16. Not Over Yet

NOT OVER YET... 16 Sam, Antonio, and Lucy watched the construction crew march across the soccer field. The foreman led the way. Mr. Nekobi and Principal Winik hurried behind him. Lucy gulped. "How do we explain the truck?" she asked. It was a jumble of bent metal. Clouds of smoke poured from the engine.

还没结束……萨姆、安东尼奥和露西看着建筑工人列队穿过足球场。 工头带路。内科比先生和温尼克校长急忙跟在他后面。 露西一饮而尽。“我们怎么解释那辆卡车呢？”她问。 那是一堆弯曲的金属。 滚滚浓烟从发动机里冒出来。

"We can't explain it," Antonio said. "I vote we run behind the building! Then we'll come walking around. We'll whistle, too. Whistling always makes you look innocent!" But Sam knew it was too late for that. The foreman looked furious. "My truck! My wrecking ball!" he exclaimed. He glared at Sam, Antonio, and Lucy. "I know you had something to do with this! Admit it!" Antonio smiled and said, "Sir, do you really think we could have done this?"

“我们无法解释，”安东尼奥说。 “我建议我们跑到大楼后面去！”然后我们四处走走。 我们也会吹口哨。吹口哨总是让你看起来很无辜！”但山姆知道已经太迟了。 工头看起来很生气。 “我的车!我的破球！” 他怒视着山姆、安东尼奥和露西。 “我知道这事跟你有关！”承认吧!”安东尼奥笑着说：“先生，你真的认为我们能做到吗？”

"We don't know how to use a wrecking ball," Lucy said. "Yeah! We're just a bunch of third-grade hall monitors," Sam said. "Maybe it was a malfunction," Mr. Nekobi said. "Perhaps your workers didn't properly shut it down yesterday." The foreman glared at Mr. Nekobie. Principal Winik stepped between them. "Regardless," he said. "We're just lucky no one was hurt." The foreman was so angry he was almost shaking. "I'll have another truck here this afternoon," he said. "The wrecking ball will swing!"

“我们不知道怎么用破碎机，”露西说。 “是啊!我们只是一群三年级的大厅管理员，”萨姆说。 “也许是故障，”内科比说。 “也许你的工人昨天没有把它关好。” 工头怒视着内科比先生。 温尼克校长走到他们中间。 “不管怎样，”他说。“我们很幸运，没有人受伤。” 工头气得几乎发抖。 “今天下午我会派另一辆卡车过来，”他说。 “破坏球要摇摆了！”

Oh no! Sam thought. We only stopped part of Orson Eerie's plan— we didn't totally defeat him! "And I see the class pet has been found, so there's no reason to delay," Principal Winik said, glancing at Squeakers. "This school will be torn down today." Suddenly, a voice called out, "No, it won't!" Sam spun around.

噢,不!山姆想。我们只阻止了奥森·怪诞计划的一部分——我们并没有完全打败他！“我看到班级宠物已经找到了，所以没有理由拖延了，”温尼克校长瞥了一眼Squeakers说。 “这所学校今天就要被拆了。” 突然，一个声音喊道：“不，不会的！”萨姆转过身来。

It was Jasper Eerie. He was standing outside the school gate. Jasper was waving a piece of paper. Lucy sprinted across the lawn and grabbed it. Her eyes skimmed it over. A moment later, she came hurrying back. She waved the document.

是贾斯帕·怪诞。他站在学校大门外。 贾斯帕挥舞着一张纸。 露西冲过草坪，一把抓住了它。 她扫视了一下。过了一会儿，她匆匆地回来了。 她挥动着文件。

"This is from the town hall!" Lucy said, smiling. "It says that Eerie Elementary is a historical landmark. If you demolish it, you'll be breaking the law. This building can never be torn down!" Principal Winik read the paper. He sighed. "It's true. This means the building must be repaired. Brick by brick." Suddenly, the school doors blew open. A great wailing sound— like a scream— came from deep inside Eerie Elementary.

“这是从市政厅寄来的！”露茜笑着说。 “上面说怪诞小学是一个历史地标。 如果你拆毁它，你就是违法的。 这座建筑永远不会被拆除！”温尼克校长读了报纸。 他叹了口气。“这是真的。这意味着这座建筑必须修理。 一砖一瓦。”突然，学校的门被风吹开了。 一声巨大的哀号声——像是尖叫——从怪诞小学的深处传来。