11. Slippery Escape

SLIPPERY ESCAPE 11 The three friends kicked their feet to stay above water. Soon, they'd touch the ceiling! The water would fill the entire room. KLANG! BANG! KLONK! The pipes were banging loudly. Sam could barely think.

这三个朋友用脚踢水，以免露出水面。 很快，他们就要碰到天花板了！水会填满整个房间。 巴生!砰!KLONK !管子砰砰作响。 萨姆几乎无法思考。

"Wait! These pipes go all throughout the school!" said Sam. He pointed at one big pipe. It was broken. "Guys, climb inside that big pipe! I've got an idea!" "Are you crazy?!" Lucy yelled. Antonio shook his head. "No way. I'm not climbing into that old pipe! We don't know where it will take us! And I don't want to get squeezed again!" "It's our only choice!" Sam said. Antonio looked at Sam, then groaned. "Fine!" He swam over to the largest pipe. It was the size of a giant water slide. He climbed in. Sam helped Lucy up into the big pipe, too. The dark water was still rising. Sam needed to hurry. "I'll be right back!"

“等等!这些管道遍布整个学校！”萨姆说。 他指着一根大烟斗。 它坏了。“伙计们，爬进那个大管子里去！”我有个主意！”“你疯了吗？！”露西喊道。 安东尼奥摇了摇头。“没门。 我才不要爬到那个旧管子里！我们不知道它会带我们去哪里！我不想再被挤了！”“这是我们唯一的选择！”山姆说。 安东尼奥看着萨姆，然后呻吟了一声。 “很好!”他游到最大的管子旁。 它有一个巨大的水滑梯那么大。 他爬了进去。萨姆也把露西扶上了大管子。 黑色的水仍在上涨。 山姆需要抓紧时间。“我马上回来！”

"Where are you going?!" Lucy shouted. "Trust me!" Sam said. Sam took one deep breath and dove down. For once, he was actually thankful for all of those swim classes his mom had made him take. Sam opened his eyes as he reached the water heater. Earlier, he had turned the wheel to the right to lessen the water's strength and save Lucy. So if he turned it to the left, it should make the water move faster through the pipes.

“你要去哪儿？！”露西喊。 “相信我!”山姆说。萨姆深吸了一口气，潜了下去。 这一次，他真的很感激妈妈让他上的那些游泳课。 萨姆走到热水器旁时睁开了眼睛。 早些时候，他把轮子向右转，以减轻水的力量，救了露茜。 所以如果他把它转到左边，它应该使水在管道中流动得更快。

If the water is stronger, it can push us through the pipes! The water can carry us to the other end of the pipes, hopefully above ground, thought Sam. It was a crazy idea, but it was their only chance. Sam grabbed ahold of the wheel and began turning.

如果水更强，它可以把我们推过管道！水可以把我们带到管道的另一端，希望是在地面上，萨姆想。 这是一个疯狂的想法，但这是他们唯一的机会。 萨姆抓住方向盘开始转动。