10 Smack!

CHAPTER TEN SMACK! "LET'S SHAKE IT out!" Simon said quickly. Rosie looked at the massive tree trunk—then she looked at me. I could tell she didn't think we could shake Max's soccer ball loose. But we thought it might make Simon feel better to give it a try. The three of us ducked under some of the lower branches and pressed our palms against the bark. "On your mark! Get set!" Simon said loudly. "Go!" We pushed on the trunk. It didn't move an inch. There was no way it would

第十章啪！“让我们把它抖出来！”西蒙赶紧说。 罗茜看了看巨大的树干，然后又看了看我。 我看得出来，她觉得我们没法把麦克斯的足球晃走。 但我们觉得试一试可能会让西蒙感觉好点。 我们三个人躲到一些较低的树枝下，把手掌紧贴在树皮上。 “各就各位！”预备!”西蒙大声说。 “走吧!”我们推箱子。 它一动也不动。这是不可能的

work. "All we have left is to throw stuff at it," I said. I pointed at my mom. She was jogging toward the tenth station—jumping jacks.

工作。“我们剩下的就是往它扔东西了，”我说。 我指着妈妈。她正在向第十站慢跑——跳千斤顶。

"We better go fast. Mom's going to be done soon." "And there are five soccer players now," Simon said after jerking his head toward the field. He was worried. "Max could get here any minute!" We got the three Frisbees and football. We tried the Frisbees first. Some of our throws got pretty close, but none of them actually hit Max's soccer ball. And it took a lot of time to retrieve our Frisbees after every throw. It wasn't like the tree threw them back to us. Simon picked up the football. "Might as well try this," he said. He sounded defeated.

“我们最好快点走。妈妈马上就要做完了。” “现在有五名足球运动员了，”西蒙把头朝球场那边一扭，说道。 他很担心。“麦克斯随时都可能到！”我们有三个飞盘和足球。 我们先玩了飞盘。 我们有几次投得很近，但没有一次击中马克斯的足球。 每次扔完飞盘，我们都要花很长时间才能捡回飞盘。 又不是树把它们扔给我们的。 西蒙捡起足球。 “不妨试试这个，”他说。 他听起来很沮丧。

Simon threw it three times—and missed every time. Rosie and I watched as Simon leaned back and threw the football as hard as he could a fourth time. It was a way better throw. "That looks good!" Rosie said when it was halfway up. "It's got a chance!"

西蒙投了三次球，但每次都没投中。 罗西和我看着西蒙靠在椅背上，用尽全力第四次扔出了足球。 这是一个更好的投掷。 “看起来不错！”罗茜在半山腰上说。 “它有机会！”

Smack! Simon's football hit Max's soccer ball right in the middle. Hard too. "Yes!" Simon screamed. We watched the football tumble down through the big pine tree's branches and hit the ground. Then we watched for the soccer ball. But it did not come down. It was still up there. It looked like it was wedged even deeper between those two branches. "Ugh!" Simon said, realizing what had happened. "Are you kidding me? Seriously?! I think it's more stuck!" Then somebody yelled.

打!西蒙的足球正好打在马克斯的足球中间。 硬了。“是的!”西蒙尖叫。 我们看着足球从大松树的树枝上滚下来，落到地上。 然后我们等着踢足球。 但它没有下来。它还在上面。 看起来它被卡在两根树枝之间更深了。 “哎!”西蒙说，意识到发生了什么事。 “你在开玩笑吧？”严重吗?我觉得它更卡住了！”然后有人喊道。

It wasn't Simon.

不是西蒙。