4. A Tight Spot

A TIGHT SPOT 4 Sam soon saw that the dark tunnel they were crawling through was actually an air vent. It carried cool air into the classrooms. Sam shivered partly from the cool air and partly from fear. As they crawled, the inside of the air vent became wetter. Slimy goo dripped down the sides. "It feels like we're crawling through someone's nose!" Antonio said.

萨姆很快发现他们正在爬过的那条黑暗的隧道实际上是一个通风口。 它把冷空气带进了教室。 山姆打了个寒颤，一部分是因为冷空气，一部分是因为害怕。 当他们爬的时候，通风口的内部变得更湿了。 黏糊糊的东西从两边滴下来。 “感觉就像我们在别人的鼻子里爬！”安东尼奥说。

Each time Sam placed his hand down, it made a slushy sound. "I just wish it wasn't so dark," Sam said. CLICK! A light shone in the tunnel. Sam craned his neck and saw Antonio holding a cell phone. Antonio grinned. "My mom makes me carry it." "Smart!" Sam said. They crawled forward through the muck. "So, why do you think the school took Lucy?" Antonio asked.

每次萨姆把手放下来，就会发出一种黏糊糊的声音。 “我只希望天不要这么黑，”萨姆说。 点击!隧道里亮着灯光。 山姆伸长脖子，看见安东尼奥拿着一部手机。 安东尼奥咧嘴一笑。“我妈妈让我拿着它。” “聪明!”山姆说。他们在淤泥中爬行前进。 “那么，你认为学校为什么要带走露西？”安东尼奥问道。

"Shhh!" Sam said, whispering. "We don't want the school to know we're coming." "I'll be very extra qui—" Antonio started, but then "AHH-CHOOO!" "Antonio!" Sam moaned. "I'm sorry! It's hard to breathe with your stinky sneakers in my face!"

“嘘!”山姆低声说。 “我们不想让学校知道我们要来。” “我会非常——”安东尼奥刚要开口，但接着“啊——啊！”“安东尼奥!”山姆呻吟。 “我很抱歉!你的臭球鞋挡在我脸上，我都喘不过气来了！”

SWOOSH! A wave of air whooshed through the vent, blowing back Sam's hair. But this air was warm. It felt like someone's hot breath! "The school must be trying to figure out where we are," Sam whispered. "So don't make

嗖的一声!一股气流从通风口呼啸而过，把山姆的头发吹了起来。 但这里的空气是温暖的。感觉就像某人的热气！“学校一定在想办法弄清楚我们在哪儿。”萨姆小声说。 “所以不要做

AHH-CHOOO! This time it was Sam who sneezed. "Sam!" Antonio said. "Sorry!" KLANG! Sam looked behind them. Lucy's locker door slammed shut! The school definitely knew where they were. And now they were trapped. No turning back.

AHH-CHOOO !这次是萨姆打了个喷嚏。 “山姆!”安东尼奥说。“对不起!”巴生!萨姆回头看了看。 露西的储物柜门砰地关上了！学校肯定知道他们在哪。 现在他们被困住了。 没有回头路。

All of the sudden, the vent began to shake. The metal buckled. It began to squeeze them! "We have to get out of here!" Sam said. The vent squeezed tighter, closing around them! It pressed against Sam's shoulders. It pressed against his legs. Sam and Antonio crawled forward as fast as they could. The vent squeezed them harder. "It's going to crush us!" Antonio screamed.

突然，通风口开始摇晃。 金属弯曲了。它开始挤压他们！“我们必须离开这里！”山姆说。 通风口越挤越紧，把他们团团围住了！它压在山姆的肩膀上。 它压在他的腿上。 山姆和安东尼奥尽可能快地向前爬。 通风口把他们挤得更紧了。 “它会把我们压垮的！”安东尼奥尖叫。