2. After It!

AFTER IT! 2 Sam couldn't believe what he had just seen. The ball was resting against that tree root, thought Sam. And then it just started rolling! On its own!

之后它!2萨姆简直不敢相信他刚才所看到的。 球靠在树根上，山姆想。 然后就开始滚动了！它自己！

Ms. Grinker was hurrying the rest of the class into the school. Beside her was Mr. Nekobi. The old man caught Sam's eye. He gave Sam a slight nod. Sam knew what that meant: Mr. Nekobi wanted Sam to go into the woods after the ball. "I'll get the ball," Lucy said. "I'm sure there's a reason it started to roll— maybe there's a little hill we can't see!" "There's a reason, all right!" Antonio exclaimed. "Orson Eerie is the reason!"

格林克女士正赶着全班同学进学校。 在她旁边的是Nekobi先生。 老人引起了萨姆的注意。 他向萨姆轻轻点了点头。山姆知道那是什么意思：内科比先生想让山姆在舞会结束后到树林里去。 “我去拿球。”露茜说。 “我敢肯定它开始滚动是有原因的——也许有一座我们看不见的小山！”“这是有原因的，好吧！”安东尼奥喊道。 “奥森·怪诞就是原因！”

Sam and his friends had learned that a mad scientist named Orson Eerie built Eerie Elementary more than a hundred years ago. But Orson Eerie found a way to live forever— he became the school. Orson Eerie was Eerie Elementary. "Come on, guys," Antonio said. "Forget about the ball." Lucy wanted to go into the woods. Antonio didn't. The final choice was Sam's. Time was ticking! Sam looked back. Mr. Nekobi was talking to Ms. Grinker. He was distracting her for them! Perfect...

山姆和他的朋友们了解到，一个名叫奥森·怪诞的疯狂科学家在一百多年前建立了怪诞小学。 但是奥森·怪诞找到了一条长生不老的路——他变成了学校。 奥森·怪诞是怪诞小学。 “来吧，伙计们，”安东尼奥说。 “别管球了。”露西想到树林里去。 安东尼奥没有。最后的选择是山姆的。 时间滴滴答答！萨姆回头看了看。 Nekobi先生当时正在和。 Grinker。他在为他们分散她的注意力！完美……

"Okay, guys," Sam said. "We're going after that ball." Lucy grinned. Antonio groaned. But together, the friends walked toward the fence. Pine trees towered over them. They climbed through the twisted fence. Cool air rushed over them. They left the sunlight behind and entered the darkness of the woods.

“好了，伙计们，”萨姆说。“我们要去追那个球。” 露西笑了。安东尼奥呻吟着。 但是，朋友们一起向栅栏走去。 松树耸立在他们的上方。 他们爬过扭曲的栅栏。 凉爽的空气掠过他们的头顶。 他们把阳光抛在身后，走进了黑暗的树林。

"But what if Orson Eerie made the ball move?" Antonio asked. "We're leaving school grounds," Sam said. "Orson Eerie has no power beyond this fence. We have nothing to worry about." But as soon as Sam finished his sentence, a thick fog came from deep within the woods. In moments, it seemed to swallow them. Sam couldn't see two feet from his face! He couldn't see his friends!

“但如果奥森·怪诞让球动起来呢？”安东尼奥问道。 “我们要离开学校了，”萨姆说。 奥森·怪诞在这栅栏之外没有权力。 我们没有什么可担心的。” 但山姆刚把话说完，森林深处就飘来了浓雾。 一会儿，它似乎把他们吞没了。 山姆看不到离他两英尺远的地方！他看不到他的朋友！

Sam heard Lucy's voice, but it sounded like she was miles away. He squinted. All he could see was thick, gray fog. All Sam could hear was swirling wind! "Guys, where are you?!" Sam cried out. "Antonio! Lucy!" Sam called again and again, but there was no response. His friends were gone!

山姆听到了露西的声音，但听起来像是在几英里外。 他眯起了双眼。他所能看到的只有厚厚的灰色雾。 山姆能听到的只有旋转的风！“伙计们，你们在哪儿？！”萨姆叫道。 “安东尼奥!露西!”山姆打了一遍又一遍，但没有回应。 他的朋友都不见了！