9. Hurry!

HURRY! 9 "We need to get back to school NOW!" Sam cried. He was just able to spot the school through the fog. The top of the building peeked above the trees. "That way!" Lucy said. They raced through the woods. The trees seemed to howl. The branches rattled and the leaves shook.

快点!“我们现在就得回学校去！”萨姆喊道。 他勉强透过雾看到了学校。 那座建筑物的顶部从树林中隐约可见。 “这样!”露西说。他们跑过树林。 树木似乎在嚎叫。树枝嘎嘎作响，树叶摇晃。

Sam's heart pounded. His legs hurt. He had never run so hard in his life. "We're getting close! I can see the fence!" Antonio said. They scampered up a small hill. At last, they crawled through the fence and burst out of the thick jungle.

山姆的心怦怦直跳。他的腿疼。 他一生中从未如此拼命地跑过。 “我们快到了！”我能看见栅栏！”安东尼奥说。 他们蹦蹦跳跳地爬上一座小山。 最后，他们爬过篱笆，冲出了茂密的丛林。

They now found themselves back on the playground, standing next to the swing set. Up ahead were the slides, then the monkey bars. And just beyond that, the school. Fog surrounded it. Sam caught his breath. He thought, This afternoon was crazy scary, but now we're safe—

现在他们发现自己又回到了操场上，站在秋千旁边。 前面是滑梯，然后是单杠。 除此之外，还有学校。 雾包围着它。萨姆屏住了呼吸。 他想，今天下午真是太可怕了，但现在我们安全了

WHOOSH!!! VA-SHOOM!!! ZIP!! The bright-green playground grass was suddenly sprouting up all around them. It was growing out of control. Sam, Lucy, and Antonio stumbled. "What's happening?!" Lucy screamed. Huge blades of grass shot up. One whizzed past Sam's head. Each blade was ten feet high!

嗖! !VA-SHOOM ! !邮政! !操场上鲜绿的草突然在他们周围长出了芽儿。 它已经失去了控制。 萨姆、露茜和安东尼奥跌跌撞撞地走着。 “发生什么事情了? !”露西尖叫。 巨大的草叶拔地而起。 一个从萨姆的头上呼啸而过。 每片叶片都有十英尺高！

The friends huddled together. Then, all of a sudden, everything stopped. Grass had grown up around them. Ahead of them was a long, winding path through the greenery. Sam's eyes were as wide as silver-dollar pancakes. "Um," he said, "did our playground just turn into a hedge maze?" They looked around. Sam was right. They were standing in the middle of a winding labyrinth with walls of grass and trees.

朋友们挤在一起。 然后，突然之间，一切都停止了。 他们周围长出了草。 在他们前面，是一条长长的蜿蜒小路，穿过绿树。 萨姆的眼睛睁得像银元煎饼一样大。 “嗯，”他说，“我们的操场是不是变成了一个树篱迷宫？”他们环顾四周。 山姆是对的。他们正站在一个由草和树围成的迷宫中间。

"We'll never get out of here!" Lucy said. "We have to find a way out," Sam said. Antonio grinned and reached into his pocket. "Have no fear! I've got my lucky peanut butter and jelly sandwich! I'll leave a trail of breadcrumbs!" he said. "That way, even if we get totally lost, we can at least get back to where we started." Sam smiled. "Good thinking! Now, come on through the hedge maze we go!"

“我们永远也出不去了！”露西说。 “我们必须找到一条出路，”萨姆说。 安东尼奥咧嘴一笑，把手伸进口袋。 “别怕！”我有幸运花生酱和果冻三明治！我要留下一串面包屑！”他说。 “这样，即使我们完全迷路了，我们至少可以回到我们开始的地方。” 山姆笑了。“好主意!现在，我们穿过树篱迷宫走吧！”