3 Jomo and Shani

3 JOMO AND SHANI Jack froze. He didn't know what to say. Annie walked over to the two people. "Hi! We're Jack and Annie. We're visiting the game reserve. Do you work here?" "Yes," said the woman. She pointed to her name badge. It said RANGER SHANI. "I'm Shani. And this is Jomo. We're both reserve rangers." "Wow," said Annie. "I'd love to be a reserve ranger!" "Maybe someday you will be," said Shani.

杰克僵住了。 他不知道该说什么。 安妮走向那两个人。 “嗨!我们是杰克和安妮。 我们正在参观野生动物保护区。 你在这里工作吗？”“是的，”女人说。 她指着自己的名牌。 上面写着游骑兵沙尼。“我是沙尼。 这是乔莫。我们都是保护区护林员。” “哇，”安妮说。“我想成为一名预备役护林员！”“也许有一天你会的，”沙尼说。

"Back to my question: What are you two doing out here by yourselves?" Jomo asked sternly. "We—uh—" Jack stammered. "That," said Annie, pointing to the Safari Ride booklet in Jack's hand. "We were doing that. But they drove off without us." "It wasn't the driver's fault," Jack said quickly. "We—we were just too far away when the bus took off. We didn't make it back in time." "They didn't miss you?" said Shani. Annie shook her head. "Not even your parents?"

“回到我的问题上来：你们两个单独在这里做什么？”乔莫严厉地问。 “我们——嗯——”杰克结结巴巴地说。 “那个，”安妮指着杰克手里的狩猎旅行手册说。 “我们就是这么做的。但是他们开走了，没有带上我们。” “这不是司机的错，”杰克赶紧说。 “巴士起飞时，我们离得太远了。 我们没能及时赶回来。” “他们没想你吗？”沙尼说。 安妮摇了摇头。“连你父母也不知道？”

"Well, to be honest, they weren't with us," said Annie. "They… they're off doing some research. So we—at least I—wanted to go on a Safari Ride." "You know, your story really doesn't make much sense," said Jomo, squinting at them. "I know," agreed Annie, "but…" She shrugged. "Whatever happened, this is not a safe place to be wandering around alone," said Shani. "The bus will come back this way soon. We'll wait here with you until you get back on." Uh-oh, thought Jack. The rangers would soon find out they had never been on the Safari Ride. "Good. So what are you guys up to?" said Annie, changing the subject. "We're searching for Rosie," said Shani. "Oh," said Annie. "Is Rosie a kid or a grown- up?" "She's a black rhino," said Shani. Jack and Annie laughed. "A rhino named Rosie?" said Annie, grinning. "That's funny." "Yes. But it's not funny that no one's seen her for a week," said Shani. "She was about to give birth." "A baby rhino!" said Annie. "Aww. I'd love to meet one."

“嗯，老实说，他们没有和我们在一起，”安妮说。 “他们……他们去做一些研究了。 所以我们——至少我想去一次野生动物园之旅。” “你知道，你的故事真的没有多大意义，”乔莫说，眯着眼睛看着他们。 “我知道，”安妮同意道，“但是……”她耸耸肩。 沙尼说：“不管发生了什么，独自在这里闲逛都不安全。” “巴士很快就会从这里开回来。 我们会在这里等你，直到你回到车上。” 哦哦，杰克想。护林员很快就会发现他们从来没有参加过狩猎之旅。 “很好。你们在忙什么呢？”安妮说，改变了话题。 “我们正在寻找罗西，”沙尼说。 “哦，”安妮说。“罗茜是小孩还是大人？”“她是一头黑犀牛，”沙尼说。 杰克和安妮笑了。“一只叫罗西的犀牛？”安妮笑着说。 “那很有趣。”“是的。但一个星期都没人见过她，这一点也不好笑。” “她快要生孩子了。” “一只小犀牛！”安妮说。 “哦。我很想认识一位。”

"I'm afraid you can't," said Jomo. "A mother rhino can be dangerous." "Why? Are they meat-eaters?" asked Jack. "No, rhinos are plant-eaters," Annie said. "They are," said Shani. "But they can be very protective. If a rhino thinks you might harm her baby, she'll probably charge at you." "She could ram you with her head and crush you," said Jomo. "Or stab you with her horn." "And rhinos can run faster than we do," Annie said matter-of-factly. "Up to thirty miles an hour." Jomo smiled. "You know a lot about rhinos, Annie," he said. "Annie knows a lot about lots of animals," Jack said. "I do," said Annie. "But now I'm worried about Rosie and her baby." "We are, too," said Shani. "Rosie's one of our favorites. She was brought to the reserve as an orphan years ago. We've watched her grow up. We're eager to welcome her calf into our lives." "Are you afraid another animal might hurt them?" asked Jack. "Like a lion?" "No. We're more concerned about poachers," said Shani.

“恐怕你不能，”乔莫说。 “一头母犀牛可能很危险。” “为什么?它们是肉食者吗？”杰克问。 “不，犀牛是食草动物，”安妮说。 “是的，”沙尼说。“但它们可以起到保护作用。 如果犀牛认为你可能会伤害她的孩子，她可能会向你冲过来。” “她可以用头撞你，把你压碎，”乔莫说。 “或者用她的角捅你。” “而且犀牛跑得比我们快，”安妮实事求是地说。 “达到每小时三十英里。” 乔莫笑了。“你很了解犀牛，安妮，”他说。 “安妮对很多动物都很了解，”杰克说。 “是的，”安妮说。“但现在我很担心罗茜和她的孩子。” “我们也是，”沙尼说。 “罗西是我们的最爱之一。 几年前，她作为孤儿被带到保护区。 我们看着她长大。 我们迫不及待地欢迎她的孩子进入我们的生活。” “你害怕别的动物会伤害它们吗？”杰克问。 “像狮子一样？”“没有。我们更担心的是偷猎者。”

"What kind of animal is a poacher?" asked Annie. "A human animal," Jomo said. "Poachers kill rhinos for money. They sell their horns for large amounts." "Oh, that's terrible!" Annie said. "It is," said Shani. "But our job is to save the rhinos. We just wish the rest of the world felt the same way." Suddenly a tiny creature with a long tail sprang from the back of the jeep. It bounced off the ground and landed in Jomo's arms. "Ahh! Speedy! You hitched a ride with us!" said Jomo. Speedy had a tiny head with bat-like ears and huge, round eyes. "A bush baby!" cried Annie. "Speedy's the mascot at our camp dining hall," said Shani. "During the day, he likes to hide in the back of our vehicles and nap." The bush baby made funny squeaky sounds. "Ohhh. He's so cute," cooed Annie. "Can I hold him?" "Better not. He might nip you," said Jomo.

“偷猎者是什么样的动物？”安妮问。 “人类的动物，”乔莫说。 “偷猎者为了钱杀死犀牛。 他们以高价出售犀牛角。” “哦，那太可怕了!”安妮说。 “是的，”沙尼说。“但我们的工作是拯救犀牛。 我们只希望世界其他地方也能有同样的感觉。” 突然，一个长着长尾巴的小东西从吉普车后面跳了出来。 它从地面弹回，落在乔莫的怀里。 “啊!快速!你搭了我们的车！”乔莫说。 斯皮蒂头很小，耳朵像蝙蝠，眼睛又大又圆。 “丛林宝宝！”安妮叫道。 “飞毛腿是我们营地食堂的吉祥物，”沙尼说。 “白天，他喜欢躲在我们的车后面小睡一会儿。” 灌木丛婴儿发出有趣的吱吱声。 “呵呵。他太可爱了，”安妮低声说。 “我能抱抱他吗？”“最好不要。 他可能会咬你。”乔莫说。

"I'm not afraid. Please," said Annie. She held out her arms. "Okay. Speedy, be good," said Jomo. He gently placed Speedy in Annie's hands. Annie cradled the tiny bush baby. He was no bigger than a kitten. "Hey, little guy," Annie said. "Your fur's so soft and nice." Speedy swiveled his head around to look at her. He made a croaking sound. Annie laughed. "He says he agrees," she said to Jack. "Bush babies are tiny primates who live only in Africa. Did you know that?" Before Jack could say no, a crackling radio noise came from inside the jeep. "Code red! Code red!" a man's voice shouted.

“我不害怕。安妮说。 她伸出双臂。“好吧。 斯皮迪，乖一点，”乔莫说。 他轻轻地把飞毛腿放在安妮手里。 安妮抱着灌木丛里的小婴儿。 他还没有小猫大。 “嘿，小家伙，”安妮说。 “你的毛又软又漂亮。” 飞毛腿转过头来看着她。 他发出嘶哑的声音。安妮笑了。 “他说他同意，”她对杰克说。 “丛林宝宝是只生活在非洲的小型灵长类动物。 你知道吗？”杰克还没来得及说不，吉普车里传来了噼里啪啦的无线电噪音。 “红色代码!红色警报！”一个男人的声音喊道。