3. Swamp Thing

SWAMP THING 3 Sam couldn't see a thing through the fog. He had no idea where the soccer ball was. And even worse— he had no idea where his friends were! He cupped his hands around his mouth and yelled as loud as he could. "Lucy! Antonio! Where are you?!" Sam nearly tripped. The tree roots on the ground were uneven. It felt like they were trying to grab hold of him.

萨姆在雾中什么也看不见。 他不知道足球在哪里。 更糟糕的是，他不知道他的朋友们在哪里！他双手捧在嘴上，尽可能大声地大叫。 “露西!安东尼奥!你在哪儿？！”萨姆差点儿绊倒。 地上的树根参差不齐。 感觉他们想要抓住他。

"HELP! SAM!" Sam heard someone calling his name. It sounded like Lucy. He pushed his way through the fog and followed the sound of her voice. Lucy kept crying out, like she was in danger! At last, Sam stumbled out of the fog. He could see again. But he couldn't believe his eyes: There was a large swamp in front of him.

“救命!山姆!”萨姆听到有人叫他的名字。 听起来像是露西。他穿过浓雾，顺着她的声音往前走。 露西一直在哭，好像她有危险似的！最后，萨姆跌跌撞撞地走出了迷雾。 他又能看见东西了。但他简直不敢相信自己的眼睛：眼前是一片大沼泽。

Tree roots poked through the water. Dead branches floated on the surface. A swamp? How could there be a swamp this close to school? Sam thought. It's like I'm in a wild jungle from a movie! Sam had never seen a swamp before in real life— and he knew there wasn't supposed to be one in these woods. Sam and Lucy had studied the school grounds in library books and in Orson Eerie's school blueprints. There wasn't a swamp anywhere in the town of Eerie!

树根从水里伸出来。 枯枝漂浮在水面上。 沼泽?离学校这么近怎么会有沼泽？ 山姆想。我就像在电影里的野生丛林里！山姆在现实生活中从未见过沼泽——他知道这片树林里不应该有沼泽。 萨姆和露西在图书馆的书和奥森·怪诞的学校蓝图中研究过学校的场地。 怪诞镇的任何地方都没有沼泽！

"SAM! ANTONIO! HELP! HURRY!" Lucy shouted again. Sam spotted Lucy on the far side of the swamp. One of the floating branches had grabbed Lucy's backpack! Lucy was trying to wrestle free, but she couldn't. The branch was dragging her into the dark swamp! She quickly grabbed hold of a thick log bobbing on the water.

“山姆!安东尼奥!的帮助!快点!”露茜又喊了一声。 萨姆在沼泽的另一边发现了露西。 一根漂浮的树枝抓住了露西的背包！露西试图挣脱，但她做不到。 树枝把她拖进了黑暗的沼泽！她迅速抓住一根在水面上浮动的粗木头。

"Hang on!" Sam shouted. "I'm coming!" Sam's heart was pounding. I need to get across the swamp to help Lucy! he thought. But if I step into the muddy water, I'll be pulled under, too. Suddenly, Sam felt something cold brush against his shoulder. "AIIEEE!" he shrieked. Sam leapt back, thinking it was a snake. But it was just a long vine. Sam had an idea. He grabbed hold of the vine and gripped it tight. He eyed the monstrous swamp ahead of him. Sam gulped. He couldn't believe what he was about to do...

“等等!”萨姆喊道。“我来了!”山姆的心怦怦直跳。 我得穿过沼泽去救露西！他想。 但如果我踏进浑水，我也会被拖下去。 突然，萨姆感到有什么冷的东西擦过他的肩膀。 “呸！”他尖叫道。山姆跳了回去，以为是一条蛇。 但那只是一根长长的藤蔓。 萨姆有了一个主意。他紧紧抓住藤蔓。 他注视着前面那片巨大的沼泽。 山姆一饮而尽。他简直不敢相信自己将要做的事……