7 A desperate plea

Chapter Seven A DESPERATE PLEA Kiki and Ollie stood under a fig tree, picking as many figs as they could manage. Soon every pocket they had was crammed with sticky, juicy figs. So were Kiki's backpack and the hoods of their waterproof jackets! Ollie picked one last fig. "I don't think we can carry any more," he said. "Better get started, then," said Kiki.

奇奇和奥利站在一棵无花果树下，尽可能多地摘无花果。 很快，他们所有的口袋里都塞满了又粘又多汁的无花果。 琪琪的背包和防水夹克的兜帽也是如此！奥利摘了最后一颗无花果。 他说：“我认为我们不能再运载了。” “那么最好开始吧，”琪琪说。

They put a fig down near the mangrove trees, moved away a few paces and put another one down. They kept this up until they'd made a trail of figs. Ollie ran back to the fallen log, where Fig was still digging out insects with her new pencil. "This way, Fig!" he called. "Time for your favorite food." Fig didn't look up at first. She still had plenty of bugs to munch. But then she stopped and sniffed.

他们在红树旁放了一颗无花果，走了几步又放了一颗。 他们一直这样做，直到他们留下了一串无花果。 奥利跑回倒在地上的圆木旁，菲格还在用她的新铅笔挖虫子。 “这边走，费格！”他喊道。 “该吃你最喜欢的食物了。” 菲格一开始没有抬头。 她还有很多虫子要吃。 但她停下来，闻了闻。

She can smell the fig juice on my hands, Ollie realized. He ran over to the first fig in the trail, and Fig came chasing after him. She found the fig on the ground, made delighted hooting noises, and stuffed it into her mouth. "It's working!" Ollie cheered. "Come on!" Kiki called. "Plenty more figs where that one came from!" Ollie led the way through the rainforest, using his map and compass to keep them on track, while Kiki made sure Fig was still following them. She dropped a fig from time to time. That was enough to keep

她能闻到我手上的无花果汁，奥利意识到。 他跑向小路上的第一棵无花果，无花果在后面追着他。 她在地上找到了无花果，高兴地叫了起来，把它塞进嘴里。 “这是工作!”奥利欢呼。 “来吧!”琪琪。“还有很多无花果呢！”奥利带路穿过雨林，用他的地图和指南针指引他们，而琪琪则确保菲格还在跟着他们。 她不时地掉下一颗无花果。 这足够保存了

Fig following the trail. The little orangutan didn't always eat the figs—some of them got tossed over her shoulder, sniffed, or played with—but she was always interested in them. "She definitely has the right name, doesn't she?" Ollie said.

跟着小路走。这只小猩猩并不总是吃无花果——有些被扔到她的肩膀上，闻着，或者玩着——但她总是对它们感兴趣。 “她的名字绝对是对的，不是吗？”欧利说。

"I didn't think anything on earth could love figs this much," said Kiki, dropping two figs at once. Fig finally put down Kiki's camera so she could grab a fig in each hand. Kiki ran back to snatch it up again, with a look of great relief. When they arrived back at the wildlife preserve, they found Jamal and a crowd of volunteers were still busily checking the buildings and searching the enclosures for the baby orangutan. When they saw Fig was coming, everyone burst into wild applause. "There she is!" Jamal yelled. "You did it! You really did it!" Ollie and Kiki were suddenly surrounded by people wanting to shake their hands, pat them on the back, and high-five them. There were smiles all around. Doctor Faridah

“我没想到地球上有什么东西会这么爱无花果，”琪琪说着，一下子扔下了两颗无花果。 菲格终于放下了琪琪的相机，这样她就可以一手抓一个无花果了。 琪琪又跑回去把它捡了起来，脸上露出如释重负的表情。 当他们回到野生动物保护区时，他们发现贾马尔和一群志愿者还在忙着检查建筑物，在围栏里寻找猩猩宝宝。 当他们看到菲格来了，每个人都爆发出热烈的掌声。 “她在那儿！”贾马尔喊道。 “你做到了！”你真的做到了！”奥利和琪琪突然被一群人围住了，他们想和他们握手，拍拍他们的背，和他们击掌。 周围都是笑容。 医生Faridah

went over to Fig and whistled. "You've had quite a feast, haven't you? Look how big your tummy is!"

走到菲格跟前吹了个口哨。 “你吃了一顿丰盛的大餐，是吗？” 看你的肚子好大啊！”