3 A Face in the Woods

3 A Face in the Woods While we were eating lunch in the vomitorium that day, everybody was bummed about graduation. Nobody had much to say. During recess, we all just sat around the monkey bars in the playground. I didn't even want to go to graduation. It was sure to be a big snoozefest. That's when the weirdest thing in the

树林里的一张脸那天我们在体育馆吃午饭的时候，每个人都在为毕业而烦恼。 没人有什么话要说。课间休息时，我们都坐在操场上的单杠周围。 我甚至都不想去参加毕业典礼。 那肯定是一场酣睡。 那就是最奇怪的事情

history of the world happened. But I'm not going to tell you what it was. Okay, okay, I'll tell you. I was hanging upside down on the monkey bars when I noticed something in the woods behind the playground. Just as the wind blew against the trees, I caught a glimpse of something—or someone. "What was that?" I said, pointing to the woods. "What was what?" asked Ryan. "I just saw a face in the trees over there," I said as I hopped down off the monkey bars. I peered into the woods, but I couldn't see the face anymore.

世界的历史发生了。 但我不会告诉你是什么。 好吧，好吧，我告诉你。 我正倒挂在单杠上，突然注意到操场后面的树林里有什么东西。 就在风吹着树的时候，我瞥见了什么东西——或者是什么人。 “那是什么？”我指着树林说。 “什么是什么？”瑞恩问。 “我刚才在那边的树上看到了一张脸，”我边说边从单杠上跳下来。 我向树林里张望，但再也看不见那张脸了。

"What did he look like?" asked Michael.

“他长什么样？”迈克尔问。

"I don't know if it was a he," I replied. "I think the person was wearing a hat and looking through binoculars." "Maybe it's a robber," said Neil. "Maybe it's an international supervillain who wants to take over the world," said Michael, who thinks everybody wants to take over the world. "Stop trying to scare Emily," said Andrea. "I'm scared," whimpered Emily. "Maybe it's Amelia Earhart," suggested Ryan. Amelia Earhart was a lady who was trying to fly a plane around the world. She disappeared and nobody knows what happened to her. "I think the blood was rushing to your head, A.J.," said Alexia. "Maybe it was just a mirage." "Yes, you were probably just seeing things, Arlo," said Andrea. "I was seeing things!" I insisted. "I was seeing somebody hiding in the

“我不知道是不是男的，”我回答。 “我认为那个人戴着帽子，用双筒望远镜看东西。” “也许是强盗，”尼尔说。 “也许这是一个想要统治世界的国际超级恶棍，”迈克尔说，他认为每个人都想统治世界。 “别吓唬艾米丽了，”安德烈说。 “我害怕，”爱米丽呜咽着说。 “也许是阿米莉亚·埃尔哈特，”瑞安建议道。 阿米莉亚·埃尔哈特是一位试图驾驶飞机环游世界的女士。 她失踪了，没人知道她发生了什么事。 “我觉得血都涌向了你的脑袋，aj，”亚历克西娅说。 “也许这只是海市蜃楼。” “是的，你可能只是看到了一些东西，阿乐。”安德烈说。 “我看到了一些东西！”我坚持。 “我看到有人躲在

woods!" "We should tell Officer Spence, the security guard," said Ryan. "Nah," I said. "Let's go look for ourselves. Come on, follow me." Everybody climbed down off the monkey bars and followed me across the soccer field. I figured we should sneak over to the side and come around the back so the mysterious person in the woods wouldn't see us coming. We were slinking around on our tiptoes, like secret agents. It was cool. "Okay, everybody be quiet," I whispered as we made our way through the woods. "What if it's a monster?" asked Neil. "I'm scared," whined Emily. "Shhhhhhh!" I shushed. We slinked through the trees, being careful not to step on anything that would make noise. I didn't see anybody hiding out there. But then we came to a clearing in the

森林!”“我们应该告诉保安斯宾塞警官，”瑞安说。 “不，”我说。“我们自己去找吧。 来吧，跟我来。”大家都从单杠上爬下来，跟着我穿过足球场。 我想我们应该偷偷溜到一边，从后面绕过去，这样树林里的那个神秘人就不会看到我们来了。 我们蹑手蹑脚地四处走动，像特工一样。 很酷。“好了，大家安静。”我们穿过树林时，我低声说。 “如果是怪物呢？”尼尔问。 “我很害怕，”爱米丽抱怨道。 “Shhhhhhh !”我嘘。我们蹑手蹑脚地穿过树林，小心翼翼地不踩到任何会发出声音的东西。 我没看到有人躲在那里。 但后来我们来到一片空地

trees. I saw the back of a person sitting on a rock. It looked like a man. He was peering through binoculars at the playground. One of us must have made a noise because suddenly the man turned around. And you'll never believe in a million hundred years who was hiding in the woods. I'm not going to tell you. Okay, okay, I'll tell you. It was Mr. Klutz, our old principal! Betcha didn't see that coming! "Mr. Klutz!" we all shouted. A few months ago, Mr. Klutz was forced to retire by Dr. Carbles, the president of the Board of Education. He's a mean man who drives a tank to school. Dr. Carbles hired Mrs. Stoker to be the new principal. I almost didn't recognize Mr. Klutz because he had grown a beard. That was weird, because it means he can grow hair

树。我看见一个人的背影坐在一块石头上。 它看起来像个男人。他正透过双筒望远镜望着操场。 我们中一定有人发出了声音，因为那个人突然转过身来。 你永远也不会相信谁藏在树林里。 我不会告诉你的。 好吧，好吧，我告诉你。 是克鲁茨先生，我们的老校长！我打赌你没想到会这样！“先生。 笨手笨脚的！”几个月前，克鲁茨先生被迫退休。 Carbles，教育委员会主席。 他是个开着坦克去学校的卑鄙小人。 卡伯斯博士聘请斯托克夫人担任新校长。 我差点没认出克鲁茨先生，因为他留了胡子。 这很奇怪，因为这意味着他可以长头发