1. Strange New Substitute

Eerie Elementary Sam BATTLES the Machine! By Jack Chabert Illustrated by Sam Ricks

可怕的小学山姆与机器战斗！作者：杰克·夏伯特山姆·瑞克斯

STRANGE NEW SUBSTITUTE 1 "Where's Ms. Grinker?" Sam Graves asked. It was Monday morning, and he was walking into his third grade classroom with his best friends, Antonio and Lucy. "Are you serious, Sam?" Antonio asked. "How could you forget? I've been looking forward to this!" "Looking forward to what?" Sam asked.

奇怪的新代课老师1“我的老师在哪儿？” Grinker ?”山姆·格雷夫斯问。 那是星期一的早晨，他和他最好的朋友安东尼奥和露西一起走进三年级的教室。 “你是认真的吗，萨姆？”安东尼奥问道。 “你怎么能忘记呢？”我一直在期待这一刻！”“期待什么？”山姆问。

"We have a substitute teacher all week!" Lucy exclaimed. "Ms. Grinker is on vacation, remember?" Sam had completely forgotten. As he took his seat, he felt the extreme happiness that only comes with a substitute teacher! Everyone knows a week with a substitute teacher is the best week. "I bet we won't have, like, any classwork!" Antonio said. Sam smiled. A week without schoolwork would be relaxing— and Sam and his friends were in serious need of a relaxing week...

“我们整个星期都有代课老师！”露西喊道。 “格林克女士在度假，记得吗？”山姆完全忘记了。 当他坐下来的时候，他感到了一种只有代课老师才会有的极大的快乐！每个人都知道有代课老师的一周是最好的一周。 “我打赌我们不会有任何课堂作业！”安东尼奥说。 山姆笑了。一个星期不用做作业会很放松——而山姆和他的朋友们正迫切需要一个放松的星期……

Mr. Nekobi, the man who took care of the school, had chosen Sam to be the school's hall monitor. He had told Sam the truth about Eerie Elementary: It was alive! It was a living, breathing thing! A monster! And this was a secret that Mr. Nekobi had only shared with Sam, Antonio, and Lucy. Nothing about school had been relaxing since Mr. Nekobi told them the truth. "Who do you think our sub will be?" Sam asked his friends. Lucy pointed. "It looks like we're about to find out."

管理这所学校的内科比先生选择山姆担任学校的大厅管理员。 他告诉山姆关于怪诞小学的真相：它是活的！它是一个活生生的东西！一个怪物!这是内科比先生只告诉过山姆、安东尼奥和露西的秘密。 自从Nekobi先生告诉他们真相后，学校的一切都没有放松过。 “你觉得我们的潜艇会是谁？”萨姆问他的朋友们。 露西指出。“看来我们马上就能找到答案了。”

The school principal, Mr. Winik, appeared in the doorway. Principal Winik was tall and sturdy. He wore thick black glasses. "Class," the principal said, "as you know, you have a substitute teacher this week. Please treat him with the same respect you would Ms. Grinker." Mr. Winik left, and the substitute teacher rushed into the room. The substitute moved in short, quick spurts. He was tall, but he was so bone-thin that he almost seemed see-through. Sam thought the man looked familiar, but he wasn't sure why.

学校校长温尼克先生出现在门口。 温尼克校长又高又壮。 他戴着一副厚厚的黑眼镜。 “同学们，”校长说，“你们知道，这周你们有一位代课老师。 请像对待奥巴马夫人一样尊重他。 Grinker。”温尼克先生走了，代课老师冲进了教室。 替补队员短促而快速地冲刺。 他个子很高，但瘦得骨瘦如柴，几乎像透视一样。 山姆觉得那个人看起来很眼熟，但他不知道为什么。

The substitute teacher hurried to the white— board, nearly tripping over a chair. Someone giggled. Then he began writing his name on the board. Lucy nudged Sam. "What's he wearing?" "He's dressed like my great-grandpa!" Antonio said, chuckling quietly. But an instant later, Lucy and Antonio stopped laughing. The teacher had finished writing and turned to face the classroom. Sam read the name on the board. It sent a cold chill down his spine. His hands began to tremble, and he felt light-headed. He was terrified. The new substitute teacher's name was: Mr. Eerie

代课老师匆匆走向白板，差点被椅子绊倒。 有人不禁咯咯笑了。然后他开始在黑板上写下自己的名字。 露西推了推萨姆。“他穿的是什么？”“他穿得像我的曾祖父！”安东尼奥轻声笑着说。 但过了一会儿，露茜和安东尼奥停止了笑。 老师写完了字，转身面对着教室。 萨姆读了黑板上的名字。 这使他脊背发凉。 他的双手开始颤抖，感到头晕。 他吓坏了。新来的代课老师叫：怪异先生