10. The Machine

10 THE MACHINE The giant metal thing was made up of different parts: an old refrigerator, pieces of a vending machine, and banged-up lockers. It had a rusty head dotted with two splashes of red paint. There were brooms, buckets, and wooden hockey sticks jutting out from it, too. Sam took a deep breath. He was about to step toward it, when "Sam!" a voice shouted.

这个巨大的金属东西是由不同的部分组成的：一个旧冰箱，一个自动售货机的零件，还有一些坏掉的储物柜。 它生锈的脑袋上点缀着两抹红漆。 还有扫帚、水桶和木制曲棍球棍从里面伸出来。 萨姆深吸了一口气。他正要向它走去，这时一个声音喊道：“萨姆！”

Sam spun around. It was Antonio! "Antonio! What are you doing here?" Sam exclaimed. "I followed you, since you've been acting like a total weirdo. I was hiding behind some junk over there," Antonio said. "Did you— did you hear everything Mr. Nekobi said?" Sam asked. Antonio nodded. "Do you believe him?" Sam asked. "Not really. I think you're both crazy," said Antonio. Then he walked over to the machine. There was a note taped to the front. Antonio tore it off. Sam, This machine will attack you like the school. You must overcome it. This is your training. Good luck! —Mr. Nekabi

萨姆转过身来。是安东尼奥！“安东尼奥!你在这里做什么？”萨姆喊道。 “我跟踪你，因为你一直表现得像个怪人。 我躲在那边的一些垃圾后面，”安东尼奥说。 “你——你听到内科比先生说的一切了吗？”山姆问。 安东尼奥点点头。“你相信他吗？”山姆问。 “不是真的。我觉得你们俩都疯了，”安东尼奥说。 然后他走向机器。 前面贴着一张纸条。 安东尼奥把它撕了下来。山姆，这台机器会像攻击学校一样攻击你。 你必须克服它。这是你的训练。 好运！-Nekabi

Antonio smiled and said, "I may not believe you, but I will help you train. This big monster machine-thing is awesome!" Sam perked up. Having a friend by his side made him feel 1,000 times better.

安东尼奥笑着说：“我可能不相信你，但我会帮助你训练。 这个巨大的怪物机器真是太棒了！”萨姆振作起来。 有一个朋友在他身边让他感觉好一千倍。

"Look, there's a switch on the front," Antonio said. He flicked the switch and the machine came to life. Antonio jumped back. The giant machine charged toward Sam. The top part spun, and a hockey stick lashed out. Sam rolled underneath the hockey stick. He came up behind the machine. The machine's head whirled around. It began shooting tennis balls out of its big, round eyes!

“看，前面有个开关，”安东尼奥说。 他轻轻一按开关，机器就开动了。 安东尼奥跳了回去。巨大的机器冲向山姆。 顶部旋转了一下，一根曲棍球棒飞了出来。 萨姆滚到曲棍球棒下面。 他走到机器后面。 机器的机头旋转着。 它开始从它又大又圆的眼睛里射网球！

"Watch out!" Antonio said. Sam threw his arm over his face, but the tennis balls knocked him to the ground.

“小心!”安东尼奥说。 萨姆用胳膊挡住脸，但网球把他撞倒在地。

Sam pounded his fists on the cement floor. "This is ridiculous! I don't know how to do any of this!" he yelled. Antonio stuck out his hand, quickly helping his friend to his feet. "Try using what's around you." VAA-SHOOOOM!! A tennis ball whizzed between Sam and Antonio. Antonio dove behind a nearby trash can. Sam looked around and saw a busted locker door. Here goes nothing, he thought. Sam grabbed the locker door, held it up like a shield, and ran straight at the machine. The tennis balls bounced off it.

萨姆用拳头捶打水泥地板。 “这太荒唐了！”我不知道怎么做这些！”他喊道。 安东尼奥伸出手，迅速扶起他的朋友。 “试着利用你身边的东西。” VAA-SHOOOOM ! !一个网球在萨姆和安东尼奥之间嗖嗖地掠过。 安东尼奥躲到附近的一个垃圾桶后面。 山姆环顾四周，看到一扇被撞坏的储物柜门。 这里什么也没有，他想。 山姆抓住储物柜的门，把它像盾牌一样举起来，径直向机器跑去。 网球被它弹了起来。