13. Dugout Dinner

DUGOUT DINNER 13 The gigantic, monstrous kickball slowly rolled to a stop. It towered over Sam and his friends. They took a step back. "The— the ball!" Antonio stammered. "It's— its— it's a giant head with a face!" A chill ran down Sam's spine. "It's the face of Orson Eerie!"

那只巨大的、可怕的踢球慢慢地滚动着停了下来。 它比萨姆和他的朋友们高得多。 他们向后退了一步。“那个——那个球！”安东尼奥结结巴巴地说。 “那是——那是——那是一个长着脸的大脑袋！”一股寒意顺着萨姆的脊背流下来。 “这是奥森·怪诞的脸！”

"Help!" a voice called from the dust cloud. It was Ollie! He was caught in the spinning winds. "We have to save him!" Lucy shouted. "How?" Antonio asked. Sam knew the answer. "We need to defeat Orson Eerie!" KRUNCH! KRUNCH! The monstrous ball began rolling forward again. "Run!" Sam cried. The ground shook as the enormous ball picked up speed and chased after them. "We might be safe in the dugout!" Lucy shouted, and ran that way. Sam and Antonio raced after her.

“救命！”一个声音从尘埃云中传来。 是奥利！他被旋转的风困住了。 “我们必须救他！”露西喊。 “如何?”安东尼奥问道。萨姆知道答案。 “我们要打败奥森·怪诞！”KRUNCH !KRUNCH !这个巨大的球又开始向前滚动。 “快跑!”萨姆喊道。当巨大的球加速追赶他们时，地面震动了。 “我们在防空洞里可能是安全的！”露茜喊道，朝那边跑去。 萨姆和安东尼奥追着她跑。

Sam nearly tripped on something. Looking back, he saw the air pump he had left behind the previous morning. The ball rolled over the pump and it was gone. The pump! Sam thought. The ball ate it! Sam could feel the ball nipping at his heels. Any second, Orson Eerie would swallow him and his friends. Lucy slid into the dugout. Sam and Antonio jumped in after her. KRASH! The ball slammed into the dugout's roof. The space between the roof and the dugout wall was too narrow for the ball to pass through.

萨姆差点被什么东西绊倒。 回头一看，他看到了前一天早上留下的气泵。 球滚过水泵，不见了。 泵!山姆想。球把它吃了！山姆能感觉到球在他的脚跟处掠过。 奥森·怪诞随时都可能把他和他的朋友们吞下去。 露西溜进了教练席。 萨姆和安东尼奥也跟着跳了进去。 KRASH !球猛地撞到教练席的屋顶上。 屋顶和教练席墙之间的空间太窄，球无法通过。

The monstrous kickball was just inches from their faces. They felt Orson Eerie's hot breath. The monster was huge and horrible. It chomped and gnawed at the wooden roof. Sam peered into the darkness of its mouth. He saw the air pump— it was broken in two. "Orson ate the air pump— and chomped it in two!" Sam cried. "It looks like we're next!"

巨大的足球离他们的脸只有几英寸远。 他们感觉到奥森·怪诞的热气。 怪物又大又可怕。 它又咬又咬木头屋顶。 山姆凝视着它那黑暗的嘴巴。 他看到了气泵——它断成两截了。 “奥森吃了气泵——把它咬成两半！”萨姆喊道。 “看来下一个就是我们了！”