Chapter 4

Chapter 4 Mrs. Wong examined the band. "There's writing on it," she told the kids. "But it's too small for me to read." "What is it?" Josh asked. "It's a name tag," said Mrs. Wong. "Just like you'd hang on a dog's collar. Someone thinks he owns this bird." Josh was holding the falcon, still partly wrapped in his T-shirt. It sat quietly, watching the

王太太检查了乐队。 “上面有字，”她告诉孩子们。 “但是它太小了，我看不清。” “什么事?”杰克问。“这是一个名牌，”黄太太说。 “就像你挂在狗的项圈上一样。 有人认为这只鸟是他的。” 乔什抱着猎鹰，一半还裹在他的t恤里。 它静静地坐着，看着

humans. "I wonder if he's hungry," Ruth Rose said. "What do falcons eat?" "Peregrines mostly eat other birds," Josh said. "But they'll eat fish and other stuff, too." "Let's find out!" said Mrs. Wong. She opened a small refrigerator and pulled out some raw hamburger. She pinched off a chunk and held it under the falcon's beak. "Come on, take it," Josh murmured. Suddenly, the falcon's head shot forward. In one quick gulp, the meat was gone. "Boy, I guess he was hungry!" Ruth Rose said. "We should name him Flash!" Flash began making a loud, piercing call. He shrieked over and over until Mrs. Wong fed him another piece of hamburger meat. After the second helping, he stopped fussing and closed his eyes. "What should we do with him?" Josh asked Mrs. Wong. She reached for the phone. "For starters, we should ask Doc Henry to look him over." The kids listened as Mrs. Wong told the veterinarian about Flash. She hung up the phone and said, "He'll take a look if you kids bring the

人类。“我不知道他是不是饿了，”露丝·罗斯说。 “猎鹰吃什么?”“游隼主要吃其他鸟类，”乔希说。 “但它们也会吃鱼和其他东西。” “让我们找出答案!”黄太太说。 她打开一个小冰箱，拿出一些生汉堡。 她捏下一大块，放在猎鹰的嘴下。 “来吧，拿着。”乔希喃喃地说。 突然，猎鹰的头向前突了一下。 一大口，肉就没了。 “天哪，我猜他饿了!”露丝·罗斯说。 “我们应该给他起名叫闪电侠!”闪电侠开始发出响亮、刺耳的叫声。 他一遍又一遍地尖叫，直到王太太又喂了他一块汉堡肉。 吃了第二份后，他不再大惊小怪，闭上了眼睛。 “我们该拿他怎么办?”乔希问黄太太。 她伸手去拿电话。 “首先，我们应该让亨利医生给他检查一下。” 孩子们听着黄太太告诉兽医关于闪电侠的事。 她挂了电话，说:“他会看一看，如果你们把。

bird to his office. He's right over on East Green Street." Josh bundled Flash into his shirt again, and the kids hurried to Doc Henry's office. While Josh washed his hands, Doc Henry examined Flash. "And you found this guy where?" Doc Henry asked. "Out in the woods," Josh said, pulling his shirt back on. He explained how they'd gone to see the young falcons, only to find the nest empty. "Well, this is a young peregrine, all right," the vet said. "Pretty rare around here." Doc found the band on Flash's leg and cut it off. Then he gently spread the falcon's wings and probed for broken bones. "He seems healthy enough," Doc said. "Probably just starting to fly. But lookee here. Someone's trimmed his wing feathers!" The kids crowded around. "See?" the vet continued. "Peregrines normally have long, pointy wings. These have been rounded off with scissors." Just then, a tall woman with black hair came up to the table. "What's everyone looking at?" she asked.

去他的办公室。他就在东格林街那边。” 乔希又把法什塞进衬衫里，孩子们匆匆赶往亨利医生的办公室。 乔希洗手的时候，亨利医生给闪电侠做了检查。 “你在哪儿找到这个人的?”亨利医生问。 “在树林里，”乔希说着，把衬衫穿上。 他解释了他们是如何去看小猎鹰的，却发现鸟巢空了。 “嗯，这是一只年轻的游隼，好吧，”兽医说。 “在这里很少见。” 医生发现了闪电侠腿上的绷带，把它剪掉了。 然后他轻轻地展开猎鹰的翅膀，探查断裂的骨头。 “他看起来很健康，”医生说。 “可能刚刚开始飞。 但是看这里。有人给他修剪了翅膀上的羽毛!”孩子们围了过来。 “看到了吗?”兽医接着说。游隼通常有长而尖的翅膀。 这些都是用剪刀剪成的。” 就在这时，一个黑发的高个子女人走到桌子前。 “大家都在看什么?”她问。

"Oh, hi, Grace," Doc said. "Kids, this is my new assistant, Grace Lockwood. Grace, these kids brought in a young peregrine." The woman gave the kids a long look. Her eyes were piercing. They reminded Dink of an eagle's eyes. She turned and ran her hands over the bird's back. Suddenly, Flash bit her finger. "Ouch!" she said. The vet chuckled. "Better wear your gloves, Grace."

“哦，你好，格蕾丝，”医生说。 “孩子们，这是我的新助理，格蕾丝·洛克伍德。 格蕾丝，这些孩子带来了一只小游隼。” 那女人久久地看了孩子们一眼。 她的眼睛锐利。它们让丁克想起了鹰的眼睛。 她转过身，用手抚摸着鸟儿的背部。 突然，闪电咬了她的手指。 “哎哟!”她说。兽医咯咯地笑了。 “格蕾丝，最好戴上手套。”

"What should we do with him?" Josh asked. "I'll keep him here for a couple days," Doc said. "We'll make sure he's okay. Then we can decide what to do." The kids said good-bye and headed back to Main Street. "Well, at least he'll be safe there," Josh said. "I wonder where the other two are." "Wherever Flash was before he escaped!" Ruth Rose said. "What I want to know," Dink said, "is why someone would trim Flash's wings." "Why don't we ask Curt?" Josh said. "He knows a lot about falcons."

“我们该拿他怎么办?”杰克问。 “我要让他在这里留院观察几天，”医生说。 “我们会确保他没事的。 然后我们再决定怎么做。” 孩子们说了再见，回到了主街。 “好吧，至少他在那里是安全的。”乔什说。 “我想知道另外两个在哪里。” “不管闪电侠逃跑前在哪里!”露丝·罗斯说。 “我想知道的是，”丁克说，“为什么有人要修剪闪电侠的翅膀。” “我们为什么不问问柯特呢?”杰克说。 “他对猎鹰很了解。”