14. Snagged!

SNAGGED! 14 But Orson's bite never came. Sam wasn't pumpkin food! He slowly opened one eye. He was staring into the snapping mouth of the monster! He saw the stringy, dripping insides of the pumpkin. The Orson pumpkin wrestled and shook. But it wasn't coming any closer. Something held it back! Sam heard the RUMBLE RUMBLE of an engine.

勾破!但是奥森的那一口没有上钩。 山姆不是南瓜食物！他慢慢地睁开一只眼睛。 他正盯着那怪物的嘴！他看到了南瓜的细细的、滴水的内部。 奥森南瓜扭来扭去，摇摇晃晃。 但它并没有靠近。 有什么东西挡住了它！山姆听到引擎的隆隆声。

"Assistant hall monitors to the rescue!" Antonio shouted. "We got him, Sam!" Lucy yelled. Sam peered around the angry pumpkin. He saw his friends driving the tractor from the hayride. Lucy and Antonio had thrown coils and coils of thick rope around the pumpkin! Some circled around its thick stem. Other coils were tight against the pumpkin's monstrous mouth. Orson was like a dog on a very strong leash! Sam felt the townspeople watching them.

“大厅助理监督员前来救援！”安东尼奥喊道。 “我们抓到他了，山姆！”露西喊道。 萨姆在愤怒的南瓜周围窥视。 他看见他的朋友们从干草车上开着拖拉机。 露茜和安东尼奥把一圈又一圈的粗绳子绕在南瓜上！一些绕在它粗壮的茎上。 还有一些线圈紧紧地缠在南瓜的巨嘴上。 奥森就像一条拴着强力皮带的狗！萨姆感觉到镇上的人在看着他们。

Orson Eerie must have felt it, too, because he suddenly pulled with all his might. He tugged with the strength of elephants! RAWRRRR! The monster growled. The tractor wheels spun and the engine smoked! The machine's strength was being tested! "I WILL NOT BE DEFEATED!" Orson Eerie roared. He pulled harder and harder. The ground cracked. The school shook. Bricks fell and windows broke. There was one final pull. Lucy and Antonio leapt from the tractor, and then—

奥森·怪诞一定也感觉到了，因为他突然用尽了全力。 他用大象的力气拉！RAWRRRR !怪物咆哮着。 拖拉机的轮子旋转着，发动机冒着烟！这台机器的强度正在接受测试！“我不会被打败的！”奥森·怪诞吼道。 他越拉越用力。 地面裂开了。整个学校都震动了。 砖头掉了下来，窗户碎了。 最后一拉。露西和安东尼奥从拖拉机上跳了下来，然后

SPLURT! The pumpkin tore itself open! Strange, pulpy seeds filled the air! Then a slithery, storm-cloud-like Orson Eerie snaked out of the pumpkin. The cloud became a thick, gray mist blocking the moon. Then, Orson spoke and his voice came from everywhere. "I have not even begun to fight!" "He's trying to scare us." Sam whispered.

SPLURT !南瓜自己裂开了！空气中充满了奇怪的、糊状的种子！然后，一个滑溜的、像暴风云一样的奥森·怪诞从南瓜里爬了出来。 乌云变成了厚厚的灰雾，挡住了月亮。 然后，奥森说话了，他的声音从四面八方传来。 “我还没有开始战斗呢！”“他想吓唬我们。” 山姆低声说。

"Well, it's working!" Lucy said, taking a step back. "But look!" Antonio said, pointing. "The mist is thinning! He's weakening!" Sam gulped. THIS was their big moment. They needed to finish him off! Now!

“嗯，它起作用了！”露茜说着，向后退了一步。 “但看!”安东尼奥指着说。 “雾越来越稀了！”他是削弱!”山姆一饮而尽。 这是他们的重要时刻。 他们得把他干掉！现在!