8. Lucy!

LUCY! 8 Sam and Antonio charged toward the Heating and Cooling Room. Sam ripped the door open, then quickly shut it behind them. CRASH! A hundred mad chewed-up things slammed into the closed door.

露西!萨姆和安东尼奥向冷暖室冲去。 萨姆把门撕开，然后在他们身后迅速把门关上。 崩溃!一百个嚼烂了的东西撞在关着的门上。

Sam caught his breath and looked around the room. One wall was covered with a maze of rusty old pipes. The pipes were alive! They moved like an army of snakes. As they twisted, they scraped together, making a screeching noise. "Lucy!" Sam yelled, pointing. His friend was suspended in midair, hanging upside down. One of the pipes was wrapped around her ankle.

萨姆屏住呼吸，环顾了一下房间。 一面墙上布满了锈迹斑斑的旧管子。 管道是活的！他们像一群蛇一样移动。 它们扭动着，摩擦在一起，发出刺耳的声音。 “露西!”萨姆指着我喊道。 他的朋友倒挂在半空中。 其中一根管子缠在她的脚踝上。

"Guys! You found me! Please get me down from here!" Lucy shrieked. Lucy calling for help made the school angrier. The pipe around Lucy's ankle began flinging her through the air. "That pipe is throwing Lucy around like a doll!" said Antonio. "Hang on, Lucy!" Sam yelled.

“男人!你找到我了！请把我从这儿弄下来！”露西尖叫起来。 露西的呼救使学校更加生气。 露西脚踝上的管子开始把她抛向空中。 “那根管子把露茜像洋娃娃一样甩来甩去！”安东尼奥说。 “坚持住，露茜！”萨姆喊道。

Sam and Antonio began climbing the giant wall of pipes. Unlike the basement, this room was not covered in goo. The metal pipes were dry, and the boys were able to grip them. Sam could feel water rushing through the pipes. These pipes must pump water throughout the school, thought Sam. Antonio leapt off one pipe and grabbed the pipe around Lucy's right ankle. He tugged, trying to pull her free. "I'm coming!" said Sam. "The pipe is wrapped so tight!" Antonio yelled, as he tugged.

萨姆和安东尼奥开始爬上巨大的管道墙。 不像地下室，这个房间没有被粘住。 金属管是干的，男孩们能够抓住它们。 萨姆能感觉到水从水管里冲了出来。 这些管子必须把水泵到整个学校，萨姆想。 安东尼奥从一根烟斗上跳下来，一把抓住露西右脚踝上的烟斗。 他使劲拉着，想把她拉出来。 “我来了！”萨姆说。“管子包得太紧了！”安东尼奥一边使劲拉，一边叫道。

"HELP!" Lucy cried. Antonio pulled harder, but then KLANK! The pipe jumped in his hand, throwing him to the ground. "Argh!" Antonio said, getting to his feet. "It's no use!" Sam jumped down. There has to be a way to make that pipe let go of her, he thought. He looked around the room. The school's water heater stood in the corner. Sam's dad was a plumber, so Sam knew all about this stuff. This water heater warmed the water. Then it pumped the warm water throughout the school. A wheel on the front controlled how fast the water moved through the pipes. If I turn that wheel, I can slow down the water! Maybe that will weaken the pipes and make them let go of Lucy, Sam thought.

“救命!”露西哭了。安东尼奥拉得更用力了，但就在这时！烟斗在他手里跳了起来，把他摔在地上。 “啊!”安东尼奥说着站了起来。 “没用的！”萨姆跳了下来。 一定有办法让那根管子从她身上松手，他想。 他环顾了一下房间。 学校的热水器放在角落里。 山姆的爸爸是个水管工，所以山姆对这些都很了解。 这个热水器把水加热了。 然后它把热水泵到整个学校。 前面的一个轮子控制着水通过管道的速度。 如果我转动那个轮子，我就能让水慢下来！山姆想，也许这样会削弱管道的力量，让它们放开露西。

Sam grabbed the wheel. It was rusty and stiff. Finally, it started turning. But it wasn't helping. Lucy was flung around faster! "What are you doing, Sam?!" yelled Antonio. "STOP! You're making it worse!" Lucy screamed. She was being whipped through the air at lightning speed. Faster and faster! Sam had to free his friend before it was too late!

萨姆抓住方向盘。它又锈又硬。 终于，它开始转动了。 但这并没有帮助。露茜被甩得更快了！“你在干什么，萨姆？！”安东尼奥喊道。 “停!你把事情弄得更糟了！”露西尖叫。 她正以闪电般的速度被甩向空中。 越来越快！山姆必须在一切都太迟之前救出他的朋友！