5. Get That Book!

GET THAT BOOK! 5 Sam and his friends chased after the flying book. The lights in the library flickered, then blinked off completely. The library was almost pitch-black now. Computer monitors glowed dimly in the corner. They gave off the only light in the room. The entire library had a spooky feel. It felt like something might jump out from the darkness.

把那本书拿来！5萨姆和他的朋友们追赶那本会飞的书。 图书馆里的灯忽明忽暗，然后又完全熄灭了。 图书室现在几乎一片漆黑。 角落里的电脑显示器闪烁着微光。 他们发出了房间里唯一的光。 整个图书馆有一种令人毛骨悚然的感觉。 感觉好像有什么东西会从黑暗中跳出来。

Sam, Antonio, and Lucy began to creep through the shadowy stacks. They were no longer sure if they were chasing the book, or if the book was chasing them. Sam crept around the corner and— WHOOSH! The book zoomed toward him! It opened and closed, like a dark crow flapping its wings. Sam leapt, reaching for the book like he was trying to catch a line drive in Little League.

萨姆、安东尼奥和露西开始在阴暗的书堆里爬来爬去。 他们不再确定是自己在追书，还是书在追他们。 萨姆蹑手蹑脚地拐过拐角，然后——呼！那本书嗖地向他飞来！它一开一合，像一只黑色的乌鸦扇动着翅膀。 萨姆跳了起来，伸手去拿书，就像他在少年棒球联盟中试图抓住一个界外球一样。

But the book soared higher, then zoomed left. Sam saw the open library door. "It's headed for the door! Don't let it escape!" he shouted. "I'll handle it!" Lucy said. Lucy sprinted across the library. She threw her body against the door, slamming it shut. An instant later, the book banged into the door. It fluttered a moment, then swooped left. It disappeared into the darkness. "Orson Eerie must really not want us to read that book," Sam whispered. "With the door shut, it's trapped in here," Antonio said. "Right?"

但这本书飞得更高了，然后又向左倾斜。 萨姆看见图书馆的门开着。 “它朝门口跑去了！”别让它跑了！”他喊道。 “我来处理！”露西说。 露西飞快地跑过图书馆。 她用身体撞在门上，砰地一声把门关上。 不一会儿，书砰地一声摔在门上。 它抖动了一会儿，然后向左转。 它消失在黑暗中。 “奥森·怪诞一定是真的不想让我们读那本书。”山姆低声说。 “门关着，它被困在这里，”安东尼奥说。 “对吧?”

"Is there any other way for it to escape?" Lucy asked. At once, they cried, "The broken vent!" Sam and his friends darted through the stacks. Books leapt from the shelves! One slammed into Sam's stomach, knocking him to the side. Another clonked Antonio in the shoulder. Lucy ducked just before an encyclopedia took her head off.

“还有别的办法让它逃走吗？”露西问。 他们立刻叫道：“通风口坏了！”萨姆和他的朋友们在书堆里飞快地跑着。 书从书架上跳了下来！其中一颗击中了萨姆的肚子，把他撞倒在地。 另一个击中了安东尼奥的肩膀。 露西在一本百科全书把她的头砍下来之前躲了起来。

As Sam raced toward the vent, one book hung in the air. It was a massive dictionary. Sam tried to slide beneath it, but— KA-POOF! The dictionary exploded! Scraps and strips of white paper filled the air like a winter blizzard. Sam couldn't see a thing, but he raced forward anyway. He pushed through the paper-filled air. Sam kept his eyes shut. I don't want to get a paper-cut on my eyeball! he thought.

山姆跑向通风口时，一本书悬在空中。 那是一本很大的字典。 萨姆想从它下面溜过去，但是——噗！字典爆炸了！像冬天的暴风雪一样，空气中充满了碎纸条和白纸条。 萨姆什么也看不见，但他还是向前冲去。 他推开满是纸张的空气。 萨姆一直闭着眼睛。我可不想被纸划破眼球！他想。

Even though Sam couldn't see, he sensed that he was close to the book. It was within reach. He dove, with his arms out and his hands open! He felt something touch his palms. He shut his fingers tightly and fell to the floor with a heavy OOMPH. "Nice grab!" Antonio said. Sam opened his eyes. He was clenching the book in his hands. Instantly, the lights flickered back on. With a loud BANG, SLAM, and POW all the other books crashed to the floor. Everything was silent. "Now," Sam said, "let's have a look at this book..."

尽管萨姆看不见，但他感觉到他离书很近。 它触手可及。他扑了下去，伸开双臂，张开双手！他感到有什么东西碰了他的手掌。 他紧紧地合上手指，扑通一声重重地倒在地板上。 “好抓住!”安东尼奥说。 山姆睁开眼睛。他把书紧紧攥在手里。 瞬间，灯光又闪了起来。 随着砰、砰、砰的一声巨响，所有的书都掉到了地上。 一切都很安静。“现在，”萨姆说，“让我们看看这本书……”