2 A meeting with Fig

Chapter Two A MEETING WITH FIG The Beagle coasted gently through the sky. Ollie and Kiki took in the incredible view. "Look at all those trees packed so close together," Kiki said, her eyes wide. "I've never seen so much green in my life!" Clouds floated over the green of the rainforest. "They're made by water evaporating from all those leaves," Ollie

第二章与无花果的相遇小猎犬号在天空中轻轻地滑行。 奥利和琪琪欣赏着这不可思议的景色。 “看那些树挤得这么紧，”琪琪说，眼睛睁得大大的。 “我这辈子从没见过这么多绿色！”云在雨林的绿色上飘浮。 “它们是由所有树叶中蒸发的水制成的，”奥利说

said. He pointed out a long, straight gap in the canopy. "That looks like a landing strip." Kiki nodded. "We'd better touch down so we can get on with our mission. You'll need the engine's power to make a controlled landing." She reached over and switched it on. The propeller shuddered to life. Kiki showed Ollie where to push the joystick and when to work the pedals. He brought the motor glider around and lined the nose up with the landing strip. The Beagle made a happy little BEEP that sounded like "Good job!"

说。他指着树冠上一个又长又直的缺口。 “那看起来像跑道。” Kiki点点头。“我们最好着陆，这样我们才能继续我们的任务。 你需要引擎的动力来控制着陆。” 她伸手打开了开关。 螺旋桨抖动着发动起来了。 琪琪教奥利在哪里推操纵杆，什么时候踩踏板。 他把机动滑翔机转过来，把机头对准着陆跑道。 小猎犬发出一声快乐的嘟嘟声，听起来像是“干得好！”

Ollie tilted the plane into a steady descent. Kiki held her breath as the landing pad approached. The wheels bumped the tarmac. Brakes squealed. Steadily, they came to a complete stop. "Phew!" Ollie gasped. "Great landing!" Kiki grinned. "Um… any idea where we are?" Ollie looked out. They had landed alongside a tall security fence. A sign read "HATALA ANIMAL SANCTUARY AND NATURE pRESERVE". "In exactly the right place, I think!" he said. Excitement growing, Ollie climbed out of the Beagle, Kiki close behind him. Bird and frog sounds echoed around them, and everything smelled damp and earthy. But most noticeable of all was how hot and

奥利使飞机倾斜平稳下降。 着陆平台靠近时，琪琪屏住了呼吸。 轮子撞到了停机坪上。 刹车叫苦不迭。慢慢地，他们完全停了下来。 “唷!”奥利气喘吁吁地说。“伟大的降落!”琪琪笑了。 “嗯……知道我们在哪儿吗？”奥利向外望去。 他们降落在一个高高的安全围栏旁。 一个牌子上写着“哈塔拉动物保护区和自然保护区”。 他说：“我想是在正确的地方！” 奥利越来越兴奋，他爬出了小猎犬，琪琪紧跟在他后面。 鸟儿和青蛙的叫声在他们周围回荡，一切都散发着潮湿和泥土的味道。 但最值得注意的是有多热

humid it was! Ollie felt as if he was walking through steam. "Whew," said Kiki. "I'm so sticky already!" They headed over to the double front gate. Through the wire Ollie spotted a boy around his own age, wearing shorts and a cap. "Come on in," the boy said brightly. "I'm Jamal." "I'm Kiki, and this is Ollie," said Kiki. "You actually get to work here? I'm jealous!" Jamal said, "I'm a volunteer. Want me to show you around?"

天气很潮湿！奥利觉得自己好像在蒸汽中行走。 “哇，”Kiki说。“我已经很黏了！”他们朝双前门走去。 透过铁丝网，奥利看到了一个和他年龄相仿的男孩，穿着短裤，戴着帽子。 “进来吧，”男孩欢快地说。 “我是贾马尔。”“我是Kiki，这是Ollie，”Kiki说。 “你真的在这里工作？” 我嫉妒!”贾马尔说：“我是一名志愿者。 要我带你四处看看吗？”

"Yes!" the two of them yelled together. A private tour of a Borneo nature preserve? Ollie could hardly wait to get inside! The nature preserve was much bigger than he was expecting. All the animals had plenty of space to move around. Jamal took them to an enclosure with a stream running through it, where elephants were bathing. The elephants had cute faces with big ears, and long tails that almost reached the ground. "What kind of elephants are they?" Kiki asked.

“是的！”他们两个一起喊道。 婆罗洲自然保护区的私人旅行？ 奥利迫不及待地想进去！自然保护区比他预期的要大得多。 所有的动物都有足够的活动空间。 贾马尔把他们带到一个有小溪穿过的围栏，大象在那里洗澡。 大象长着可爱的脸，大大的耳朵，长长的尾巴几乎长到地面。 “它们是什么种类的大象？”Kiki问道。

"Pygmy elephants," explained Jamal. "You only find them here in Borneo." One of the elephants wandered over to Kiki and sat down in front of her, looking at her with wide, trusting eyes. Kiki flapped her hands in pure delight. "Can I take pictures?" "Go for it!" Jamal laughed. Kiki pulled out her camera and took several shots of the little elephant. She'd modified the camera to have a constant internet connection, so all she and Ollie had to do was press a button to upload them onto his blog. "Your readers are going to love this!" she told him. "Readers?" asked Jamal. "My blog. Green Guy Goes Global," Ollie explained.

“侏儒象，”贾马尔解释说。 “你只能在婆罗洲找到它们。” 其中一头大象走到琪琪身边，坐在她面前，睁大信任的眼睛看着她。 琪琪非常高兴地拍打着她的手。 “我可以拍照吗？”“去吧！”贾马尔笑了。 琪琪拿出相机，给小象拍了几张照片。 她把相机改装成可以持续上网，所以她和奥利只要按下一个按钮，把照片上传到他的博客上。 “你的读者会喜欢的！”她告诉他。 “读者？”贾马尔问。“我的博客。 绿色家伙走向全球，”奥利解释道。