2. Winter Worries

WINTER WORRIES 2 It was chaos in the classroom. Some students kept trying to close the windows. Others ducked under their desks. Snow and ice-cold rain blew inside. All anyone could see was white, white, white. It was like the school was now at the very center of a terrible blizzard.

冬天的烦恼2教室里一片混乱。 一些学生一直试图关上窗户。 其他人则躲在桌子底下。 雪和冰冷的雨吹进屋里。 所有人都能看到白色，白色，白色。 就好像学校现在正处于一场可怕的暴风雪的中心。

Noises came from the radiator in the corner. The radiator rattled and shook. BONK! CLANK! CLANK! Eerie Elementary was built a long time ago. The only heat in the building came from rusty metal radiators like this one. Suddenly, there was a long, loud HISSSSSSSS. The radiator shut off completely. Sam realized things had just gone from bad to worse. It felt like the temperature had dropped about twenty degrees in seconds!

角落里的散热器发出声响。 散热器格格作响，摇晃着。 砰！叮当作响!叮当作响!怪诞小学是很久以前建的。 大楼里唯一的热量来自像这样生锈的金属散热器。 突然，传来一声长长的、响亮的嘶嘶声。 散热器完全关闭了。 山姆意识到事情变得越来越糟了。 感觉温度在几秒钟内下降了大约20度！

Antonio eyed the thermometer on the wall. He recently did a science project on temperature, so he knew 32 degrees was when water turned to ice. "Guys," Antonio said. "If the heat doesn't come back on soon, we'll all freeze!" Sam's eyes darted to Antonio's phone. "What else does Orson's note say?" he asked. "The school became angry after you read it aloud, so it must be important." The friends hurried to read more. Sam saw the words, "A strong freeze is needed for my plan to work." Just then, the loudspeaker squealed. The principal's voice came on. "Students, school has been cancelled—" "Snow day!" some students cheered. "Silence!" Ms. Grinker barked.

安东尼奥盯着墙上的温度计。 他最近做了一个关于温度的科学项目，所以他知道32度是水变成冰的时候。 “伙计们，”安东尼奥说。“如果不尽快恢复供暖，我们都会冻死的！”山姆的目光投向安东尼奥的手机。 “奥森的纸条上还说了什么？”他问。 “你大声朗读后，学校很生气，所以这封信一定很重要。” 朋友们赶紧继续读下去。 山姆看到上面写着：“我的计划需要一个强烈的冻结。” 就在这时，扩音器发出了刺耳的声音。 校长的声音响起来了。 “同学们，学校停课了——”“下雪了！”一些学生欢呼起来。 “安静!”格林克吼道。

The principal's voice continued: "Parents have been called. Please go to your lockers and get your belongings. All classes report to the gym. Wait there until your parents arrive." The students followed Ms. Grinker out into the hall. Sam, Antonio, and Lucy were the last to leave. Just before they stepped into the hall— SLAM! CRASH! BAM!

校长的声音继续说道：“家长们被叫来了。 请到您的储物柜取行李。 所有班级都到体育馆报到。 在那儿等着你父母来。” 学生们跟着格林克女士来到大厅。 山姆、安东尼奥和露西是最后离开的。 就在他们走进大厅之前——砰！崩溃!砰!

The windows suddenly slammed shut. Sam gasped. He saw ice forming around the edges. The windows were being sealed shut! It's like the school is locking all of us inside, Sam thought. "We need to check the front entrance!" Lucy exclaimed. Sam and his friends raced into the hallway. They ran to the large doors that led outside.

窗户突然砰地关上了。 山姆气喘吁吁地说。他看到冰在边缘形成。 窗户被封上了！就好像学校把我们都锁在里面了，山姆想。 “我们得检查一下前门！”露西喊道。 山姆和他的朋友们跑进走廊。 他们跑向通向外面的大门。

Sam pressed his face to the window. He saw huge piles of snow forming against the door. Even worse, Sam saw ice forming on the door hinges. "Oh no," Sam said. He pushed on the door. But it wouldn't budge. "Let's all try at once!" Antonio said. The three friends threw their shoulders into the door. It still wouldn't open! "We're trapped." Sam sighed. "Trapped inside ice-cold Eerie Elementary."

萨姆把脸贴在窗户上。 他看见门上堆积了一大堆雪。 更糟糕的是，山姆看到门铰链上结了冰。 “哦，不，”萨姆说。他推开了门。 但它不会动。“让我们一起试试！”安东尼奥说。 三个朋友用肩膀撞门。 门还是打不开！“我们被困。” 山姆叹了口气。“被困在冰冷的怪诞小学里。”