Chapter 13

chapter thirteen "It feels like an earthquake!" I cry out. "Like a monstrous earthquake," Dirk adds. I'm sliding down one of the half-pipe ramps, trying to surf the slick concrete curve, when the ground shakes again. I lose my balance. Dirk tumbles after me and we both land in the Pit. We recover, rising, shaking off bits of gravel. I gulp. "What the..." The earth trembles again, and I stumble back into Dirk's arms. It's a cozy hold, I'm not ashamed to say. I bet my dude gives good snuggles. Something is rolling and bouncing toward us. Stepping back, I see it over the lip of the sloping wall. At first, I think it's some cartoonish, giant- sized tumbleweed. Then it comes into focus— and I gasp. It is—

第十三章“感觉像是地震！”我喊道。 “就像一场巨大的地震，”德克补充道。 我正滑下一个半管坡道，试图在光滑的混凝土弯道上冲浪，这时地面又震动了。 我失去了平衡。德克跟在我后面，我们都落在了坑里。 我们恢复过来，站起来，抖掉碎石。 我吞咽。“什么……”大地又在颤抖，我踉跄着回到德克的怀里。 这是一个舒适的拥抱，我并不羞于说。 我敢说我哥们一定很会抱抱。 有东西在向我们滚来滚去。 退后一步，我看到它在倾斜的墙的边缘。 起初，我认为这是一些卡通，巨大的风滚草。 然后它变得清晰了——我倒吸了一口气。 这是- - - - - -

The Hairy Eyeball Monster This wild eyeball almost turned me and Quint into human pincushions at the graveyard. Last year, The creature careens through the fence, slamming through a rail and plunging into the park's flat-bottomed pit. As the eyeball rolls—zigzagging like a shortcircuiting robot gone berserk—I can tell it's different. The Hairy Eyeball Monster is now COVERED IN VINE-THINGIES!

这只狂野的眼球几乎把我和昆特变成了墓地里的人体针垫。 去年，这只动物冲过围栏，撞过栏杆，掉进了公园的平底坑里。 当他的眼球像一个短路的机器人发疯一样转动时，我能感觉到它是不同的。 毛茸茸的眼球怪物现在被藤蔓覆盖了！

"It's like a mammoth meatball rolled around in monster spaghetti!" I cry. The monster's shriek is not one of those I'm-evil-and-I'm-angry-'cause-you're-botching-myplans shrieks that someone like Evie would make. No—this is a shrill moan of suffering.

“就像一个猛犸肉丸在怪物意大利面里滚来滚去！”我哭了。 怪物的尖叫不是像伊薇这样的人会发出的那种“我很邪恶，我很生气，因为你搞砸了我的计划”的尖叫。 不，这是痛苦的尖锐呻吟。

"I think it's scared," I say. "I think it's hurting!" Dirk nods. "The vines. They're, like, choking it or something!" The eyeball frantically rolls back and forth. It looks so helpless, wrapped in green strands, like a game of tetherball gone wrong. Suddenly, not thinking, I bark into the walkie, "Guys, new rules! Whoever frees the Hairy Eyeball Monster will be named Last Creatures Standing!" Silence over the walkie. And then Skaelka: "You mean—we free the beast and we receive the Tremors IIVHS?" "Yes, sure, fine!" I shout as I dive to the side, just barely avoiding the rolling ball of terror. "Tremors II for everyone!" Chaotic static erupts on the walkie channel. It sounds like every monster in town stops mid- battle to head in our direction. "On your feet, bud!" Dirk barks as he yanks me up. The eyeball lurches at us. We brace for impact, but there's a deafening—

“我想它是害怕了，”我说。 “我觉得疼！”德克点点头。 “葡萄。他们好像噎住了什么的！”眼球疯狂地前后滚动。 它看起来很无助，被绿色的线包裹着，就像一场绳球比赛出错了。 突然，我不假思索地对着对讲机喊道：“伙计们，新规定！谁能救出毛眼球怪，谁就被称为最后的生物！”对讲机里一片寂静。 然后斯卡卡：“你的意思是，我们释放了野兽，就能得到震颤iii级？”“是的，当然，很好！”我一边喊一边往旁边一扑，好不容易才躲开那滚落的恐怖球。 “人人都有震颤II !”对讲机信道上爆发了混沌静电。 听起来好像镇上所有的怪物都在战斗中停下来朝我们这边来了。 “站起来，伙计！”德克叫着把我拉起来。 眼球突然向我们袭来。 我们准备迎接冲击，但震耳欲聋的

CRACK! The eyeball snaps back. "The vines have snagged on the half-pipe!" Dirk shouts. "It's like a dog on a leash—it can only go so far." "Dirk, I got an idea!" I shout. "Remember in school, when we had to run laps? Follow me!" We start sprinting circles around the perimeter of the half-pipe and the Hairy Eyeball Monster follows. With each loop, the creature is twisted more and more tightly in the vines. Soon, it's pinned to the wall—the vines wrapped around it holding it still. "Now!" I say to Dirk. "Let's destroy the vines." Dirk smiles. "MALLET MELEE!!!"

裂缝!眼球弹回来。 “半管滑道上的藤蔓被钩住了！”德克喊道。 “这就像拴着皮带的狗，只能走这么远。” “德克，我有个主意！”我喊。 “还记得在学校的时候，我们要跑圈吗？” 跟我来!”我们开始绕着半管速跑，毛茸茸的眼球怪物紧随其后。 每绕一个圈，这个生物就被缠绕得越来越紧。 很快，它就被钉在了墙上——藤蔓缠绕着它，让它一动不动。 “现在!”我对德克说。“我们把藤蔓都毁掉吧。” 德克的笑容。“锤近战! !”

Each goo-slime-covered swing melts, slices, and tears through the vines! Soon, only one titanically thick Vine-Thingy still chokes it. Dirk raises his hammer—but the vine tangles around it. He tries to wrestle it away, but it's tugged from his hands. The force hurls him across the Pit, into a metal railing.

每一个粘着黏液的秋千都会融化，切片，撕裂藤蔓！很快，只剩下一根巨厚的藤蔓挡住了它。 德克举起了他的锤子——但是藤蔓缠住了他。 他想把它夺过来，但它被人从他手中夺走了。 原力将他抛向深坑，撞在金属栏杆上。