2 Flytraps in danger

Chapter Two FLYTRAPS IN DANGER "So what do you think our mission is?" Gustavo asked. "Let's check out our equipment," Leah suggested "That might give us an idea." She brought the Beagle to a stop. The Beagle made a helpful BEEP, and an arrow lit up on the dashboard. pointing backward. Leah and Gustavo climbed out and

第二章捕蝇器有危险“那你认为我们的任务是什么？”Gustavo问道。 “让我们检查一下我们的设备吧，”利亚建议道，“那也许会给我们一些启发。” 她把小猎犬号停了下来。 小猎犬号发出了一声帮助的哔哔声，仪表板上的箭头亮了起来。 指出落后。利亚和古斯塔沃爬了出来

headed around to the back, where a compartment opened with a happy BING! sound from the Beagle. "Thanks, buddy!" Leah said. They looked through the gear the Exploration Station had provided. "We've got water bottles, food, sunscreen, a first-aid kit, and insect repellent," Leah said. Gustavo lifted out a large tablet with a compass logo on the back. "Look at all the apps on this!" he said. "HD camera, GPS, and communications so we can stay in touch with the others. But what's there at the back?"

转到后面，一个隔间打开了，听到了一个快乐的BING！小猎犬号传来的声音。 “谢谢,伙计!”利亚说。 他们查看了探索站提供的装备。 利亚说：“我们有水瓶、食物、防晒霜、急救箱和驱虫剂。” 古斯塔沃拿出一个背面有指南针标志的大写字板。 “看看这上面的应用程序！”他说。 “高清摄像头、全球定位系统和通讯系统，这样我们就可以和其他人保持联系。 但是后面是什么呢？”

Leah peered in. "A tent and some sleeping bags." "Cool," Gustavo said. "I can't quite figure it out, though. How can we help the Venus flytraps by going camping?" Leah shrugged. "Only one way to find out. Let's explore!" She started to go, but Gustavo stopped her. "Wait. We shouldn't leave the Beagle sitting out here for anyone to find." "But how are we meant to hide it?" asked Leah. Gustavo thought for a moment. "In World War II, they hid tanks in foliage so they wouldn't be spotted. We could do the same." "Thanks, History Explorer!" Leah said with a laugh. It didn't take Leah long to find a group of tall bushes, thick with leaves. They parked

利亚往里看。“一个帐篷和一些睡袋。” “酷，”古斯塔沃说。“不过，我不太明白。 我们去露营怎么能帮助捕蝇草呢？”利亚耸耸肩。 “只有一个办法可以知道。 让我们来探讨!”她想走，但古斯塔沃拦住了她。 ”等。我们不应该把小猎犬号留在这儿，让别人发现。” “可是我们怎样才能把它藏起来呢？”利亚问。 古斯塔沃想了一会儿。 “在第二次世界大战中，他们把坦克藏在树叶里，这样就不会被发现。 我们也可以这样做。”“谢谢你，历史探索者！”利亚笑着说。 没过多久，莉娅就找到了一丛茂密的高灌木。 他们把车停

the Beagle deep inside and moved the branches around to hide it. Taking only the tablet and the first-aid supplies with them for now, they set off. High above them, white birds with long yellowish beaks were passing by. "Pelicans!" Leah explained. "That means the ocean must be close, so we're in a coastal forest. There should be lots of amazing wildlife to spot."

把小猎犬拖到里面，移动树枝把它藏起来。 他们现在只带了药片和急救用品，就出发了。 在他们上方，长着黄色长喙的白鸟飞过。 “鹈鹕!”利亚解释道。 “这意味着海洋一定很近，所以我们在沿海森林里。 那里应该有很多令人惊叹的野生动物。”

Sure enough, a little gray shape soon went sailing past overhead, gliding from one tree to another with its arms and legs spread out. It had flaps of skin between its limbs that looked like wings. "Cool! What was that?" asked Gustavo. "A flying squirrel," Leah replied. "They don't actually fly, though. They glide, using their skin flaps like parachutes." They crossed a weathered old bridge over a river. A catfish briefly swam up from the depths. Leah pointed out the long whisker-like features by its mouth, which gave the fish its name. Then, just as Leah was thinking about stopping for a water break, she spotted some little green plants growing up from the soil. Plants that looked as if they had tiny fanged mouths…

果然，一个灰色的小东西很快从头顶飞过，伸展着四肢，从一棵树滑到另一棵树。 它的四肢之间有一层皮肤，看起来像翅膀。 “酷!那是什么？”古斯塔沃问。 “一只会飞的松鼠，”利亚回答。 “不过，它们实际上不会飞。 它们像降落伞一样利用皮肤瓣滑翔。” 他们走过了河上一座饱经风霜的旧桥。 一条鲶鱼从深处游了上来。 利亚指了指它的嘴边长长的须状特征，这就是它的名字的由来。 然后，就在利亚想停下来喝水的时候，她发现一些绿色的小植物从土壤里长出来了。 看起来好像长着长着尖牙的小嘴的植物……

"There they are!" she yelled, and they hurried over. "Are those the Venus flytraps?" Gustavo said. He kneeled down to peer at the hinged, open leaves with their long toothlike spines. "I thought they'd be bigger."

“他们来了！”她喊道，他们急忙赶了过来。 “那是捕蝇草吗？”Gustavo说。 他跪下来，细看那些有铰链的、张开的叶子，叶子上长着长长的齿状刺。 “我以为它们会更大。”