The wall on Kyle's right swung open, revealing six swiveling sections, each pivoting panel maybe twenty feet long, all skittering sideways and gliding backward to create new walls and reconfigured pathways. "You've only got like ten more yards to go," coached Haley.

每一个从地板到天花板的滑动书柜都装上了沉重的纸板箱、书籍或金属储物箱。 它们每只大概有好几吨重。 如果一架货架从侧面冲进来时凯尔站错了地方，他就会像压路机下的煎饼一样被压扁。 “警告。”天花板上那位听起来很正式的女士宣布。 “你有12分钟的时间来完成这个挑战。” 他必须继续前进。就像莱蒙塞罗说的，现在已经没有回头路了。 当然，除非他想输了回家。 哈!从来没有!凯尔沿着两堵书架墙之间的小巷慢跑。 “左转!”哈利喊道。 “现在!”凯尔右边的墙打开了，露出了六个旋转的部分，每个旋转的面板可能有20英尺长，所有的面板都向侧面滑动，向后滑动，形成新的墙壁和重新配置的路径。 “你只剩下十码路了。”哈利指导道。

Kyle weaved his way around the randomly shuffling shelves. But as soon as he was on any kind of straightaway, the walls started to rearrange themselves again. Finally, Kyle scooted down a corridor so tight he had to turn sideways to squeeze through. The walls stuttered to a stop. And the voice made another announcement. "Warning. You have eight minutes to complete this challenge." "I'm trapped!" Kyle shouted. "There's no exit." None of his teammates said anything for a real long time. Finally, Sierra's voice rang out from the overhead speakers. "Put your hand on the right wall," she said. "What? Why?" "When I was little, I played a lot of maze games. If the walls are connected, all you have to do is keep one hand in contact with one wall at all times and eventually you'll reach the exit or return to the entrance." "Do it," coached Akimi.

凯尔在杂乱的货架间穿梭。 但是，只要他走上任何一条直线，墙壁就会重新排列起来。 最后，凯尔飞快地穿过一条非常狭窄的走廊，他不得不侧着身子挤过去。 墙壁嘎吱嘎吱地停了下来。 那个声音又宣布了一件事。 “警告。你有8分钟的时间来完成这个挑战。” “我被困!”凯尔喊道。 “没有出口。”很长一段时间，他的队友都没有说话。 最后，西拉的声音从头顶的喇叭里传来。 “把你的手放在右边的墙上，”她说。 “什么?为什么?”“当我小的时候，我玩了很多迷宫游戏。 如果墙壁是相连的，你所要做的就是始终保持一只手接触一面墙壁，最终你会到达出口或回到入口处。” “做吧，”明美指导道。

"It'll work, bro," added Miguel. So Kyle kept his right hand firmly planted on the right wall of shelves and started inching his way forward. "Go, Kyle!" cheered Haley. "Hug that wall! Hug that wall!" The passageway widened. Kyle kept his hand glued to the right wall and went around corners, through switchbacks, until finally, he stepped into an opening near the book return conveyor belt. "You made it!" shouted Haley. "Whoo-hoo!" All the shelves streamed back into their orderly church pew positions. "Good," said Kyle. "Getting out should be easier than getting in. Where's the box, Haley?" "I put it on the shelf." "Which one?" "That one." "Warning," announced the calm female voice in the ceiling again. "You have THREE MINUTES to complete this challenge." Kyle stared up at a nearby camera. "Um, Haley? What exactly am I looking for?" "A cardboard box. In a drawer."

“会成功的，兄弟，”米格尔补充道。 于是凯尔把右手牢牢地放在右边的架子上，开始慢慢向前走。 “加油，凯尔!”哈利欢呼道。 “拥抱那堵墙!”抱着那堵墙!”通道变宽了。 凯尔的手一直粘在右边的墙上，绕了几个角落，走了几个弯道，最后，他走进了还书传送带附近的一个开口。 “你成功了!”哈利喊道。 “Whoo-hoo !”所有的架子都井然有序地回到教堂长凳的位置。 “很好，”凯尔说。“出去应该比进去容易。 盒子在哪儿，哈利?”“我把它放在架子上了。” “哪一个?”“那一个”。“警告。”天花板上那个平静的女声再次响起。 “你有三分钟的时间来完成这个挑战。” 凯尔抬头盯着附近的摄像头。 “嗯,哈利?我到底在找什么?”“一个纸板箱。 在抽屉里。”

"Okay. There are like a billion of those.…" "I flagged it with a piece of pink tissue." Kyle raced to a shelf. "TWO MINUTES," announced the calm lady. "This one?" said Kyle. "Yes! Look in the steel drawer." "I thought you said it was cardboard.…" "It is. Open the lid. Not that lid. The other one." "This one?" "No! The one under it!" "ONE MINUTE." "Hurry, Kyle!" "I'm hurrying." "Flip it open." Kyle did as he was told. He flipped up the lid on a steel drawer and found a battered boot box. Every member of Kyle's team shouted the same thing: "Grab it!" "And run!" added Akimi. Kyle did. He tucked the boot box under his arm and ran like he had never run before. He sprinted across the basement floor. He raced up the steps, two at a time.

“好吧。这样的人大概有10亿个。“我用一张粉红色的纸巾在它上面做了标记。” 凯尔跑到一个架子前。“两分钟，”那位平静的女士宣布。 “这个?”凯尔说。“是啊!看看那个钢制抽屉。” “我记得你说过是硬纸板的。”“是的。 打开盖子。不是那个盖子。 另一个。”“这个吗?”“不!下面的那个!”“一分钟。” “快点,凯尔!”“我不忙。” “把它打开。”凯尔照他说的做了。 他掀开一个钢制抽屉的盖子，发现了一个破旧的靴子箱。 凯尔团队的每个成员都喊着同样的话:“抓住它!”“快跑!”明美补充道。 凯尔。他把靴子箱夹在腋下，像从未跑过一样跑起来。 他飞快地跑过地下室。 他跑上台阶，一步两级。