9. Hero

9 HERO? In a strange, hidden room, this man was telling Sam that the school was alive? And that he was supposed to keep everyone safe? He couldn't believe it. "I, too, was a hall monitor," said Mr. Nekobi. "Eerie Elementary's first hall monitor. And since then, I have been here to fight the school and protect the students. But now I am old and weak. And the school knows it. The school knows that now is the time to strike. It is planning something big."

9英雄?在一个陌生而隐蔽的房间里，这个人告诉山姆学校还活着？ 他应该保护大家的安全吗？ 他简直不敢相信。“我也是大厅的班长，”内科比先生说。 怪诞小学的第一位大厅班长。 从那以后，我一直在这里对抗学校，保护学生。 但现在我又老又弱。 学校也知道这一点。学校知道现在是罢工的时候了。 它正在计划一件大事。”

Sam collapsed in a chair. There were goose bumps all over his body. "But how can the school be alive? I don't understand." "The source of the school's power is a mystery," Mr. Nekobi said. "But I know this: It is evil. It feeds on students, and it has not fed in a long time. It is hungry...." Sam's heart was pounding. Mr. Nekobi continued, "As hall monitor,

萨姆瘫倒在椅子上。他浑身起鸡皮疙瘩。 “可是学校怎么可能是活的呢？” 我不明白。”“学校权力的来源是个谜，”内科比说。 “但我知道：这是邪恶的。 它以学生为食，而且已经很久没有吃过了。 它饿了....”山姆的心怦怦直跳。 Nekobi先生继续说道，“作为大厅管理员，

you have the ability to sense the school— to see and feel and hear what others cannot. But you must be careful, because the school can sense you, too. It has attacked you twice already. It knows you are its enemy." Sam gulped. Mr. Nekobi said softly, "You must be our hero now, Sam Graves." Do I have it in me? Sam wondered.

你有感知学校的能力——去看、去感受、去听别人看不到的东西。 但是你一定要小心，因为学校也能感觉到你。 它已经袭击过你两次了。 它知道你是它的敌人。” 山姆一饮而尽。内科比先生轻声说：“你现在一定是我们的英雄了，山姆·格雷夫斯。” 我有这个能力吗？山姆疑惑。

Sam thought about the quicksand and the tree and the lockers. What if that had happened to Lucy or Antonio? The school could have eaten them! And if the school is planning something big, then my friends are in danger... Sam turned to Mr. Nekobi and said, "Okay. I'll do what I must." Mr. Nekobi smiled. "Good." "So now what?" asked Sam. "Now you begin your training," said Mr. Nekobi. He yanked on a filthy white sheet, uncovering what looked to be a large metal monster. Then he walked back out through the secret door, leaving Sam all alone— or so he thought.

山姆想到了流沙、树和储物柜。 如果这种事发生在露西或安东尼奥身上呢？ 他们可能被学校吃掉了！如果学校在策划什么大事，那我的朋友们就有危险了…… 山姆转向奈科比先生说：“好吧。 我要做我该做的。”内科比笑了。 “好”。“那现在怎么办？”萨姆问。 “现在你开始训练吧，”内科比先生说。 他猛拉一张肮脏的白床单，露出了一个看起来像巨大的金属怪物的东西。 然后他从暗门走了出去，留下萨姆一个人——至少他是这么想的。