1 Back in time

Chapter One BACK IN TIME. I love it when the museum is busy! thought Gustavo. All around him, people were admiring statues and peering into glass cases full of amazing objects from the past. He straightened his "Volunteer" armband. "Excuse me!" called a cheerful woman in a blue jacket. She pointed to a globe-shaped vase. It was black and decorated with cream

第一章时光倒流。我喜欢博物馆热闹的时候！认为古斯塔沃。 在他周围，人们都在欣赏着雕像，凝视着装满过去令人惊叹的物品的玻璃柜。 他整理了一下“志愿者”袖标。 “对不起！”一个穿着蓝色夹克的快乐的女人喊道。 她指着一个球形的花瓶。 它是黑色的，用奶油装饰

swirls. "Do you know how old this is?" she asked. "It's probably about a thousand years old," Gustavo replied. "It was made by the Marajoara people. They lived on an island at the end of the Amazon River, right here in Brazil." "That's really interesting," said the woman. "Thanks for your help!"

漩涡。“你知道这有多久了吗？”她问。 “它可能有一千年的历史了，”古斯塔沃回答说。 “它是马拉哈拉人制作的。 他们住在亚马逊河尽头的一个岛上，就在巴西这里。” “真有意思，”女人说。 “谢谢你的帮助！”

"No problem," said Gustavo with a grin. The museum was close to his Rio de Janeiro home, so he'd been coming as long as he could remember. He knew so much about the objects on display that he could answer any question the visitors asked! He loved history and enjoyed helping to care for the artifacts other civilizations had left behind. It would be amazing to go back in time, Gustavo thought, and see these objects being used by real ancient people! Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed a light shimmering. Gustavo's heart leaped. Could it be…? He turned around. On the elevator door was a glowing circle with the letters N, E, S and W. It was a compass! Gustavo knew what it meant—a new mission for the Secret Explorers! He hurried to the elevator, tingling with

“没问题，”古斯塔沃笑着说。 博物馆离他在里约热内卢里约热内卢的家很近，所以他从记事起就经常来。 他对展出的物品了解得如此之多，以至于他能回答参观者提出的任何问题！他热爱历史，喜欢帮忙照料其他文明留下的文物。 古斯塔沃想，如果回到过去，看看这些东西被真正的古人使用，那将是一件令人惊奇的事！他注意到眼角有一道光在闪烁。 古斯塔沃的心跳了起来。会是……吗？ 他转过身来。电梯门上有一个发光的圆圈，上面写着N、E、S和W四个字母。 那是一个指南针！古斯塔沃知道这意味着什么——秘密探险者的新任务！他匆匆走向电梯，心里一阵刺痛

excitement. The doors slid open by themselves and Gustavo stepped inside. All around him was a brilliant white light. Wind whipped around Gustavo. It made him feel as if he were whizzing through the brightness. Then a moment later the light faded. Gustavo was back at the Exploration Station! It had gleaming black stone walls, a map of the world on the floor, and a huge picture of the Milky Way on the ceiling. There was a line of computers along one wall. "Gustavo— here!" he called.

兴奋。门自己滑开了，古斯塔沃走了进去。 他的四周一片明亮的白光。 风在古斯塔沃周围盘旋。 这使他觉得自己好像在光亮中呼啸而过。 过了一会儿，灯光暗了下来。 古斯塔沃回到了探索站！它有闪闪发光的黑色石墙，地板上有一张世界地图，天花板上有一幅巨大的银河图。 有一面墙排着一排电脑。 “古斯塔沃——在这儿！”他喊道。

A girl wearing a leaf-green T-shirt and a boy with red hair jumped up from a squishy sofa. They both grinned. "Hi Leah," said Gustavo. "Hi Ollie!" "I was just showing Ollie my new book about beetles," said Leah. She was the Biology Explorer, and knew all about plants and animals. Ollie was wearing a shirt with a parrot pattern—he was the team's rainforest expert. Soon the other Secret Explorers arrived through the white glowing doorway, one after the other. A girl skateboarded in. "Kiki—here!" She was the Engineering Explorer, and had made the skateboard herself.

一个穿着叶绿色t恤的女孩和一个红头发的男孩从松软的沙发上跳了起来。 他们俩都笑了。“嗨，莉娅，”古斯塔沃说。 “嗨,奥利!”“我正在给奥利看我关于甲虫的新书，”利亚说。 她是生物学探索者，对植物和动物了如指掌。 奥利穿着一件有鹦鹉图案的衬衫——他是这个团队的雨林专家。 很快，其他的秘密探险者一个接一个地穿过白色发光的门口来到了这里。 一个女孩滑着滑板进来。“Kiki-here !”她是工程探索者，滑板是她自己做的。