15. A Final Kick

A FINAL KICK 15 The monstrous jungle gym's wooden leg just missed the soccer ball! It slammed into the muddy ground. Sam stopped the ball with his foot. The jungle gym stomped toward Sam. SCHMACK! SQUASH! SMUSH!

可怕的攀爬架的木腿没打中足球！它砰地一声落在泥泞的地上。 萨姆用脚把球停住了。 攀登架向萨姆走去。 SCHMACK !南瓜!帕克!

The jungle gym's slide rolled out like a long red carpet. It snaked around, lashed out, and smacked the ground at Sam's feet. "Kick the ball, Sam!" Lucy shouted. "Hurry! I c-c-can't breathe!" Antonio called.

攀爬架的滑梯像长长的红地毯一样铺开。 它绕了一圈，猛冲出去，啪的一声落在山姆的脚下。 “踢球，山姆！”露西喊。 “快点!我——我——我不能呼吸了！”安东尼奥。

The wooden mouth above the slide was chomping open and closed. Wood splintered with every bite. Sam could tell that the school wanted to scoop him up with the tongue and swallow him whole. This is the moment! Sam thought. Sam pulled back his foot, eyed the soccer ball, and—

滑梯上方的木嘴在咬开又合上。 木头每咬一口都碎了。 萨姆看得出来，学校想用舌头把他捞起来，然后把他整个吞下去。 就是这一刻！山姆想。 萨姆把脚缩回来，眼睛盯着足球，然后——

The ball soared through the air! It whizzed above the tongue. An instant later, the ball disappeared. It had flown directly into the monstrous jungle gym's mouth! "DIRECT HIT!" Antonio cried out. "NICE SHOT!" Lucy screamed. Sam caught his breath. For one moment, everything was quiet.

球在空中飞了起来！它在舌头上方嗖嗖作响。 片刻之后，球消失了。 它直接飞进了巨大的攀爬架的嘴里！“直接命中!”安东尼奥叫道。 “好枪!”露西尖叫。 萨姆屏住了呼吸。一时间，一切都很安静。

Then the jungle gym stumbled from side to side. The two windows above the slide bulged like eyes. The legs shook. The wood cracked. A long moan escaped from its mouth. The giant tongue slide flopped around. The monster was choking! It lurched forward, toward Sam. Sam stepped back.

然后，攀登架摇摇晃晃地从一边到另一边。 滑梯上方的两扇窗户像眼睛一样凸出来。 双腿颤抖着。木头裂开了。 它嘴里发出一声长长的呻吟。 巨大的舌滑梯扑腾着。 怪物噎住了！它蹒跚地向前，朝着山姆走去。 萨姆后退了几步。

And then, all at once, the huge structure became lifeless. The tire around Antonio loosened. The climbing net dropped Lucy to the ground. The wood settled. Even the fog began to clear. "Not bad for someone who's terrible at soccer," Antonio joked. But before Sam could reply, there was a KLANG!

然后，突然间，这个巨大的建筑变得毫无生气。 安东尼奥身上的轮胎松了。 爬网把露西摔在地上。 木头沉了下来。连雾也开始散去了。 安东尼奥开玩笑说：“对于一个足球很糟糕的人来说，这还不错。” 但山姆还没来得及回答，就听到了KLANG！