17 Chapter 17

Chapter 17 The eight teams stood bunched in front of the reviewing stand. Dr. Zinchenko called out names one by one. Kyle and his friends would be last to receive their new, Olympic-edition library cards. It was like baseball. The home team always batted last. Miguel nudged Kyle. "You think there's going to be another secret, coded clue on the back of the cards?" When Kyle and his teammates had played the escape game, one of their biggest clues came from writing down the first letters of all the books

八支队伍站在检阅台前。 津琴科医生一个接一个地点名。 凯尔和他的朋友们将是最后一个收到新的奥运版借书证的人。 就像打棒球一样。主队总是最后击球。 米格尔推了推凯尔。“你认为在卡片的背面会有另一个秘密的、编码的线索吗?”当凯尔和他的队友们玩完逃生游戏后，他们最大的线索之一就是写下所有书的第一个字母

printed on the backs of their library cards. The letters spelled out a sentence that pointed them toward the library's secret exit. "I hope so," said Akimi. "Because none of the other teams will know how to play Mr. Lemoncello's First Letters game." "Maybe we should tell them," suggested Sierra. "Why?" asked Akimi. "I thought we wanted to win." "We do," said Sierra. "But we don't want to cheat." "Yo," said Miguel. "It's not cheating just because we know something the other teams don't." Sierra sighed. "But it's an unfair advantage." "True," said Akimi. "But, sometimes, those are my favorite kind." "But remember Mr. Lemoncello's motto?" said Sierra. " 'Knowledge not shared remains unknown.' "

印在借书证的背面。 这些字母拼出一个句子，指向图书馆的秘密出口。 “我希望如此，”明美说。“因为其他球队都不会玩莱蒙切罗先生的第一封信游戏。” “也许我们应该告诉他们，”西拉建议道。 “为什么?”明美问。“我以为我们想赢。” “是的，”西拉说。“但我们不想作弊。” “哟，”米格尔说。“这不是作弊，因为我们知道其他球队不知道的事情。” 塞拉叹了口气。“但这是一个不公平的优势。” “没错，”明美说。“但有时候，这些是我最喜欢的。” “还记得莱蒙塞罗先生的座右铭吗?”塞拉说。 “没有分享的知识仍然是未知的。’”

"Which," said Akimi, "is exactly how I want this particular piece of knowledge to remain: unknown to everybody except us!" "You guys?" said Kyle as the line worked its way forward. "Let's wait and see. I'd be surprised if Mr. Lemoncello gave us the same kind of clue twice. He never does it in his board games." Finally, Team Kyle's names were called. Dr. Zinchenko handed them four cards. "Your library cards will grant you access to all the rooms and areas where we will be playing our twelve games," she explained. "The winner of each game will receive a very special medal. The team with the most medals at the end of the week will be declared the winner, if not the champion." "Huh?" said Miguel. "Isn't the winner automatically the champion?" "Perhaps," Dr. Zinchenko said mysteriously. "Perhaps not. It all depends, don't you agree?" Miguel shrugged. "I guess." Kyle wasn't paying attention to Dr. Zinchenko. He was too focused on the fact that the

“这正是我想要的，”明美说，“这一特殊的知识:除了我们之外，所有人都不知道!”“你们呢?”凯尔说，队伍在向前移动。 “让我们拭目以待。如果莱蒙塞罗先生给我们两次同样的线索，我会很惊讶的。 他从来不在棋盘游戏中这么做。” 最后，凯尔队的名字被点名了。 津琴科博士递给他们四张卡片。 “你的借书证可以让你进入我们将要玩十二个游戏的所有房间和区域，”她解释说。 “每场比赛的获胜者将获得一枚非常特别的奖牌。 在本周结束时获得最多奖牌的队伍将被宣布为获胜者，如果不是冠军的话。” “嗯?”米格尔说。“获胜者不是自动成为冠军吗?”“也许,”Dr。 津琴科神秘地说。 “也许不是。这要看情况而定，你同意吗?”米格尔耸耸肩。 “我猜。”凯尔没有注意听医生的话。 Zinchenko。他太专注于事实，那就是

library cards were, once again, numbered. "Now, if you children will excuse me…," said Dr. Zinchenko, touching her Bluetooth earpiece. "It seems Mr. Lemoncello needs me inside. He has glued his mouth shut on a caramel apple." Dr. Zinchenko hurried into the motel. The players on the seven other teams had already headed into the dining area off the lobby, where waiters were serving hamburgers, hot dogs, potato chips, s'mores, ice cream, cake, candy bars, cookies, caramel apples, and coconut cream pie. "There is also fruit," Mr. Lemoncello had announced, "for those who do not wish to be bouncing off the walls all night, as I will be." Team Kyle's chaperones, Mrs. Yunghans and Mr. Sharp, came over to join them. "Good job on the parade, you guys," said Mrs. Yunghans. "We're going inside to grab one of those burgers." "We're right behind you," said Kyle. "Totally," added Miguel.

借书证又一次被编号了。 “现在，孩子们，请原谅我……” 津琴科抚摸着她的蓝牙耳机。 莱蒙塞洛先生好像需要我进去。 他把嘴巴粘在焦糖苹果上了。” 津琴科医生匆匆走进汽车旅馆。 其他七支球队的球员已经进入了大厅外的用餐区，那里的服务员正在供应汉堡包、热狗、薯片、s'mores、冰淇淋、蛋糕、糖果棒、饼干、焦糖苹果和椰子奶油派。 “还有水果，”莱蒙切罗先生宣布，“给那些不想整晚都在墙上跳来跳去的人，就像我一样。” 凯尔队的监护人杨汉斯夫人和夏普先生也过来加入了他们。 “你们在游行中表现得很好，”杨汉斯太太说。 “我们要进去买一个汉堡。” “我们就在你后面，”凯尔说。 “完全正确，”米格尔补充道。

The four teammates waited. As soon as the adults were gone, they flipped over their library cards. There were images of book covers printed on the back. "Awesome," said Akimi. "Just like last time. You guys know the drill. We need to write down the first letters of every title." "I've got a pen and some paper," said Sierra, digging into the hip pocket of her tracksuit. The team laid down their cards in order. Two cards had three illustrated book covers on their backs; two cards had four: CARD #1 The Candymakers by Wendy Mass Holes by Louis Sachar Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai

四个队友等待着。 大人们一走，他们就把借书证翻过来。 书的背面印着书的封面图案。 “太棒了，”明美说。“就像上次一样。 你们知道规矩的。我们需要写下每个标题的第一个字母。” “我有一支笔和一些纸，”塞拉说着，把手伸进运动服的口袋里。 队员们按顺序放下牌。 有两张卡片的背面有三个带插图的书皮;卡片1:Wendy Mass的《The candmakers》，Louis Sachar的《Holes》，Thanhha Lai的《Inside Out and Back Again》

CARD #2 Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz Incident at Hawk's Hill by Allan W. Eckert Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind by Suzanne Fisher Staples Nothing but the Truth: A Documentary Novel by Avi CARD #3 One Came Home by Amy Timberlake The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins CARD #4 Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis

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