6 Time for a rescue

Chapter Six TIME FOR A RESCUE The Beagle stood where they had left it, on the landing pad near the hot springs where they had first seen Keemo. Cheng felt a twist of worry in his belly as he thought about Halani and her happy, naughty little puppy. The helicopter greeted them with a wild flurry of anxious BEEPS and flashing lights.

第六章营救的时间小猎犬号还站在他们离开的地方，在他们第一次见到基莫的温泉附近的着陆台上。 当他想到哈拉尼和她那快乐、淘气的小狗时，他感到一阵担忧。 直升机发出一阵焦虑的哔哔声和闪烁的灯光迎接他们。

"We missed you too, Beagle," said Leah as she scrambled aboard and slipped on her headset. "You know something's wrong, don't you?" Cheng leaped into the Beagle after Leah, pulling himself into the cabin and flinging himself down in the pilot's seat. He was too out of breath to do anything but put on his headset and pat the Beagle's controls in greeting. Then he flicked on the communications panel on the dashboard. A screen lit up.

“我们也很想你，小猎犬，”莉娅一边说，一边爬上飞机，戴上耳机。 “你知道出事了，是不是？”程跟着莉亚跳上了小猎犬号，把自己拉进机舱，扑倒在飞行员的座位上。 他上气不接下气，只能戴上耳机，拍拍小猎犬号的控制装置打招呼。 然后他轻弹仪表板上的通讯面板。 屏幕亮了起来。

"Calling the Exploration Station," said Leah urgently. She flicked another button. "Exploration Station, do you read us?" The Exploration Station came into view. The other Secret Explorers had gathered around the screen. Cheng had never been more pleased to see them.

“呼叫勘探站。”莉娅急切地说。 她按了另一个按钮。 “探测站，你能听到我们吗？”探索站映入眼帘。 其他秘密探险者都聚集在屏幕周围。 程从来没有像现在这样高兴见到他们。

"Are you guys OK?" said Ollie. "Yeah, how can we help?" asked Roshni. "We've been tracking you and we know Mount Yasur just erupted," said Gustavo. "We're worried there's going to be another eruption," Cheng broke in, leaning close to the screen. "And we have a friend with her dog who may be lost up there. Can you intercept the volcanic data being transmitted to the observatory?" "Just give me a second and I'll be in their database," Kiki said. It was an anxious wait. Leah and Cheng could hear Kiki's fingers clicking over the computer keys. Cheng looked out of the helicopter windshield, but could only see the banks of trees which surrounded them. From the way Leah kept glancing at the wildly twittering birds among the tangled branches,

“你们还好吗？”奥利说。 “是啊，我们能帮什么忙？”Roshni问。 古斯塔沃说：“我们一直在跟踪你，我们知道亚苏尔火山刚刚喷发。 “我们担心会有另一次喷发，”程插嘴说，凑近屏幕。 “我们有一个朋友和她的狗可能在那里迷路了。 你能拦截传送到天文台的火山数据吗？”“给我一秒钟，我就会进入他们的数据库，”Kiki说。 这是一段焦急的等待。利亚和成可以听到琪琪的手指在敲击电脑键盘。 程从直升机的挡风玻璃往外看，但只能看到他们周围的树木。 莉娅一直盯着那些在纠结的树枝间狂吠的鸟儿，

Cheng knew she was still worried. He crossed his fingers. Maybe they were wrong about a second eruption. "Got it," said Kiki. She frowned. "It says there are a lot of gases being released— more than usual. And the temperature of the lava... that looks seriously high as well."

程知道她仍然很担心。 他交叉着手指。也许他们对第二次喷发的预测是错误的。 “明白了，”Kiki说。她皱起了眉头。 “它说有很多气体被释放，比平时更多。 熔岩的温度… 这看起来也非常高。”

Cheng's stomach plummeted. More gases and higher temperatures? That meant Mount Yasur wasn't just going to erupt again. It was going to be a much bigger eruption than before! "That's bad," he said, when he could find his voice. "How bad?" asked Leah. Cheng shook his head. "A lot worse than the last one," he said grimly. "Halani and Keemo are in serious danger." "Then we need to get up there," said Leah. "But is it possible to fly so close to an eruption?" "Not in an ordinary helicopter," said Cheng. "The ash would damage the blades. But luckily the Beagle is no ordinary helicopter." "It definitely isn't," Leah said, patting the

程的胃猛地一沉。 更多的气体和更高的温度？ 这意味着亚苏尔火山不会再次喷发。 这将是一次比以前大得多的喷发！“那太糟糕了，”他说，这时他终于能说话了。 “有多糟？”利亚问。程摇了摇头。 “比上次糟多了。”他严肃地说。 “哈拉尼和基莫处境非常危险。” “那我们就得上去，”利亚说。 “可是有可能飞得离火山这么近吗？”“不是在普通的直升机上，”程说。 “火山灰会损坏叶片。 但幸运的是，小猎犬号不是普通的直升机。” “绝对不是，”利亚说着，拍了拍