7 THE NIGHT HIKE

CHAPTER 7 THE NIGHT HIKE The hot, sweaty campers spent the afternoon resting in their hot, sweaty bunks. Finally, the sun set. "It feels hotter now than it was at noon," said Alexander. "If I sweat any more, I'll have to change my socks," said Leo. Rip shook his fist at the moon. "Come on, nature!" he shouted. "Cool off already!"

第7章夜间徒步热的，汗流浃背的露营者在热的，汗流浃背的铺位上休息了一个下午。 最后，太阳下山了。“现在感觉比中午还要热。”亚历山大说。 “如果我再出汗，我就得换袜子了，”里奥说。 里普对着月亮挥舞着拳头。 “来吧，大自然！”他喊道。 “冷静点！”

KNOCK-KNOCK! Ranger Harry stuck his nose in the cabin. "Move it, woodchucks! It's time for our hike under the stars!" Alexander, Rip, and Leo joined the girls outside. They all followed Ranger Harry up a trail surrounded by pine trees. They made their way up the mountain toward a small, calm lake. "Nikki," whispered Alexander. "Rip and I didn't hear any clinking sounds this afternoon. Did you?" "Nope," said Nikki. "Quiet as—Oh!" she pointed to a rack of canoes. "There's my canoe!" "Okay, otters," said Ranger Harry. "Here we are! Beautiful Lake Gloamy."

能听懂!护林员哈里把鼻子伸进了船舱。 “走开，土拨鼠！”是我们在星空下徒步旅行的时候了！”亚历山大、里普和里奥加入了外面的女孩们。 他们都跟着护林员哈利走上一条松树环绕的小路。 他们向山上一个平静的小湖走去。 “尼基，”亚历山大低声说。 “今天下午里普和我没有听到任何叮当声。 你呢?”“不，”妮基说。 “安静得像——哦！”她指着一排独木舟。 “那是我的独木舟！”“好吧，水獭们，”护林员哈里说。 “我们到了！”美丽的格洛米湖。”

The lake was like a mirror. It reflected the moon, the trees, and the sweaty faces of six campers, ready to jump in. "So," said Anna. "Can we go swimming?" "You bet," said Ranger Harry. "Swimming is on tomorrow's schedule!" He blinked a few times. "Well, pluck my beard! We should have worn our swimsuits. We could have gone swimming tonight!" The campers' shoulders slumped.

湖面像一面镜子。 它反射出月亮、树木和六个露营者汗流浃背的脸，他们正准备跳进去。 “那么，”安娜说。“我们能去游泳吗？”“当然。”护林员哈利说。 “游泳在明天的日程表上！”他眨了几下眼睛。 “好吧，拔掉我的胡子！”我们应该穿泳衣的。 我们今晚本来可以去游泳的！”露营者的肩膀耷拉下来。

Ranger Harry fanned himself with his hat. "Um, how about this?" he said. "Why don't we test our mapmaker?" Alexander's eyebrows shot up. "Huh?!" "We'll race back to camp—boys against girls," said Ranger Harry. "Girls, you take the trail we just hiked. And Alexander, use your map to find a shortcut. I'll meet you all at the cabins." "Super-lame!" said Nikki. "Why does it have to be boys versus girls?" "Camp Rule #114: Listen to your ranger. He's smart as a moose!" said Ranger Harry. "Ready... set scamper!" "He's clearly making these rules up as he goes," mumbled Nikki. She jogged after the other girls. "Last one there is a rotten pinecone!" shouted Rip.

护林员哈利用帽子给自己扇风。 “嗯，这个怎么样？”他说。 “我们为什么不测试一下我们的制图器呢？”亚历山大的眉毛一下子竖了起来。 “嗯? !”“我们将回到营地，男孩对女孩，”护林员哈里说。 “姑娘们，你们走我们刚走过的路。 亚历山大，用你的地图找到一条近路。 我们在小木屋里见。” “超级蹩脚！”尼基说。“为什么必须是男孩和女孩？”营地规则114：听从你的护林员。 他像驼鹿一样聪明！”护林员哈里说。 “准备好了…设置奔跑!”“他显然是边走边制定这些规则，”妮基咕哝着说。 她跟在其他女孩后面慢跑。 “最后一个人有一个腐烂的松果！”瑞普喊道。

Ranger Harry saluted the boys, and then headed down another trail. "Ohmygosh," said Leo. "We're alone! At night! In the middle of the woods!" "We're not alone," said Alexander. "We've got each other. Nothing will CLINK! "Uh-oh," said Leo, his voice shaking. "There's that weird noise again," whispered Rip. CLINK! "It sounds like marbles in a jar," said Alexander. CLINK! "And it's getting closer!" said Leo.

护林员哈里向男孩们敬礼，然后沿着另一条小路走去。 “我的天哪，”利奥说。“我们孤独!在晚上!在树林中间！”“我们并不孤单，”亚历山大说。 “我们拥有彼此。没有东西会叮当响！“哦哦，”利奥说，他的声音颤抖着。 “又有那种奇怪的声音了。”瑞普小声说。 叮当声!“听起来像罐子里的弹珠，”亚历山大说。 叮当声!“它越来越近了！”利奥说。