6. The Dark Basement

THE DARK BASEMENT 6 Sweat poured down Sam's forehead. He had never been so scared in his life. The lunch cart rolled toward him and Antonio. Then, just as it was about to hit them, the boys jumped out of the way. SLAM!

黑暗的地下室6汗水顺着山姆的额头淌了下来。 他一生中从未如此害怕过。 午餐车向他和安东尼奥驶来。 然后，就在它要打到他们的时候，男孩们跳开了。 大满贯!

The cart crashed so hard into the wall it shattered! Pieces of plastic showered Sam and Antonio. Antonio's jaw hung open. "Um, Sam... Maybe we should go back... to get help," he said. Sam shook his head. He knew that the school was trying to scare them into giving up. But he was not going to let that happen. Lucy was counting on them.

马车重重地撞在墙上，撞得粉碎！塑料碎片洒在山姆和安东尼奥身上。 安东尼奥的下巴张得大大的。“嗯,山姆…… 也许我们应该回去…… 去寻求帮助，”他说。山姆摇了摇头。 他知道学校是想吓唬他们放弃。 但他不会让这种事发生。 露茜正指望着他们呢。

Besides, he knew they must have fallen twenty feet from the vent before they landed in that pile of goo. He didn't know how they would ever get out of this basement. Sam turned to his friend. "Antonio, we are deep inside the school now! I bet even Mr. Nekobi never made it this far. This is our chance to learn the secret of Eerie Elementary. If we can figure out what keeps it alive, we can learn how to beat it!" Sam said. "But, Sam—"

此外，他知道他们一定是从离通风口二十英尺的地方掉下来的，然后才落到那堆黏糊糊的东西上。 他不知道他们怎么才能逃出这个地下室。 萨姆转向他的朋友。“安东尼奥，我们现在已经深入学校了！”我打赌连奈科比先生都没走到这一步。 这是我们了解诡异小学秘密的机会。 如果我们能弄清楚是什么让它活着，我们就能学会如何打败它！”山姆说。 “但是,山姆,“

"And we must rescue Lucy!" Sam continued. Antonio swallowed. "You're right." Sam and Antonio began tiptoeing across the basement. Their hearts were pounding. Antonio shone the light as they walked. Goo ran down the walls. It dripped from the ceiling. Torn-up jackets and shredded backpacks lay across the floor. Bent and twisted bicycles lay in heaps. Everything looked like it had been chewed up.

“我们必须救出露茜！”山姆继续。 安东尼奥吞下。“你说得对。” 山姆和安东尼奥开始踮着脚尖穿过地下室。 他们的心怦怦直跳。 他们走的时候，安东尼奥给他们照着灯。 Goo跑下了墙。它从天花板上滴下来。 撕碎的夹克和撕碎的背包散落在地板上。 弯弯曲曲的自行车堆成一堆。 所有的东西看起来都像是被咀嚼过的。

It was like they were inside a body. And Sam thought that if Eerie Elementary was a body, then this basement must be its stomach. Sam looked around and said, "It looks like the school has just been eating backpacks and bicycles and stuff. Mr. Nekobi really has done a good job of protecting the students." "You've done great, too!" Antonio said. "If you hadn't saved us at the class play last Friday, I'd be down here!"

就好像他们在一具尸体里。 山姆认为如果怪诞小学是一具尸体，那么这个地下室一定是它的胃。 山姆环顾四周，说：“看起来学校刚刚在吃背包和自行车之类的东西。 内科比先生在保护学生方面确实做得很好。” “你也做得很好！”安东尼奥说。 “如果不是你在上周五的班级演出上救了我们，我就在这里了！”

"Come on, let's finish this," said Sam. The friends tiptoed along. Then Antonio grabbed Sam's arm. "Look!" Antonio said, pointing. "What?" Sam asked. He followed Antonio's beam of light over toward a rusty metal desk. "It's him. It's Orson Eerie!" Antonio yelled.

“来吧，让我们完成这个，”萨姆说。 朋友们蹑手蹑脚地走着。 然后安东尼奥抓住山姆的胳膊。 “看!”安东尼奥指着说。 “什么?”山姆问。他跟着安东尼奥的光束走到一张生锈的金属桌子前。 “这是他。是奥森·怪诞！”安东尼奥喊道。