1 Adventure calls

Chapter One ADVENTURE CALLS "There you are!" Ollie whispered with a grin. The koala he'd spotted didn't seem at all concerned that Ollie was there, sitting below the tall trees. It bit off a fresh mouthful of eucalyptus leaves and munched thoughtfully. Ollie was at a nature preserve for the day, not far from his home in New South Wales in Australia. Even though there were

第一章冒险召唤“你在这里！”奥利笑着小声说。 他发现的那只考拉似乎一点也不关心奥利在那里，坐在高大的树下。 它咬下一口新鲜的桉树叶，若有所思地咀嚼着。 奥利当天在一个自然保护区，离他在澳大利亚新南威尔士州的家不远。 即使有

dozens of koalas living here, you had to be patient if you wanted to see them. A second gray shape came shuffling down the tree trunk. Another koala! Ollie thought excitedly. I might even get to see one with a baby! It was a scorching hot day. Ollie sat cross- legged on the warm ground and took out his carton of apple juice. The earth was dry and hard, like a cookie that had been baked for too long. But Ollie knew these eucalyptus trees weren't in trouble. Trees were his special interest, as well as the creatures that lived in them. In fact, he knew so much about forests that he sometimes had a very special, secret role to play…

这里生活着几十只考拉，如果你想看到它们，你必须要有耐心。 第二个灰色的身影拖着脚步从树干上走下来。 另一个考拉!奥利兴奋地想。 我甚至可以看到一个带着孩子的人！那是一个酷热的日子。 奥利盘腿坐在温暖的地上，拿出一盒苹果汁。 土地又干又硬，就像一块烤得太久的饼干。 但奥利知道这些桉树没有麻烦。 他对树木以及生活在树上的生物特别感兴趣。 事实上，他对森林的了解如此之多，以至于有时他会扮演一个非常特殊、秘密的角色……

Ollie pictured the trees' roots in his mind. Although he couldn't see them, he knew they ran deep underground. That was how they could stay alive even when the ground was dry. Their long, searching roots could find water deep below the surface and suck it up! Just like this, Ollie thought, and slurped his apple juice noisily. The long roots weren't just good for the trees, they were good for the koalas, too. Eucalyptus leaves held lots of water. The koalas could quench most of their thirst just by eating them, so they didn't have to go looking for much else to drink. Ollie could name all the parts of a tree without having to look them up. The topmost part was the crown. The layer just inside the bark was the cambium, which grew and made the tree get thicker. And the glowing

奥利在脑海中勾勒出树根的样子。 虽然他看不见它们，但他知道它们在地下深处。 这就是为什么即使地面干燥，它们也能活下来。 它们长长的、能搜索的根能在地表深处找到水，并把水吸上来！就像这样，奥利想，大声地喝着苹果汁。 长根不仅对树有好处，对考拉也有好处。 桉树的叶子含有大量的水分。 考拉可以通过吃它们来解渴，所以它们不必去寻找其他的饮料。 奥利不用查字典就能说出一棵树的所有部分。 最上面的部分是王冠。 树皮内部的那一层是形成层，它的生长使树木变得更厚。 还有发光的

compass on the side of the trunk was… Wait! Glowing compass? Ollie leapt to his feet. He had a badge on his shirt that looked just like that. The compass was the symbol of the Secret Explorers! When it appeared like this, it only meant one thing. A new mission! None of his everyday friends knew he wasn't just Ollie, the kid from Waratah Street who liked to study trees. He was an adventurer —the Rainforest Explorer. Ollie ran up to the tree. The glowing outline of a door appeared on it. He pushed it open and ran through into dazzling white light. Strong winds roared around him...

后备箱侧面的指南针是……等等！发光的罗盘吗? 奥利一跃而起。他的衬衫上有个徽章，看起来就像那样。 指南针是秘密探险者的标志！当它像这样出现时，只意味着一件事。 新的任务！他的日常朋友都不知道他不只是奥利，那个来自沃拉塔街喜欢研究树木的孩子。 他是一个冒险家——雨林探险家。 奥利跑到树上。一扇门的发光轮廓出现在上面。 他推开门，跑进耀眼的白光里。 强风在他周围咆哮。

…and the next moment, he was in the Exploration Station! "Ollie, here!" he shouted. The Secret Explorers' hidden base had gleaming walls of black stone. On one side were display cases, showing off all the different objects the Explorers had collected. On another side were the computer stations, where every Explorer could help watch over

下一刻，他就在探索站了！“奥利，过来！”他喊道。 秘密探险者的隐蔽基地有闪闪发光的黑石墙。 一边是陈列柜，展示着探险者们收集的所有不同的物品。 另一边是计算机站，每个探索者都可以在那里帮忙监视