8. It's A Trap!

IT'S A TRAP! 8 Sam was clinging to the statue. Lucy looked up at him. "Orson Eerie? All the way out here in the jungle?" she asked. The thought of the creepy scientist made Antonio's legs feel wobbly. He stumbled and Lucy fell forward. Sam tumbled from her shoulders. A second later, they all collapsed on the ground in a heap.

这是个陷阱！萨姆紧紧抓住雕像不放。 露茜抬头看着他。“奥森怪异的? 一路跑到丛林里来？”她问。 一想到那个令人毛骨悚然的科学家，安东尼奥的腿就发抖。 他绊了一下，露茜向前倒了下去。 萨姆从她的肩膀上摔了下来。 一秒钟后，他们全都瘫倒在地上，堆成一堆。

Something caught Antonio's eye. He pulled at the vines covering the statue's base. There was writing on the stone. THIS STATUE MARKS THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY BY ORSON EERIE IN THE YEAR 1917 "Hmm," Lucy said. "I wonder..." "What?" Sam asked. Lucy unzipped her backpack and pulled out Orson Eerie's journal. Sam and Antonio had found the red leather book when they went into the depths of the school to rescue Lucy. She quickly flipped the pages. "Look at this map!" Lucy cried out. "I think Orson Eerie bought this land for the school! See the area marked SOCCER FIELD?"

有什么东西引起了安东尼奥的注意。 他拔掉了覆盖在雕像底座上的藤蔓。 石头上有字。 这座雕像标志着奥森·怪诞在1917年购买的房产。“嗯，”露西说。 “我不知道……”“什么?”山姆问。 露西拉开背包的拉链，拿出奥森·怪诞的日记。 当山姆和安东尼奥进入学校深处营救露西时，他们发现了那本红色的皮书。 她迅速翻动书页。 “看这张地图！”露茜叫道。 “我想奥森·怪诞为学校买了这块地！”看到标有‘足球场’的地方了吗？”

"But a soccer field was never built," said Antonio. "These trees were never knocked down! And the fence was never even moved!" Sam gulped. He had a horrifying thought. "Maybe anything that's tied to the school is alive! Maybe it's all under Orson Eerie's spell! His power... It could reach farther than we ever imagined!" Sam looked up at the stone face. It almost looked like it was grinning! Sam swallowed. "We really need to find a way back to school," Lucy said. "We've been away for too long."

“但是足球场从来没有建过，”安东尼奥说。 “这些树从来没有被砍伐过！”而且栅栏连动都没动过！”山姆一饮而尽。 他有一个可怕的想法。 “也许任何和学校有关的东西都是活的！”也许这都是奥森·怪诞的咒语！他的权力…… 它可以到达比我们想象的更远的地方！”萨姆抬头看着那张石头脸。 它看起来几乎像是在咧着嘴笑！山姆吞下。 “我们真的需要想办法回学校。”露茜说。 “我们离开太久了。”

Lucy's words made Sam's blood run cold. Sam felt the hall monitor sash in his hands. He looked at the soccer ball and then up at the towering statue. Suddenly, it all made sense. Terrifying sense. "We left the students unprotected!" Sam exclaimed. "While we've been stuck in this jungle, Eerie Elementary has been left without its protectors! Without us! Orson Eerie pulled that ball in here so we'd follow it!" Lucy couldn't believe it. "Do you mean we've been tricked?" "Yes!" Sam said. "This was all just a trap!" "And with us lost in this jungle," Antonio said, "the school is free to attack the students!"

露西的话使萨姆毛骨悚然。 萨姆摸了摸大厅监控器的腰带。 他看了看足球，又抬头看了看高耸的雕像。 突然间，一切都说得通了。 可怕的感觉。“我们没有保护学生！”萨姆喊道。 “当我们被困在这片丛林里的时候，怪诞小学却失去了它的保护者！”没有我们!奥森·怪诞把球拉到这里，让我们跟着它！”露西简直不敢相信。 “你是说我们上当了？”“是的!”山姆说。 “这只是一个陷阱！”“我们在丛林里迷路了，”安东尼奥说，“学校就可以随意攻击学生了！”