104 梯子隐患

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" Oops!" Jen cried

"哎呀！" 珍喊道。

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" Sorry about that!" She grabbed a rag and started to mop up

the soapy water on the floor.

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Ben and Winnie helped her. When the floor was dry, Jen sighed

本和温妮帮了她。地板干了后，珍叹了口气。

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" I'm sorry about something else, guys

"还有件事我要道歉，伙计们。

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Unfortunately, it's my duty as a safety patrol officer to report

certain safety violations.

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That ladder wasn't secure, so..." She swallowed

那个梯子没固定好，所以……" 她咽了咽口水。

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" I have to bring you two down to the principal's office."

"我得带你们俩去校长办公室。"

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" What?" Cleo burst out laughing

"什么？" 克莱奥突然大笑起来。

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" You're bringing Ben and Winnie down to Mr. Freaky's office?"

"你要带本和温妮去怪先生办公室？"

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" Seriously, Jen?" Ben said

"认真的吗，珍？" 本说。

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Jen nodded, not looking at them

珍点点头，没看他们。

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Ben groaned." This is ridiculous."

本抱怨道：“真荒唐。”

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Winnie looked annoyed too, but she didn't say anything

温妮看起来也很恼火，但她什么都没说。

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She and Ben followed Jen through the hallway

她和本跟着珍穿过走廊。

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Jen knocked on Mr. Freaky's door, but there was no answer

珍敲了敲奇奇老师的门，但没人回应。

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She knocked harder

她更用力地敲了敲。

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" Who is it?" a sleepy voice called

“谁呀？”一个困倦的声音传来。

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" Safety patrol," Jen said

“安全巡逻队。”珍说。

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Mr. Freaky poked his head out the door

奇奇老师从门后探出头来。

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He was holding a sleep mask, and his hair was sticking up

他手里拿着睡眠眼罩，头发也翘着。

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" Can you come back later, Jen?

“你能不能晚点再来，珍？

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I'm, um, very busy right now."

我，呃，现在非常忙。”

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" Sorry to bother you, Mr. Freaky," Jen said

“很抱歉打扰您，奇奇老师，”珍说。

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" But I have to report two students for violating the safety protocols described

in Section 72-N."

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" Huh?" Mr. Freaky cocked his head at her." Section 72-N?"

“嗯？”奇奇老师歪着头看着她，“第72-N条款？”

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Jen recited some of the text from memory

珍凭记忆背诵了部分条文。

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"'Any students operating ladders in the hallway must operate them safely

“‘任何在走廊使用梯子的学生必须安全地使用梯子。

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Violators must be brought immediately to the principal's office.'"

违规者必须立即被带到校长办公室。’”

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Mr. Freaky sighed and opened the door wider to let them in

奇奇老师叹了口气，把门开得更大了些让他们进来。

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" Jen, as I told Mog, monster safety patrol officers are not police officers

“珍，就像我跟莫格说过的那样，怪物安全巡查员不是警察。

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Your job is to just keep students safe, not bring them down here for every little violation

你的职责是保障学生安全，而不是为了一点小事就把他们带到这里来。

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Besides," he added with another sigh," I asked Ben and Winnie to clean the main

entrance for tomorrow's inspection."

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Jen held up her handbook." I've read this thing from front to back, Mr. Freaky

珍举起她的手册。"奇奇老师，我把这本东西从头到尾读了一遍。

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It says that the principal should get involved when it's a life-and-death situation."

上面写着，在生死攸关的情况下，校长应该介入。"

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" It wasn't life-and-death," Winnie burst out

"那根本不是生死攸关，"温妮忍不住插嘴道。

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" The only time I was in danger was when you shook the ladder, Jen!"

"我唯一一次遇到危险，就是珍你摇晃梯子的时候！"

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Mr. Freaky put his head in his hands

奇奇老师用手抱住了头。

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" I'm not sure the monster safety patrol is working out," he mumbled

"我不确定怪物安全巡逻队行不行得通，"他咕哝道。

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He took the handbook from Jen and skimmed a few pages

他从珍手里拿过手册，浏览了几页。

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" Hmm. This is outdated." He glanced at a clock

"嗯，这个过时了。"他瞥了一眼时钟。

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" Lunch period is almost over, students. You should go to class now."

“午餐时间快结束了，同学们。你们现在该去上课了。”

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" But..." Jen bit her lip

“可是……”珍咬了咬嘴唇。

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" If we don't take safety seriously, Mr. Freaky, Dave's mom won't let him

come to the sleepover."

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Tears began streaming down Jen's face." What if Dave can't come?"

泪水开始从珍的脸上流下来。“戴夫要是不能来怎么办？”

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" I'm sure everything will be fine, Jen," Winnie mumbled

“我相信一切都会好起来的，珍。”温妮咕哝着说。

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" As long as you let us clean the school building," Ben added

“只要你让我们打扫校舍。”本补充道。

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Jen flushed

珍脸红了。

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" There, there, Jen."

“好了，好了，珍。”

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Mr. Freaky reached into his pocket and pulled out a handkerchief for her

奇奇老师把手伸进口袋，掏出一条手帕递给她。

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" Don't you worry

“别担心。

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By the time of the sleepover, things are going to be running very smoothly around here

到睡衣派对的时候，这里的一切都会运转得非常顺利。

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Everything is totally under control."

一切都在掌握之中。”

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Just then the office ogre burst into the office

就在这时，办公室食人魔冲进了办公室。

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" Mr. Freaky!" she cried

“奇奇老师！”她喊道。

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" Everything is totally out of control! A wild dog is running loose in the halls!"

“一切都完全失控了！有条野狗在走廊里乱跑！”

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" What?" Mr. Freaky gasped and darted under his desk

“什么？”奇奇老师倒吸一口气，迅速钻到了桌子底下。

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" Did you say there's a wild dog out there?"

“你说外面有条野狗？”

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" Yes! It woke up all the zombies in the cafeteria!" the office ogre said

“是的！它把食堂里所有的僵尸都吵醒了！”办公室食人魔说。

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" And now it's chasing other students near the gym."

“现在它正在体育馆附近追赶其他学生。”

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Ben gulped

本咽了口唾沫。

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He could hear a loud commotion out in the hallway

他能听到走廊里传来一阵吵闹声。

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Students ran and screamed as the dog barked and growled

学生们一边跑一边尖叫，那只狗则不停地吠叫低吼。

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" This is terrible!" Mr. Freaky moaned

“太糟糕了！”奇奇老师呻吟着说。

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" What if Mayor Hubbletree hears about it?"

“要是哈勃树市长听说了怎么办？”

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" You'd better get out there, sir," the office ogre said

“您最好出去一下，先生，”办公室食人魔说。

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" It could be a dangerous situation."

“这可能是个危险的状况。”

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Mr. Freaky peeked out from under his desk, his noses wiggling

奇奇老师从桌子底下偷看，他的几只鼻子都在扭动。

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" I'm sure it's a dangerous situation! That's why I'm under here!"

“我肯定这情况很危险！所以我才躲在下面！”

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" I'll take care of it." Jen quickly brushed away her tears and ran out of the office

“我去处理。”珍迅速擦掉眼泪，跑出了办公室。

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As Ben and Winnie took off after her, Ben noticed that the halls were now deserted

当本和温妮跟着她跑出去时，本注意到走廊里现在空无一人。

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" Ar-ooo!" Lon ran by them." A dangerous wild dog is on the loose!"

“嗷——呜！”朗从他们身边跑过。“一只危险的野狗跑出来了！”

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" No howling in the halls!" Jen snapped at him

“禁止在走廊里嚎叫！”珍厉声对他说道。

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" Safety rule number 52!"

“安全守则第52条！”

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Soon the office ogre came out of the office

很快，办公室食人魔从办公室里走了出来。

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Mr. Freaky crouched behind her." Remain calm!" the office ogre shouted

奇奇老师蹲在她身后。“保持冷静！”办公室食人魔喊道。

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" Um, yes!" Mr. Freaky said." Everything is totally under control!"

“嗯，是的！”奇奇老师说。“一切尽在掌控之中！”

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A fish monster hurried by

一个鱼怪匆匆跑过。

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" No, it's not!" he cried, pointing toward where he'd come from

“不，不是的！”他喊道，指着自己跑来的方向。

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A small group of students was frozen in fear

一小群学生吓得呆在原地。

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A two-headed dog stood snarling at them

一条双头狗站在那里，对着他们龇牙低吼。

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" That wild dog is going to eat us!" the fish monster said

“那条野狗要把我们吃掉了！”鱼怪说。

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" Please, Mr. Freaky, you have to protect us!"

“求求您，奇奇老师，您得保护我们！”