6 Following Fig’s trail

Chapter Six FOLLOWING FIGS TRAIL Ollie and Kiki were back in the rainforest, standing in front of the large lumpy rock that looked like a pygmy elephant. Ollie looked down at the tablet in his hand, where he'd saved the photos Fig had taken, and back across to the rock. "It's definitely the same one," he said. "See how the trunk curves around, and the patch

第六章追踪无花果的踪迹奥利和琪琪回到了雨林中，站在一块看起来像小象的大石头前。 奥利低头看了看手里的写字板，他把菲格拍的照片保存在那里，然后又回到了岩石那边。 “肯定是同一条，”他说。 “看看树干是如何弯曲的，还有那块补丁

of moss like an eye? I'm sure Fig was here." Kiki sniffed the air. "Hey, Ollie? Do you smell Fig's favorite stinky snack?" Sure enough, at the foot of the rock was a half-chewed durian! "We're definitely on Fig's trail, no doubt about it," Ollie said. "Let's see where she went to next..." He swiped to the next photo. It was blurry and at a crazy angle, but he could tell it was a gigantic red flower with pale speckles.

像眼睛一样的苔藓？我敢肯定菲格在这里。” 琪琪嗅了嗅空气。“嘿,奥利吗? 你闻到菲格最喜欢的臭零食了吗？”果然，岩石脚下有一个嚼了一半的榴莲！奥利说：“毫无疑问，我们肯定在追踪菲格。” “让我们看看她接下来要去哪里……” 他滑到了下一张照片。 它的轮廓很模糊，角度也很奇怪，但他看得出那是一朵巨大的红色花，上面有苍白的斑点。

"A rafflesia," Ollie said. Kiki frowned. "How will we find one flower in this huge rainforest?" Ollie grinned. "It just happens to be the biggest flower in the world," he said. "And it stinks like rotten meat!" They hurried along, searching and sniffing, until Kiki stopped. She wrinkled her nose. "Urgh! I think I've found it!" They followed the terrible stink until they reached the plant. They both gasped—the flower was a yard wide! "Wow," said Kiki. "But why does it smell so bad?" "It's to attract flies so they pollinate it," Ollie explained. He looked around. Sure enough, the tree branches next to them were stripped bare of leaves.

“一朵莱佛士花，”奥利说。 Kiki皱起了眉头。“我们如何在这片巨大的雨林中找到一朵花？”奥利咧嘴一笑。 “它恰好是世界上最大的花，”他说。 “而且闻起来像烂肉！”他们匆匆前行，寻找着，嗅着，直到琪琪停下来。 她皱起鼻子。“呃! !我想我找到了！”他们顺着那股难闻的臭味来到了工厂。 他们俩都倒吸了一口气——那朵花有一码宽！“哇，”Kiki说。 “但为什么闻起来这么难闻呢？”奥利解释说：“这是为了吸引苍蝇，让它们给它授粉。” 他环顾四周。果然，他们旁边的树枝都被剥光了叶子。

"Fig's been here," he said. "She ate these leaves, look. Lucky for us she's still hungry." "But she's not here now! Where can she be?" Kiki groaned.

“菲格来过这里，”他说。 “她吃了这些叶子，看。 幸运的是，她还饿着呢。” “可她现在不在这儿！”她会在哪儿呢？”Kiki呻吟着。

There was nothing to do but keep looking. They soon found the stream from Fig's photo, but there was no sign of Fig anywhere nearby. The next photo showed something like a fuzzy orange log. "Is this an orangutan's leg?" Kiki wondered. "No," Ollie laughed. "It's a pelawan tree. They have bright orange bark. Among all these other trees, a pelawan ought to stand out like a lighthouse."

除了继续找，别无他法。 他们很快就找到了菲格照片上的那条小溪，但附近没有任何菲格的迹象。 下一张照片是一根模糊的橙色圆木。 “这是猩猩的腿吗？”琪琪很好奇。 “不，”奥利笑着说。“这是一棵pelawan树。 它们有明亮的橙色树皮。 在所有这些树木中，一棵白望鱼应该像灯塔一样显眼。”

Ollie was right. They spotted the pelawan easily. But Fig wasn't there. And there was only one photo left. It showed a clearing beside some trees—not much to go on. Ollie and Kiki looked closely at the photo. "Those are mangrove trees," Ollie said. "They like swampy, salty water." "I think I can smell a swamp now!" Kiki said, grimacing. "Me too. Ah, the refreshing aroma of mud and rotting plants," Ollie grinned. "Let's go!" It was easy to find the mangroves just by following the smell. The ground under them got softer and softer, until the squishy mud went right over the tops of Ollie's boots. The tree roots poked out of the water like snorkels, which Ollie knew was so they could get oxygen from the stinking mud. He stood

奥利是对的。他们很容易就发现了那只大白鲨。 但是菲格不在那里。而且只剩下一张照片了。 它显示出一些树旁边有一块空地——没什么可看的。 奥利和琪琪仔细看了看照片。 “那些是红树林，”奥利说。 “它们喜欢潮湿的咸水。” “我想我现在能闻到沼泽的味道了！”琪琪说，做了个鬼脸。 “我也是。啊，泥土和腐烂植物的清新香气，”奥利笑着说。 “我们走吧!”跟着气味很容易就找到了红树林。 他们脚下的地面变得越来越软，直到黏糊糊的泥盖上了奥利的靴子。 树根像通气管一样伸出水面，奥利知道这是为了从臭气熏天的泥浆中获取氧气。 他站在