13. No Time To Waste

No TIME TO WASTE 13 Sam woke up. His pajamas were soaked in sweat. His heart was pounding. "It was just a scary nightmare...," Sam told himself. But Sam knew the nightmare could come true— if he and his friends didn't stop the demolition of Eerie Elementary.

没时间浪费了萨姆醒了。 他的睡衣被汗水浸透了。 他的心怦怦直跳。“这只是一个可怕的噩梦……萨姆对自己说。 但山姆知道，如果他和他的朋友们不阻止怪异小学的拆除，噩梦可能会成真。

Sam couldn't go back to sleep. All he could picture was that terrifying face and the swinging wrecking ball. Just then, he realized something awful... The wrecking ball is on school grounds. Orson Eerie can demolish the school himself! He doesn't need to wait for the construction workers to do it! In a flash, Sam was up and dressed. He hurried downstairs and scribbled a quick note to his parents. Mom & Dad, I left for school early this morning. I have to help Mr. Nekobi with some hall monitor stuff. Love, Sam Sam ran to Lucy's house. He tossed a pebble at Lucy's window. The window lifted.

萨姆再也睡不着了。 他能想到的只有那张可怕的脸和摇摆不定的破球。 就在这时，他意识到一件可怕的事情…… 破坏球在学校操场上。 奥森·怪诞可以自己摧毁学校！他不需要等待建筑工人来做！一瞬间，萨姆起床穿好衣服。 他匆匆下楼，匆匆地给父母写了一张便条。 爸爸妈妈，我今天一大早就去学校了。 我得帮奈科比先生处理一些大厅监控的事。 亲爱的，萨姆萨姆跑到露西的家。 他朝露西的窗户扔了一块鹅卵石。 窗户打开了。

Lucy rubbed her eyes. "Sam?" she said. She was fighting off a yawn. "What are you doing here? It's still dark out." "I had a nightmare!" Sam said. "Now I think Orson is going to use the wrecking ball to destroy the school all by himself!" Moments later, Lucy came out of her front door. Antonio's house was next. Lucy tapped his window with a branch. Antonio's window rattled open. He could tell something important was happening. "Coming!" he said. He slipped Squeakers into his front pocket as he ran outside.

露西揉了揉眼睛。“萨姆？”她说。 她强忍着不打呵欠。 “你在这儿干什么？”外面还黑着呢。” “我做了个噩梦！”山姆说。 “现在我觉得奥森要用那个破球一个人把学校给毁了！”过了一会儿，露西从前门走了出来。 安东尼奥的房子是下一个。露西用一根树枝轻敲他的窗户。 安东尼奥的窗户嘎嘎地开了。 他能感觉到有重要的事情正在发生。 “来了！”他说。他跑出去的时候，把吱吱嘎嘎塞进前面的口袋里。

"You're bringing Squeakers?" Lucy asked. "I can't leave her," Antonio replied as he petted Squeakers. "I bonded with this cutie! She's the best. Aren't you, my little buddy?" "Oh, Lucy!" Sam said. "I forgot to ask. Did you have any luck at the town hall?" "Not really," Lucy said with a sigh. "I did bump into Jasper, though. I told him everything that happened yesterday. He said he'd keep searching for information." "Okay, well... No time to waste!" Sam said. "Come on! I'm afraid the demolition is already starting!"

“你要带吱吱来？”露西问。 “我不能离开她，”安东尼奥一边抚摸着吱吱，一边回答。 “我和这个小可爱很有感情！”她是最棒的。 你不是吗，我的小伙伴？”“哦,露西!”山姆说。 我忘了问。你在市政厅有什么收获吗？”“不见得。”露茜叹了口气说。 “不过我确实碰到了贾斯帕。 我把昨天发生的一切都告诉了他。 他说他会继续寻找信息。” “好吧,好吧…不能浪费时间了！”山姆说。 “来吧!恐怕拆迁已经开始了！”

The friends began running. It was almost dawn when they arrived at Eerie Elementary. A blue-gray fog hung over the school. It was a cold winter morning, and it felt even colder near the school. An icy chill ran down Sam's spine. They hurried past the trailers, across the soccer field, and over to the playground. Eerie Elementary loomed over everything. It made Sam think of an abandoned castle. Everything was still. Then—

朋友们开始跑起来。 他们到达怪诞小学时，天已经快亮了。 蓝灰色的雾笼罩着学校。 这是一个寒冷的冬天的早晨，学校附近感觉更冷。 一股冰冷的寒意顺着萨姆的脊背流下来。 他们匆匆走过拖车，穿过足球场，来到操场。 怪诞小学笼罩着一切。 这让山姆想起了一座废弃的城堡。 一切都是静止的。然后,

GRRRR-OOOM! The sound of an engine cut through the early morning quiet. Sam's nightmare was coming to life. Bright headlights flooded the school. The truck rumbled. The crane began to move. The wrecking ball started swinging. But there was no one inside the truck!

GRRRR-OOOM !发动机的声音打破了清晨的寂静。 萨姆的噩梦变成了现实。 明亮的车灯照亮了学校。 卡车隆隆作响。起重机开始移动。 破球开始摇摆。 但是卡车里一个人也没有！