15. Bubble Gum Clean-up Crew

BUBBLE GUM CLEAN-UP CREW 15 Antonio raced across the field. "I've got him!" he shouted as he caught Ollie in his outstretched arms. "Nice catch, Antonio!" Lucy said. "Just like chasing pop-ups in the outfield!" he replied, setting Ollie on his feet. Sam eyed the kickball. It was back to normal size— but it was torn and deflated. Bits of chewed-up bats lay on the ground beside it.

安东尼奥跑过场地。 “我抓住他了！”他一边喊一边张开双臂抱住奥利。 “接得好，安东尼奥！”露西说。 “就像在外场追逐弹出窗口一样！”他回答道，把奥利扶起来。 萨姆盯着踢球。它回到了正常的大小，但它被撕裂和泄气。 旁边的地上躺着被咬碎的蝙蝠碎片。

"Are you okay?" Antonio asked Ollie. "Yes," the kindergartner said, nodding. "What happened? Where did all that dust come from? I couldn't see anything." Sam and his friends weren't sure how to respond. But they didn't have to. "There they are!" Ms. Grinker shouted as she ran toward the field. Mr. Nekobi and Principal Winik sped after her. Other teachers and students gathered on the steps to watch. Sam tore off his piece of the hall monitor sash and shoved it into his pocket. Antonio and Lucy did the same.

“你还好吗？”安东尼奥问奥利。 “是的，”幼儿园的孩子点头说。 “发生了什么事?那些灰尘是从哪里来的？ 我什么也看不见。”山姆和他的朋友们不知道该如何回应。 但他们不必这么做。“他们在那儿！”Ms。 格林克一边喊一边朝球场跑去。 Nekobi先生和Winik校长紧跟在她后面。 其他老师和学生聚集在台阶上观看。 萨姆撕下他那块大厅监视器的饰带，塞进口袋。 安东尼奥和露茜也照着做了。

"We did a head count," Principal Winik said. He panted and wiped beads of sweat from his forehead. "We realized you four were missing." "We're safe," Sam said. He turned to Ms. Grinker. "I'm sorry we left our classroom." "But we heard Ollie calling for help," Lucy added. "And we could never really abandon our hall monitor duties, so we had to help!" Antonio said. Sam winked at his friends. Mr. Nekobi stepped foward. "I believe our hall monitors have saved the day." "I agree," Principal Winik said. "In fact, I think they deserve to have their jobs back. What do you think, Ms. Grinker?"

“我们清点了人数，”温尼克校长说。 他喘着气，擦去额头上的汗珠。 “我们发现你们四个不见了。” “我们很安全，”萨姆说。他转过身来，对她说。 Grinker。“对不起，我们离开了教室。” “但我们听到奥利在呼救，”露西补充说。 “我们永远不能放弃我们的大厅管理员职责，所以我们必须帮忙！”安东尼奥说。 萨姆对他的朋友们使眼色。 内科比走上前来。 “我相信我们的大厅监视器挽救了局面。” “我同意，”温尼克校长说。 “事实上，我认为他们应该重新获得工作。 你觉得怎么样，格林克女士？”

Ms. Grinker looked at Sam, Lucy, and Antonio— one after the other. At last, she grumbled, "Yes, I guess they were brave." "Great!" Principal Winik replied. "They are fully reinstated as hall monitors!" "But you still need to clean up the bubble gum in my room," said Ms. Grinker. Then she and the principal led Ollie into the school. Sam, Lucy, and Antonio looked up at Mr. Nekobi. "Um... one question," Antonio said. "How do we scrub, like, four tons of bubble gum from a classroom?"

格林克女士看着萨姆、露西和安东尼奥——一个接一个。 最后，她抱怨道：“是的，我想他们很勇敢。” “太好了!”温尼克校长回答。 “他们完全恢复了大厅监控器的职务！”“但你还是得把我房间里的泡泡糖清理干净。” Grinker。然后她和校长把奥利带进了学校。 山姆、露西和安东尼奥抬头看着尼科比先生。 “嗯……只有一个问题，”安东尼奥说。 “我们怎么把四吨泡泡糖从教室里清理出去？”

Mr. Nekobi grinned. "We'll figure it out together." Sam smiled as he and his friends marched back inside Eerie Elementary. The school was terrible and terrifying— but they were hall monitors again. And Sam knew that soon they would be called on to battle Eerie Elementary once more.

内科比咧嘴一笑。“我们会一起想办法的。” 山姆微笑着和他的朋友们回到了怪诞小学。 这所学校很可怕，很可怕——但他们又成了大厅的监督员。 山姆知道他们很快就会再次被召唤去对抗怪诞小学。