4. Something Awakens

4 SOMETHING AWAKENS Sam covered his ears. But he couldn't get away from the sound of the clock. Not until— RING! The day was over. Sam followed the other kids into the hall. He grabbed the hall monitor sash from his stinky locker.

什么东西醒了。萨姆捂住耳朵。 但他无法摆脱时钟的声音。 直到——响！这一天结束了。 萨姆跟着其他孩子进了大厅。 他从臭气熏天的储物柜里抓起了大厅监视器的饰带。

"See you tomorrow, Sam!" Lucy said. She and Antonio threw their backpacks over their shoulders and ran outside. Sam sighed. He wanted to run home, too. He wanted to plop down on the couch and fall asleep. Then he wanted to wake up to learn this whole day had been a terrible nightmare. But instead he had to go on hall monitor duty.

“明天见，萨姆！”露西说。 她和安东尼奥把书包扛在肩上，跑了出去。 山姆叹了口气。他也想跑回家。 他真想扑通一声倒在沙发上睡着。 然后他想醒来发现这一整天都是一场可怕的噩梦。 但他却不得不去值班。

Sam stood near the third-grade lockers. The only thing keeping Sam awake was the cool chill across his neck. It felt like the school was breathing on him. Sam saw that he was beneath an air vent. Brrrr!

山姆站在三年级的储物柜旁边。 唯一让山姆保持清醒的是脖子上的凉意。 感觉就像学校在对着他呼吸。 山姆发现自己在通风口下面。 brrrrr !

There were no teachers around. So Sam thought there'd be no harm in sitting down. He slipped into a chair just outside the principal's office. I'll only rest here for a minute.... But soon Sam's eyelids felt heavy. They were closing. Sam was falling asleep.

周围没有老师。 所以萨姆觉得坐下来也无妨。 他在校长办公室外的椅子上坐了下来。 我只在这里休息一分钟.... 但很快萨姆的眼皮就沉了下来。 他们要关门了。萨姆睡着了。

When Sam woke up, he was beyond confused. The halls were dark—nearly pitch-black. What time is it? he wondered, standing up. Sam rubbed his eyes. He ran to the end of the hall. He peered through the big double doors. It was black as midnight outside. How long was I asleep? My mom is going to freak out, thought Sam. I have to get home now! He yanked on the doors, but they were locked. "Hello?" Sam whispered. "Is anyone here? I fell asleep and—" CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! Sam spun around. All of the locker doors flung open, one after the other, all the way down the hall!

当萨姆醒来时，他非常困惑。 大厅里一片漆黑，几乎是一片漆黑。 现在几点了？他想了想，站了起来。 萨姆揉了揉眼睛。他跑到大厅的尽头。 他透过两扇大门往外看。 外面黑得像午夜。 我睡了多久？萨姆想，我妈妈会发疯的。 我现在得回家了！他猛拉门，但门是锁着的。 “喂?”山姆低声说。“这里有人吗？” 我睡着了，然后——“哐！”铿锵声!铿锵声!萨姆转过身来。 所有的储物柜的门都被打开了，一扇接着一扇，一直开到大厅那头！

Sam jumped back. His heart was pounding. CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! All the locker doors slammed shut again! Sam was really hoping this was just a nightmare! He spun back around. He tugged as hard as he could on the doors. But it was no use. He was trapped. Trapped inside Eerie Elementary.

萨姆跳了回去。他的心怦怦直跳。 铿锵声!铿锵声!铿锵声!所有储物柜的门又砰地关上了！山姆真希望这只是一场噩梦！他转过身来。 他使劲地拉着门。 但是没有用。他被困住了。 被困在诡异小学里。