2 Dangerous Detour!

Chapter 2 Dangerous Detour! With a grinding sound, a school bus came around the corner. It hissed to a stop a few feet away. The door creaked open. Dante put his foot on the first step, his hand on the metal rail. If Chabela wants me to get on this bus, maybe I shouldn't, he thought. "Hurry up, Dante," said Robby Leal, the young bus driver. "Be brave!" called Do.a Chabela. "Face your fears, boy!" Dante hurried inside. As the doors shut, his cousin Ivan, who was sitting in their favorite three- seater, pressed his face to the window. He looked shocked.

第二章 危险的绕路！ 伴着一阵刺耳的摩擦声，一辆校车转过街角。 它嘶的一声在几英尺外停了下来。 车门吱呀一声开了。 但丁一只脚踏上第一级台阶，手扶住金属扶手。 要是查韦拉夫人想让我上这辆车，说不定我不该上去，他心里想。 “快点，但丁，”年轻的校车司机罗比·利尔说道。 “勇敢点！” 查韦拉夫人喊道。 “直面你的恐惧，孩子！” 但丁赶紧走上了车。 车门关上的时候，他的表哥伊万正坐在他们俩最爱的三人座上，把脸贴在了车窗上。 他看起来震惊极了。

"No way!" Ivan shouted. "Malia, it's that weird woman from Gulf City!" Malia was Dante's other cousin. She was sitting next to her best friend, Susana Leal, the bus driver's little sister. Susana narrowed her eyes at Dante. They had been rivals since kindergarten, when Dante had been voted Cutest in the Class. Susana insisted she was MUCH cuter then— and even cuter now!

“不可能！” 伊万大喊道。 “玛利亚，就是那个从海湾城来的奇怪女人！” 玛利亚是但丁的另一个表姐。 她坐在自己最好的朋友苏珊娜·利尔旁边，苏珊娜是校车司机的小妹妹。 苏珊娜眯起眼睛看着但丁。 他们从幼儿园起就是对头，那时候但丁被选为了“全班最可爱的小朋友”。 苏珊娜坚称那时候她就比但丁可爱得多——现在就更可爱了！

"The ugly duckling's arrived," Susana said under her breath. Malia ignored her and stood up to see better. "Do.a Chabela? In Nopalitos?" she said. "Sit down, guys!" Robby told Dante and Malia. They were the only kids onboard this early. The school bus route had barely begun.

“丑小鸭来了。”苏珊娜低声嘟囔道。 玛利亚没理她，站起身想看得更清楚些。 “查韦拉夫人？ 怎么会在诺帕利托斯？”她说道。 “坐好，孩子们！” 罗比对但丁和玛利亚说道。 这么早的时候，车上就只有他们几个孩子。 校车的路线才刚走了没多远。

"Just drive, Robby," Susana answered. "You're supposed to respect me, squirt," her brother warned. "Whatever." Susana checked her face in a small mirror. "Still not cuter than me," Dante whispered as he took a seat beside Ivan. Susana shot him an angry look. Malia sat between them, clearing her throat. "Dante? Did Chabela say anything to you?" Before Dante could reply, Robby groaned. A tree lay in the road ahead, just after the next intersection. "Looks like we have to take a quick

“开你的车就行，罗比。”苏珊娜答道。 “你该尊重我才对，小屁孩。”她哥哥警告道。 “随便你。” 苏珊娜对着小镜子端详自己的脸。 “还是没我可爱。”但丁一边小声说，一边在伊万旁边坐了下来。 苏珊娜生气地瞪了他一眼。 玛利亚坐在他们俩中间，清了清嗓子。 “但丁？ 查韦拉有没有跟你说什么？” 但丁还没来得及回答，罗比就发出了一声呻吟。 就在下一个路口前面，有一棵树横倒在路上。 “看来我们得赶紧绕个

detour," Robby said. He spun the steering wheel. The bus began to turn, heading onto the side street. WHOOSH! A strange roaring sound swirled around them. The bus shook. "Wait," said Robby. "I don't recognize this neighborhood." At the same instant, Ivan, Dante, and Malia jumped up with a gasp! The bus was surrounded by rusted old cars with no tires. Leaves blew up and down cracked sidewalks. An eternally gray sky hung overhead like a dirty rag. Below those dense clouds, the tall, crooked, and

路了。”罗比说道。 他猛地转动方向盘。 校车开始转向，驶上了旁边的小路。 呼——！ 一阵奇怪的轰鸣声在他们周围打转。 校车摇晃起来。 “不对啊，”罗比说， “我不认识这个地方。” 就在同一瞬间，伊万、但丁和玛利亚都倒抽一口凉气，猛地站了起来！ 校车周围全是没有轮胎的生锈旧汽车。 开裂的人行道上，树叶被吹得飘来飘去。 头顶永远灰蒙蒙的天空，就像一块脏抹布似的盖着。 在那些厚重的云层下面，高大、歪斜又

empty buildings of 13th Street stretched as far as the eye could see. "Oh no," whispered Dante. "We're back!"

空旷的13号街建筑一眼望不到头。 “哦不。”但丁低声说。 我们——回来了！”