12. Play Ball!

PLAY BALL! 12 The strange dust storm grew bigger. More and more dirt whirled and spun in the air. A kickball was sucked into the storm. Teachers wiped at their eyes. Students spit out dirt. "This is crazy!" Sam cried from beneath the bleachers. "We need to do something!" Lucy shouted over the wind.

玩球!奇怪的沙尘暴越来越大。 越来越多的泥土在空中旋转。 一个踢球被卷进了暴风雨中。 老师们擦了擦眼睛。 学生吐土。“这太疯狂了！”萨姆在露天看台下面叫道。 “我们得做点什么！”露西在风中喊道。

Just then, Mr. Nekobi bounded onto the field. "Principal Winik! You must call off the game!" he shouted. "Yes!" Principal Winik yelled, as he shielded himself from the storm. "Teachers: Please lead your students inside!"

就在这时，内科比先生跳上了球场。 “校长Winik !你们必须取消比赛！”他喊道。 “是的!”温尼克校长喊道，一边躲着暴风雨。 “老师们：请带你们的学生进去！”

Dirt pounded the metal backstop like thundering rain. The swirling dirt made it difficult for the teachers to collect their students. From his hiding place, Sam watched kids rush around. He squinted as Mr. Nekobi led the parade of teachers and students off the field and into the school. "Phew," Lucy said. "It looks like everyone made it inside." WHAP! WHAP! WHAP! The wind beat across the field. The storm settled above the pitcher's mound. "HELP!" a voice shouted over the wind.

尘土像雷雨一样敲打着金属挡板。 旋转的泥土使老师很难把学生聚集起来。 从他的藏身之处，萨姆看到孩子们跑来跑去。 他眯着眼睛看着内科比带领着师生队伍离开球场，进入学校。 “呸。”露茜说。“看起来每个人都进了屋。” 重击!重击!重击!风吹过田野。 暴风雨停在投手丘上方。 “救命！”一个声音在风中喊道。

Sam saw that one student was still on the field: a kindergartner named Ollie. The dirt was whipping around and Ollie shielded his eyes. The boy couldn't see Sam and his friends. "Oh no!" Sam said. "Ollie was left behind!" Lucy rushed out from under the bleachers and sprinted onto the field. Antonio and Sam raced after her. But the instant the friends set foot on the field, the storm zigzagged toward them. "Ow!" Antonio cried. "Dirt is pelting my face!"

山姆看到一个学生还在操场上：一个叫奥利的幼儿园学生。 泥土四处乱飞，奥利遮住了眼睛。 男孩看不到萨姆和他的朋友们。 “哦,不!”山姆说。“奥利被落下了！”露西从露天看台下面冲了出来，冲到场地上。 安东尼奥和萨姆追着她跑。 但是，这对朋友一踏上球场，风暴就向他们袭来。 “噢!”安东尼奥哭了。“我脸上都是土！”

"It stings!" Lucy said. "We need to cover our faces!" Sam looked down at the sash. He paused, then quickly took it off and tore it into three pieces. "Here! Use these like bandannas!" Sam yelled, as he tied a piece of the sash over his nose and mouth.

“这刺!”露西说。“我们需要遮住脸！”萨姆低头看着肩带。 他停顿了一下，然后迅速把它取下来，撕成三片。 “在这里!把这些当成大手帕来用！”萨姆大叫着，一边把一条腰带绑在鼻子和嘴巴上。

The storm was so thick that they couldn't see. But the swirling dust calmed for a moment— and they saw Ollie was gone! "Where did Ollie go?" Antonio shouted. Sam looked all around. "He must've been scooped up by Orson's dust storm! We need to find him!" "It's not going to be easy!" Lucy said, as she pointed at the outfield. Thick clouds of dirt and dust were rolling in and settling over the field. Sam could no longer see the school.

暴风雨太大了，他们什么也看不见。 但旋涡般的尘土停了一会儿——他们看到奥利不见了！“奥利去哪儿了？”安东尼奥喊道。 山姆环顾四周。“他一定是被奥森的沙尘暴卷走了！”我们得找到他！”“这可不容易！”露西指着外场说。 厚厚的泥土和灰尘滚滚而来，在田野上堆积。 萨姆再也看不见学校了。