4. Fecess Reasoning

RECESS REASONING 4 Sam, Lucy, and Antonio huddled together on the tetherball court at recess. They were far away from the other students. They needed to talk serious business. "The school has never attacked in such a risky way. And it's never given up so easily," Sam said as he hit the tetherball. "Why now?" "Orson must be starving!" Antonio said. He smacked the ball back.

课间休息时，萨姆、露西和安东尼奥挤在绳球场上。 他们离其他学生很远。 他们需要谈正经事。 “学校从未以如此危险的方式发动袭击。 它从来没有这么轻易放弃过，”萨姆边打绳球边说。 “为什么是现在?”“奥森一定饿坏了！”安东尼奥说。 他把球打了回去。

Lucy dodged the fast swinging ball, then hit it toward Antonio. "If the school is that hungry," Lucy said, "a big attack is definitely coming." That sent a chill down Sam's spine. He hit the ball HARD as the bell rang. Then he followed his friends back to class. Sam was terrified. Orson Eerie was no longer hiding his hunger! That made the monstrous school even more dangerous... The afternoon seemed to drag on forever. RING! At last, the final bell rang. Sam and his friends stepped outside. The fourth and fifth graders had begun building the hayride. Some kids moved huge bales of hay. Others set up decorations. Two students drove a small tractor that pulled a wooden wagon.

露西躲开了快速摆动的球，然后把球打向安东尼奥。 “如果全校都这么饿，”露茜说，“一场大袭击肯定要来了。” 这使萨姆感到脊背发冷。 铃声一响，他就用力击球。 然后他跟着他的朋友们回到教室。 山姆吓坏了。奥森·怪诞不再隐藏他的饥饿！这使得这所可怕的学校更加危险…… 下午似乎过得很漫长。 戒指!最后，最后的铃声响了。 萨姆和他的朋友们走了出去。 四年级和五年级的学生已经开始搭建干草车。 一些孩子搬运大捆大捆的干草。 其他人则装饰起来。 两个学生开着一辆小拖拉机，拉着一辆木车。

"Principal Winik asked me to stay until they finish building the hayride," Sam said. "We'll stay, too," Lucy offered. "Happy to help!" Antonio added. Sam laughed. "I can handle this, guys. It'll be a cinch!" But soon after his friends left, Sam wished they had stayed. He studied the hayride nervously, searching for any sign of Orson Eerie. But all seemed quiet.

“温尼克校长让我留下来，直到他们把干草车建好，”萨姆说。 “我们也留下。”露茜提议。 “乐意效劳！”安东尼奥补充道。 山姆笑着说。“伙计们，我能处理好。 这是轻而易举的事！”但在他的朋友们离开后不久，山姆希望他们能留下来。 他紧张地研究着干草车，寻找奥森·怪诞的任何迹象。 但一切似乎都很安静。

By the time the fourth and fifth graders finished the hayride, the sun was setting. Sam waited to make sure no one stayed behind. Then he set out. He was walking across the soccer field when he heard a loud creaking. He looked over at the school. Two jack-o'- lanterns flickered in the windows like eyes. The school is watching me, Sam thought. I'm getting out of here— now! The shortest route was through the hayride's path. Straw crunched beneath Sam's feet. Bales of hay towered over him. Wind whipped down the path. Sam jammed his hands into his pockets and walked faster. But soon, he came upon the tractor and wagon. They blocked the path.

当四年级和五年级的学生赶完干草车的时候，太阳已经下山了。 萨姆等着确保没有人留下。 然后他出发了。他正穿过足球场，突然听到一声响亮的嘎吱声。 他看了看学校。 两个南瓜灯像眼睛一样在窗户里闪烁。 学校在监视我，山姆想。 我要离开这里，马上！最短的路线是穿过干草车的路径。 稻草在萨姆脚下嘎吱作响。 一捆捆干草耸立在他的头顶上。 风沿着小路疾驰而下。 萨姆把手插进口袋，走得更快了。 但很快，他来到了拖拉机和马车上。 他们堵住了小路。

That's weird, Sam thought. The students put the tractor and wagon away... His stomach felt tight. He turned back the way he'd come. I'd rather take the long way than pass those creepy things. KA-KLANK! Sam looked behind him. The wagon had unhitched itself from the tractor. Its wheels were starting to turn! A wagon can't move without a tractor and without someone driving that tractor! he thought. The wagon was alive! And it was coming for Sam!

真奇怪，山姆想。 学生们把拖拉机和马车放好了。 他的胃感到很紧。他原路返回。 我宁愿走远路，也不愿经过那些令人毛骨悚然的东西。 KA-KLANK !萨姆回头看了看。 马车从拖拉机上脱了下来。 它的轮子开始转动了！没有拖拉机，也没有人开拖拉机，马车就走不动！他想。 马车是活的！它向萨姆扑来了！