6. The Mystery of the Book

THE MYSTERY OF THE BOOK 6 Sam looked at the clock. It was 8:05 a.m. They had twenty minutes before hall monitor duty began. "Do you think the book will fly away again?" Antonio asked. "No," Sam said. "I think the chase drained the school's energy. At least for now."

书的奥秘萨姆看了看钟。 那是早上8:05。他们还有二十分钟就开始值班了。 “你认为这本书会再次飞走吗？”安东尼奥问道。 “不，”萨姆说。“我认为这场追逐耗尽了学校的精力。 至少现在是这样。”

Sam opened the book to the first page. The friends leaned closer to read the handwritten words inside: I donate this book to the school I designed. This was my favorite science book as a child. It inspired me for many years. Maybe someday it will inspire the students of Eerie Elementary Signed, Orson Eerie Sam's heart began to pound. "This book was given to the school by Orson Eerie!" he said. "This book belonged to Orson Eerie!"

萨姆把书翻到第一页。 朋友们凑得更近一些，读着里面的手写文字：我把这本书捐赠给我设计的学校。 这是我小时候最喜欢的科学书。 它激励了我很多年。 也许有一天它会激励怪诞小学的学生，奥森怪诞山姆的心开始怦怦直跳。 “这本书是奥森·怪诞送给学校的！”他说。 “这本书是奥森·怪诞的！”

KLANG! The friends jumped as the door banged open. Mr. Nekobi rushed in. "I heard strange noises," he said. "Mr. Nekobi!" Sam exclaimed. "You have to see this!" Sam pushed the ancient book across the table. Mr. Nekobi took a deep breath. "Strange Science Experiments to Dazzle and Amaze," he said, reading the title aloud. "I haven't seen this book in years..." "It used to belong to Orson Eerie!" Sam said. Mr. Nekobi sighed deeply. "I know. A student used it to find a project for the last science fair, seven years ago."

巴生!门砰地一声开了，朋友们都跳了起来。 Nekobi先生冲了进来。“我听到了奇怪的声音，”他说。 “Nekobi先生!”萨姆喊道。 “你一定要看看这个！”萨姆把那本古书推过桌子。 Nekobi先生深吸了一口气。 “让人眼花缭乱的奇怪科学实验，”他大声念着书名说。 “我好多年没见过这本书了……” “它以前是奥森·怪诞的！”山姆说。 内科比深深地叹了口气。“我知道。 七年前，一个学生用它为上一次科学博览会找到了一个项目。”

"We heard the last fair was a disaster. What happened?" Lucy asked. "Was Eerie Elementary trying to feed on the students?" "No," Mr. Nekobi said. "That's what was so strange. The school just began destroying things. It was a miracle no one was hurt. There was only one thing missing when the fair ended." "What?" Sam asked. Mr. Nekobi handed the book back to Sam. In a very serious tone he said, "This book." Just like that, Mr. Nekobi turned away. He began cleaning up the scattered books.

“我们听说上次的展会很糟糕。 发生了什么事?”露西问。 “怪诞小学想以学生为食吗？”“没有，”内科比说。 “这就是奇怪的地方。 学校开始破坏东西。 没人受伤真是个奇迹。 集市结束时，只少了一样东西。” “什么?”山姆问。Nekobi先生把书还给了Sam。 他用一种非常严肃的语气说：“这本书。” 就这样，内科比先生转过身去。 他开始收拾散落的书。

Sam ran his hand through his hair. He thought and thought, but he couldn't make sense of Orson Eerie's note. "So we know Orson donated this book," Sam said. "But why doesn't he want us to have it? What's in here that he doesn't want us to see?" "And why was there a weird earthquake yesterday?" Antonio added. "Was the earthquake a warning from Orson?" Lucy wondered. "A warning that the science fair shouldn't happen?" "Maybe," Sam replied. "But this doesn't feel like the other times we've battled Orson. This feels different." He looked down at the book. "There must be something in here... Something Orson Eerie doesn't want anyone to read. Ever. We just need to find out what it is."

萨姆用手捋了捋头发。 他想了又想，但还是搞不懂奥森·怪诞的笔记。 “所以我们知道奥森捐赠了这本书，”萨姆说。 “可是他为什么不想让我们拥有它呢？” 这里面有什么是他不想让我们看到的？”“为什么昨天发生了奇怪的地震？”安东尼奥补充道。 “地震是奥森发出的警告吗？”露西想知道。 “警告科学博览会不应该举行？”“也许吧，”萨姆回答。 “但这感觉不像我们以前和奥森对抗过。 这感觉不一样。”他低头看了看书。 “这里一定有什么东西…… 奥森·怪诞不想让任何人读到的东西。 永远。我们只需要找出它是什么。”