10 IN HOT WATER

IN HOT WATER Bean couldn't stop running. She was gasping for air and her backpack was slamming into her shoulders, but she couldn't stop running. Ivy slammed into a kid. "Excuse me," she gasped. "Watch out!" yelled a teacher as they pounded by. "No running in the aquarium!" They couldn't stop. The squid was back there, waiting for them. They had to get out.

在热水里比恩不停地跑。 她喘着粗气，她的背包撞在她的肩膀上，但她无法停止奔跑。 艾薇撞了一个小孩。“对不起，”她喘着气说。 “小心！”当他们经过时，一位老师喊道。 “不许在水族馆里跑步！”他们停不下来。 乌贼就在后面等着他们。 他们必须离开。

They tore up a dark hallway filled with sardines and down a dark hallway filled with jellyfish. They flashed past the sharks, past the penguins, past the alligator pit, and exploded through the heavy golden doors into the outside world. Air instead of water. Light instead of darkness. People instead of fish. They were safe.

他们穿过一条满是沙丁鱼的黑暗走廊，穿过一条满是水母的黑暗走廊。 他们闪过鲨鱼，闪过企鹅，闪过鳄鱼坑，冲出沉重的金色大门，进入外面的世界。 空气而不是水。光明而不是黑暗。 人而不是鱼。他们很安全。

For a moment, they stood there, panting and gasping. I love light, thought Bean. I love air. I love this white marble patio— "BEAN! IVY! WHERE ON EARTH HAVE YOU BEEN?" Ms. Aruba-Tate rushed toward them with her arms open. "Did you get lost? We were looking everywhere! Oh dear, I was so worried!" She gathered them up in a giant hug. "Oh dear," she said, "oh, honeys!" Ivy and Bean let themselves be hugged.

他们在那里站了一会儿，喘着气。 我爱光，豆子想。 我喜欢空气。我喜欢这个白色大理石露台——“BEAN!”常春藤!你到底上哪儿去了？”Ms。 阿鲁巴-塔特张开双臂向他们冲了过来。 “你迷路了吗？”我们到处都找遍了！哦，天哪，我好担心啊！”她把它们紧紧地抱在一起。 “哦，亲爱的，”她说，“哦，亲爱的！”艾薇和比恩让他们自己被拥抱。

It felt nice, after that squid, to be hugged. "We're okay," said Bean. "We got lost," Ivy said quickly. That was kind of true. "Oh, sweeties!" Ms. Aruba-Tate hugged them again. "Why didn't you go to one of the guards? Didn't I tell you to go to a guard if you got lost?" "There weren't any guards," said Bean. That was completely true. Now the rest of Ms. Aruba-Tate's class was clustering around.

吃完鱿鱼后，被拥抱的感觉真好。 “我们没事，”比恩说。“我们迷路了。”艾薇很快地说。 这是真的。“哦,糖果!”Ms。 阿鲁巴-塔特又拥抱了他们。 “你为什么不去找一个卫兵呢？” 我不是告诉过你，如果你迷路了就去找警卫吗？”“没有警卫，”比恩说。 这是完全正确的。现在，Ms。 阿鲁巴-塔特的同学们围在一起。

"There you are!" said Emma. "See, Ms. Aruba-Tate, I told you they weren't dead." "We got to see the eels and you didn't," said Eric. "They're hecka gross." "I can't believe you got lost," said Vanessa. "Where'd you go?" "Into a part of the aquarium that no one has ever seen before," said Ivy. "There was this squid with eyes this big," said Bean, holding her hands apart. "You're making that up," said Vanessa. "We're not!" said Ivy. "There were white worms and this mouth with teeth—" "Girls!" interrupted Ms. Aruba-Tate. She looked very serious. "Girls, are you telling me that you were wandering around the aquarium having a good time? That you didn't even try to find us?" Ivy and Bean looked at each other. "Um" said Bean.

“你在这儿啊！”艾玛说。 “你看，阿鲁巴-塔特女士，我告诉过你他们没死。” “我们看到了鳗鱼，而你没有，”埃里克说。 “他们太恶心了。”“我不敢相信你迷路了，”凡妮莎说。 “你去哪儿了？”艾薇说：“进入了一个以前没人见过的水族馆。” “有一只眼睛这么大的鱿鱼，”比恩说，双手分开。 “这是你编的，”凡妮莎说。 “我们不是！”艾薇说。“有白色的虫子，还有这张长着牙齿的嘴——”“姑娘们！” Aruba-Tate。她看上去很严肃。 “姑娘们，你们是在告诉我你们在水族馆里闲逛玩得很开心吗？” 你甚至没有试着找我们？”艾薇和比恩面面相觑。 “嗯，”比恩说。

"We were trying to find you, Ms. Aruba- Tate," said Ivy. "We just happened to see a few worms and things while we were trying." "Ivy and Bean, I am very disappointed in you," Ms. Aruba-Tate began. "Our class has discussed safety rules many times, and I was counting on you being mature enough to understand that a field trip is an educational experience, not an excuse for bad behavior." All the way to the bus Ms. Aruba-Tate talked about disappointment and safety and bad behavior. Ivy and Bean nodded. They said she was right and they were wrong. They said they were sorry. She was going to have to tell their parents, Ms. Aruba-Tate said. Ivy and Bean nodded. They knew she had to. They also knew that their parents were

“我们一直在找你。 阿鲁巴——泰特。”艾薇说。“我们只是在尝试的时候碰巧看到了一些蠕虫和其他东西。” “艾薇和比恩，我对你们很失望。” Aruba-Tate开始了。“我们班讨论过很多次安全规则，我指望你足够成熟，明白实地考察是一种教育经历，而不是为不良行为找借口。” 一直到公共汽车。 阿鲁巴-塔特谈到了失望、安全和不良行为。 艾薇和比恩点点头。他们说她是对的，他们错了。 他们说他们很抱歉。 她打算告诉他们的父母。 Aruba-Tate说。艾薇和比恩点点头。 他们知道她必须这么做。他们也知道他们的父母是