109 又一次检查

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The bus zoomed toward the flagpole

巴士向旗杆冲了过去。

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Ben gritted his teeth

本咬紧牙关。

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But just before the bus reached the steel pole, it stopped

但就在巴士靠近铁杆前，它停住了。

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Waldo wiped his brow." Whew!"

沃尔多擦了擦额头。“呼！”

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Mr. Freaky raced over to the bus." Is everyone okay?"

弗兰奇先生跑到巴士旁。“大家都没事吧？”

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" We're fine," Mayor Hubbletree snapped

“我们没事，”哈勃特里市长没好气地说。

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" But you said this place was safe!"

“可你说过这里很安全！”

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Mr. Freaky wrung his hands and then wiped sweat from his brow

弗兰奇先生搓着双手，又擦了擦额头的汗。

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" Dave!" Jen cried." You came!"

“戴夫！”珍喊道。“你来了！”

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Ben saw Dave climb off the bus and head straight to Jen

本看到戴夫走下巴士，径直向珍走去。

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" Yep, I'm here," Dave said with a grin

“没错，我来了，”戴夫笑着说。

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" I'm sorry I haven't been in touch with you

“对不起，我一直没联系你。

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I lost my phone the other day."

前几天我把手机弄丢了。”

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" That's okay!" Jen smiled widely

“没关系！”珍开心地笑了。

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After everyone had climbed off the bus, the chaperones walked around

inspecting the pavement.

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Dave's mother suddenly gasped

戴夫的妈妈突然倒吸一口气。

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" This is why we nearly crashed!"

“这就是我们差点撞车的原因！”

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She pointed to a small hole in the pavement

她指了指路面上的一个小洞。

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" An enormous and dangerous sinkhole!"

“一个巨大又危险的天坑！”

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Mr. Freaky blew his noses

弗兰奇先生擤了擤他的鼻子们。

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" Our custodian is out this week," he said nervously

"我们的管理员这周不在，"他紧张地说。

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" We've been doing our best to keep up with repairs, but a few things..."

"我们一直在尽力维修，但有些地方……"

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" Hmm," Ben thought, looking at the flat tire on the bus

"嗯，"本看着校车上瘪了的轮胎，思索着。

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He floated over for a better look and saw quickly that

his suspicions were right.

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" Mr. Freaky?" He waved over the principal

"弗里奇先生？"他招手叫校长过来。

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" I don't think the accident is our fault

"我觉得这次事故不是我们的错。

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That tire is totally bald — it has no treads left."

那个轮胎完全磨光了——一点纹路都没有了。"

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" What?" Dave's mother cried

"什么？"戴夫的妈妈叫道。

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The adults ran over to look at the tire, and so did the safety patrol officers

大人们都跑去看轮胎，安全巡逻小队的队员们也跟了过去。

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" Whoa." Mog crossed his arms over his chest

"哇。"莫格双臂交叉抱在胸前。

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" Ben's right. That tire's in bad shape

“本说得对。那个轮胎状况很糟。”

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It probably wouldn't have gone flat from the sinkhole

if it had been a safe tire."

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Jen snorted." This is a clear violation of Section 99-B."

珍哼了一声。“这明显违反了第99-B条规定。”

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Mr. Freaky nodded enthusiastically

弗兰奇先生热烈地点头。

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" Absolutely! Section 99-B. That's exactly what I was thinking."

“绝对！第99-B条。这正是我刚才在想的事。”

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Waldo spun toward Mayor Hubbletree

沃尔多转身面向哈勃树市长。

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" Didn't anyone inspect the school bus before the students got into it?"

“难道学生们上车前，没有人检查过这辆校车吗？”

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" Yes." Mr. Freaky stood up straight

“有。”弗兰奇先生站直了身子。

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" This bus should have been carefully inspected, Mayor Hubbletree."

“这辆校车本应经过仔细检查，哈勃树市长。”

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The mayor's face turned bright red

市长的脸涨得通红。

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" I — I — I'm not sure," he stuttered

“我——我——我不确定，”他结结巴巴地说。

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" We'll have to discuss school bus safety procedures

when we get back to People Place."

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He glanced nervously at the three parent chaperones, who were huddled

together, whispering and shooting angry looks at him.

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" Well, people, it'll be a lot safer inside our school building than

on that bus," Mr. Freaky said gleefully.

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" Let me take you to the gym, where everyone will be spending the night

“我带你们去体育馆，大家今晚就在那里过夜。

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Does anyone need to borrow a sleeping bag?"

有人需要借睡袋吗？”

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" I have an extra coffin!" a vampire called

“我有多余的棺材！”一个吸血鬼喊道。

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" I can share my vat of toxic sludge," a green monster said

“我可以分享我的一缸有毒污泥，”一个绿色怪物说。

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The humans gave him a confused look

人类们困惑地看着他。

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The monster shrugged." That's what I sleep in."

怪物耸耸肩。“我就睡在那里头。”

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" Um, we're good," a girl said quickly." We all brought sleeping bags."

“嗯，我们没事，”一个女孩迅速说。“我们都带了睡袋。”

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" Great, then follow me," Mr. Freaky said

“太好了，那跟我来。”弗兰奇先生说。

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Everyone marched into the building

大家列队走进了大楼。

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" Safety patrol officers, follow me," Mr. Gwarg ordered

“安全巡逻官们，跟我来。”格沃格先生命令道。

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" I'd like to talk to you for a few minutes."

“我想和你们谈几分钟。”

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Mayor Hubbletree had also halted

哈勃树市长也停了下来。

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" While you take the students to the gym, Freaky, the parents and I are

going to check on a few things in your building."

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" What?" Mr. Freaky said in surprise." You just inspected

our entire building!"

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" I want to inspect the industrial arts classroom to make

sure things are safe," Mr. Chin said.

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" We weren't able to see it the other day, remember? Is it open tonight?"

“我们那天没能看到，记得吗？今晚开门吗？”

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" Well, yes, but — "

“嗯，是的，但是——”

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" And I'll be taking another look at the science lab," Mrs. Grump said

“我还得再去看看科学实验室，”格鲁普夫人说。

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" That seems like a very dangerous place."

“那里看起来是个非常危险的地方。”

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" I'm sure everything is fine," Mr. Freaky said

“我相信一切都没问题，”弗兰奇先生说。

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" This is not necessary at all."

“这根本没有必要。”

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" I'm going to do another kitchen inspection," Dave's mom said

“我要再去检查一下厨房，”戴夫的妈妈说。

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" I want to see what snacks are being served."

“我想看看都提供些什么零食。”

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" Oh brother," Ben thought." How much inspecting do these parents

need to do?"

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But Winnie did her best to smile politely at Mrs. Grump

但温妮还是尽力对格鲁普夫人保持着礼貌的微笑。

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" As a member of the welcome committee, I'd be happy to escort you

to the science lab, Mrs. Grump."

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Ben took a deep breath and tried to match Winnie's patient tone

本深吸了一口气，试着用温妮那种耐心的语气说话。

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" Mr. Chin, thank you for coming

“钱先生，感谢您的到来。

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I can bring you to the industrial arts classroom

我可以带您去工艺教室。

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And, Cleo, can you please show the kitchen to Dave's mom?"

还有，克莱奥，你能带戴夫的妈妈去看看厨房吗？”

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" Sure!" Cleo said with a friendly smile

“当然！”克莱奥友好地笑着说。

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" Follow me, Mrs. Wharton

“请跟我来，沃顿夫人。

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The cafeteria is right around the corner."

食堂就在拐角处。”

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Mr. Freaky flapped his arms." Everyone else, follow me to the gym!"

弗兰奇先生挥舞着胳膊。“其他人，跟我去体育馆！”

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" Right this way to the industrial arts classroom!" Ben said

as they walked down the hallway.

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" As you can see, our school is in terrific shape."

“正如您所见，我们学校的状况非常好。”

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But just as they arrived at the classroom's door

the fire alarm began to clang.

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" Fire!" monsters shouted." Get out of the building right now!"

“着火了！”怪物们大喊。“马上离开大楼！”