Chapter 3

Chapter 3 Dink and Ruth Rose looked into the distant trees, trying to see the wolf. "All I can see are some rocks," Dink said. "The wolf is white, so she blends in," Abbi said. "You need the telescope." Josh backed away, and Ruth Rose took his place at the telescope. "Oh my gosh," she breathed. "It's beautiful!" "Can I look?" Dink asked. Ruth Rose stepped back, and Dink peered into the telescope. "I see it!" he said.

丁克和露丝·罗斯向远处的树林望去，想看看那只狼。 “我只能看到一些石头，”丁克说。 阿比说:“这只狼是白色的，所以她混在一起了。” “你需要望远镜。”乔希往后退，露丝·罗斯接替了他在望远镜前的位置。 “哦，我的天哪，”她喘着气说。 “很漂亮!”“我能看看吗?”丁克问道。 露丝·罗斯退了一步，丁克凝视着望远镜。 “我看见了!”他说。

Suddenly they heard a wolf howling. Everyone jumped, and Abbi started to laugh. "I recorded the wolf's voice," she said. She pointed to a small tape recorder on a table. Next to it was a box of labeled cassettes. Dink read a few of the labels: RACCOONS, FROGS, CRICKETS, SQUIRRELS, BIRDS, CHIPMUNKS. "You recorded all these animal sounds?" Dink asked. Abbi nodded. "It's my hobby," she said. "I've been trying to record seals, but they never seem to make noise when I'm around!" "You have seals here?" Josh asked. Abbi nodded. "A bunch of them live on a rocky island out there," she said, pointing toward the front of the cabin. "That's why this is called Seal Harbor." Abbi replayed the wolf's howl. "It sounds lonely," Ruth Rose said. Abbi nodded. "She could be lonely," she said. "She might miss the rest of her pack." "How do you know the wolf is a girl?" asked Dink. Abbi grinned. "Because she has three babies!" she said.

突然，他们听到狼在嚎叫。 大家都跳了起来，阿比也笑了起来。 “我录下了狼的声音，”她说。 她指着桌子上的一台小录音机。 旁边是一盒贴有标签的磁带。 丁克读了一些标签:浣熊、青蛙、蟋蟀、松鼠、鸟、花栗鼠。 “你把这些动物的声音都录下来了?”丁克问道。 艾比点了点头。“这是我的爱好，”她说。 “我一直在尝试记录海豹，但当我在附近的时候，它们似乎从来没有发出过声音!”“你们这儿有海豹吗?”杰克问。 艾比点了点头。“有一群人住在那边的一个多岩石的岛上，”她指着小屋的前面说。 “这就是为什么这里被称为海豹港。” 阿比重放了狼的嚎叫。 “听起来很孤独，”露丝·罗斯说。 艾比点了点头。“她可能很孤独，”她说。 “她可能会错过族群里的其他成员。” “你怎么知道狼是女孩?”丁克问。 艾比笑了。“因为她有三个孩子!”她说。

"Let me see!" Josh said. He put his eye to the telescope again. "I don't see any babies." "I've only seen them a couple of times," Abbi said. Josh let Abbi have another look. "The cubs are there," she said. "They're lying right next to the mother. Their white fur blends in with hers." Josh looked again. "Guys, I see them!" he said. Ruth Rose, then Wallis, peered into the telescope. They grinned and said, "Ooh, aren't they cute!" When it was Dink's turn, he laughed out loud. The plump baby wolves were cuddled next to their mom, playing with each other's tails.

“让我看看!”杰克说。他又把眼睛对准了望远镜。 “我没看到任何婴儿。”“我只见过他们几次，”阿比说。 乔希让阿比再看一眼。 “幼崽在那里，”她说。 “他们就躺在母亲旁边。 他们的白色皮毛和她的混在一起。” 乔希又看了看。“伙计们，我看到他们了!” 露丝·罗斯，然后是沃利斯，凝视着望远镜。 他们笑着说:“哦，他们不是很可爱吗?”轮到丁克时，他大声笑了起来。 胖胖的小狼依偎在妈妈身边，互相玩着尾巴。

"Who wants lunch?" Wallis asked. "I do!" said Josh. Abbi leaned over to a panel near the door and pushed a button. Immediately the door opened inward. "Cool, huh?" she said. "All the doors operate that way," Wallis said. "I bought this cabin because the previous owner was also in a wheelchair." The kids followed Wallis and Abbi inside. The living room had a braided rug on the floor. All the chairs and sofas looked soft and comfortable. A stone fireplace took up nearly one wall. Shelves on both sides of the fireplace held books, board games, and seashells. To the left of the fireplace were wide glass doors with a view of the sky, ocean, and islands. "This place is awesome," Josh said. "Thank you! Come on, I'll show you where you're sleeping, then we'll eat," Wallis told them. "Ruth Rose, would you like to share my room?" Abbi asked. "You can have the top bunk." "Great! I'll follow you," Ruth Rose said. "You two have a treat," Wallis said to Dink and Josh. "Come on."

“谁想吃午饭?”沃利斯问道。 “我喜欢!”乔希说。阿比靠在门边的一块面板上，按下了一个按钮。 门立刻向内打开了。 “很酷吧?”她说。“所有的门都是这样运作的，”沃利斯说。 “我买这个小屋是因为它的前任主人也是坐轮椅的。” 孩子们跟着沃利斯和阿比进去了。 客厅的地板上铺着一条编织的地毯。 所有的椅子和沙发看起来又软又舒服。 一座石砌壁炉几乎占了一面墙。 壁炉两侧的架子上放着书、棋盘游戏和贝壳。 壁炉的左边是宽大的玻璃门，可以看到天空、海洋和岛屿。 “这地方太棒了，”乔希说。 “谢谢你!来吧，我带你们去睡觉的地方，然后我们就吃饭。”沃利斯对他们说。 “露丝·罗斯，你愿意和我一起住吗?”艾比问道。 “你可以睡上铺。” “太好了!我跟着你，”露丝·罗斯说。 “你们俩好好享受一下，”沃利斯对丁克和乔希说。 “来吧。”

She led the boys out through the glass doors. They followed her around to a different side of the deck. "Oh my gosh!" Josh said. A tent had been set up right on the deck, under the roof. Inside the tent were twin beds, a small table with a lamp, and a rug on the floor. "It was Abbi's idea. She thought you'd enjoy falling asleep listening to the waves," Wallis said. "You might even hear the seals." "It's excellent!" Dink said. "Thanks for going to so much trouble." "No trouble at all," Wallis said. "Get settled, then come back to the kitchen when you're ready." The boys entered the tent and chose beds. "Isn't this cool?" Dink said. "I guess," Josh said. "What's wrong?" Dink asked, emptying his pack onto his cot. "What if the wolves come up here?" Josh asked. "Or even bears?" "Wolves and bears don't eat people, Josh," Dink said. "Yeah, what do they eat?" Josh asked.

她领着孩子们从玻璃门出去。 他们跟着她转到甲板的另一边。 “我的天哪!”杰克说。在甲板上的屋顶下搭起了一个帐篷。 帐篷里有两张单人床，一张带灯的小桌子，地板上铺着地毯。 “这是阿比的主意。她认为你会喜欢听着海浪的声音入睡，”沃利斯说。 “你甚至可以听到海豹的声音。” “这是太好了!”丁克说。 “谢谢你费了这么大的劲。” “一点也不麻烦，”沃利斯说。 “先准备好，准备好了再来厨房。” 男孩们走进帐篷，挑选床铺。 “这是不是很酷?”丁克说。 “我想是吧，”乔希说。“怎么了?”丁克一边问，一边把包里的东西倒在他的小床上。 “要是狼群来了怎么办?”杰克问。 “甚至是熊?”“狼和熊不吃人，乔什，”丁克说。 “是啊，他们吃什么?”杰克问。

Just then, they heard Abbi yell from the deck. "MOM!" she shouted. Dink and Josh pounded out of the tent and tore around the corner. They saw Abbi sitting with one eye pressed up against the telescope. Ruth Rose and Wallis came running from the other direction. "What's wrong, honey?" Wallis asked. "Somebody took the baby wolves!" Abbi cried. "Took them? What do you mean?" Wallis asked. "How could anyone take them?" "I saw it through the telescope!" Abbi insisted. "A man and a woman grabbed the puppies!"

就在这时，他们听到阿比在甲板上大喊。 “妈妈!”她喊道。丁克和乔希冲出帐篷，跑到拐角处。 他们看见阿比坐在那里，一只眼睛贴在望远镜上。 露丝·罗斯和沃利斯从另一个方向跑了过来。 “怎么了，亲爱的?”沃利斯问道。 “有人带走了狼宝宝!”艾比哭了。 “带他们吗?你是什么意思?”沃利斯问道。 “怎么会有人拿走呢?”“我是通过望远镜看到的!”艾比坚持道。 “一男一女抓住了小狗!”