Chapter 10

chapter ten It's early afternoon and I've eaten all the donuts when Quint and Dirk finally come out of the garage, ready to reveal this top-secret Home Depot supply project thing. Dirk is carrying a contraption made of

下午刚过，我已经吃完了所有的甜甜圈，这时昆特和德克终于从车库出来，准备公布这个家得宝的绝密供应项目。 德克拿着一个用

bungee cords and ropes and an old Harley-Davidson motorcycle seat we yanked off my zombified neighbor's bike. "Um... what is that?" I ask. This is your new ride. "What the huh?" I say. Quint whistles and Rover bolts over. Dirk begins placing the thing on his back. I can't believe what I'm seeing: it's a saddle. A saddle for riding Rover. If this thing works, Rover will no longer just be a goofy monster that hangs around and sort of almost does tricks. He'll be...

我们从僵尸邻居的自行车上拽下来的蹦极绳、绳索和一个旧的哈雷戴维森摩托车座椅。 “嗯……那是什么？”我问。 这是你的新车。“怎么回事？”我说。 昆特吹了一声口哨，罗孚飞奔过来。 德克开始把东西放在他的背上。 我简直不敢相信我所看到的：这是一个马鞍。 罗孚骑用的马鞍。 如果这个东西成功了，漫游者将不再是一个呆头呆脑的怪物，到处闲逛，几乎是耍把戏。 他会……

The Beast And just like that, Rover is off! I grab the reins and my pet monster stampedes across the yard like a runaway bronco. "Uh... dudes?!?" I shout, but it's too late... Rover barrels right through the backyard fence and out into the street.

就这样，火星车起飞了！我抓住缰绳，我的宠物怪物就像一匹逃跑的野马一样，在院子里狂奔。 “嗯…哥们? ! ?”我大声呼喊，但为时已晚…… 罗孚直接穿过后院的栅栏，跑到街上。

Um, Pover, just STOP PLEASE WOULD YAPP But Rover only goes faster. He rampages down Prescott Street, crashing through fences, charging across backyards, smashing down front doors, and tearing through houses. As Rover veers toward the town forest, I spot a dangling mass of Vine-Thingies ahead of us. Snaking plants, reaching out, eager, ready to choke me the instant I get close. I manage to pull the Louisville Slicer out from its sheath just in time, and I swing—

嗯，鲍尔，停下来。请叫，但是罗孚只会跑得更快。 他在普雷斯科特大街上横冲直撞，冲过篱笆，冲过后院，砸坏前门，冲过房屋。 当罗孚转向镇上的森林时，我发现前面有一堆摇摇晃晃的藤蔓东西。 蛇形植物，伸出手来，急切地，准备在我靠近的那一刻掐死我。 我及时地把路易斯维尔切片机从刀鞘里抽出来，然后我挥了

VINE SLICE! We dash past the man-eating plant monsters, and Rover leads us up a treelined path to the top of Bear Hill, the highest point in town. Rover slows to a trot. "I just need to teach you how to stop, buddy," I say, scratching Rover's ears as I take a look around. You can see everything from Bear Hill. I see the comic book store.

葡萄树片!我们冲过吃人的植物怪物，罗孚带我们沿着一条绿树成荫的小路来到镇上的最高点——熊山的山顶。 罗孚放慢了速度。“我只是需要教你如何停下来，伙计，”我说，一边搔着罗孚的耳朵，一边环顾四周。 你可以看到贝尔山的一切。 我看到漫画书店了。

I see the high school football field. I see the middle school, and I— The middle school. I squint. There's something hanging from one of the windows. I yank out my camera and zoom in. A sweatshirt. I know that sweatshirt. That's June Del Toro's sweatshirt! That means... She must still be in the school! She must not have left, after the craziness in the parking lot! She must be trapped in there—either someplace inside where she can't hear me calling or someplace she can't respond from. Holy moo cows. This is it. THIS IS IT!

我看到了高中的足球场。 我看到了那所中学，我-那所中学。 我斜视。有个窗户上挂着什么东西。 我拔出相机，放大镜头。 运动衫。我知道那件运动衫。 那是琼·德尔·托罗的运动衫！这意味着…… 她一定还在学校！她一定没有离开，在停车场的疯狂事件之后！她一定是被困在里面了——要么是她听不到我呼唤的地方，要么是她无法回应的地方。 天哪。就是这里。 就是这样！