Chapter 6

CHAPTER 6 The next morning, Abbi and her friends were gathered around the elevator on the first floor. Some mechanics had arrived to repair it! But more importantly, Park Ranger Woo had arrived, too. "You're sure there's a bat in here? How did you figure it out?" she asked Wallis. "Oh, I didn't," Wallis answered. She took a bite of the buttered croissant she was holding. "My brilliant daughter did." Abbi smiled softly and blushed. "It was pretty obvious once Barkley led us to the elevator. A bat call would bounce all over the

第二天早上，阿比和她的朋友们聚集在一楼的电梯旁。 一些机械师已经来修理它了！但更重要的是，护林员吴也来了。 “你确定这里有一只蝙蝠？” 你是怎么想到的？”她问沃利斯。 “哦，我没有，”沃利斯回答。 她咬了一口手里拿着的黄油羊角面包。 “是我聪明的女儿干的。” 阿比轻轻地笑了笑，脸红了。 巴克利带我们去电梯的时候，这一点就很明显了。 蝙蝠的叫声会传遍整个世界

walls in an elevator shaft. Of course it would sound weird on the app! I should've realized sooner." Daniel knelt down next to Barkley and petted his head. The dog snuggled into him. "Abbi and Barkley are quite a team." "We're all a team!" Abbi protested. Lydia nodded. "What will happen to the bat?" she asked.

电梯井的墙壁。 当然，在应用程序上听起来会很奇怪！我应该早点意识到的。” 丹尼尔跪在巴克利旁边，抚摸着他的头。 狗依偎在他身上。 “阿比和巴克利是一个很好的团队。” “我们是一个团队！”艾比抗议道。 丽迪雅点了点头。“那只蝙蝠会怎么样？”她问。

"If there really is a bat in there—" Park Ranger Woo said. "There is," Abbi said. The woman continued, "We'll find it a new home." One of the elevator mechanics dropped a tool, and everyone jumped at the loud clank on the floor. The sound bounced way up to the rafters. Abbi hoped it didn't scare the bat inside. Daniel wandered closer to watch how the elevator mechanics would get the door open without power. "There are bats that live near the lake," Abbi said. "Can you release it there?" The ranger folded her arms and leaned against the wall. "That's probably where the bat

“如果里面真的有一只蝙蝠——”公园护林员禹说。 “有，”阿比说。女人接着说：“我们会给它找个新家的。” 一个电梯修理工掉了一个工具，听到地板上哐当一声，大家都跳了起来。 声音一直反弹到椽子上。 阿比希望这不会吓到里面的蝙蝠。 丹尼尔走得更近一些，想看看电梯机械师是如何在没有电源的情况下打开电梯门的。 “湖边住着蝙蝠，”阿比说。 “你能在那儿放吗？”护林员双臂交叉，靠在墙上。 “那可能就是蝙蝠所在的地方

came from, which means its habitat likely isn't safe anymore." Lydia said, "What? Why not?" Park Ranger Woo sighed—a long, sad sound. "There's a fungal disease called white- nose syndrome, which bats can get. It's been infecting a lot of colonies around here. Once it spreads in an area, sometimes the healthy bats will leave the group and try to find shelter on their own. Like in an attic or—" "Or an elevator shaft," Abbi said. The woman nodded.

来自哪里，这意味着它的栖息地可能不再安全。” 莉迪亚说：“什么？为什么不呢?”护林员吴叹了口气——长长的、悲伤的声音。 “有一种真菌疾病叫做白鼻综合症，蝙蝠也会得。 它已经感染了这里的很多菌落。 一旦它在一个地区传播，有时健康的蝙蝠会离开群体，试图自己寻找庇护。 比如在阁楼上，或者——”“或者在电梯井里，”阿比说。 女人点点头。

Wallis put her hand to her chest. "Oh, that's awful. The poor thing. All alone, nowhere safe to go. Separated from all its friends." Abbi thought about the night before. She'd been all alone, too. Separated from her friends while they went on this big adventure. And in her own home! Even when the elevator was working, it was kind of scary to use. "I think I know how the bat feels," she said. She hadn't meant to say it out loud! But Wallis and Lydia both heard her. "What do you mean, sweetheart?" Wallis asked. Abbi could have lied. She could have said she was joking or made up some other answer. But instead, she took a deep breath and said, "Sometimes I wish I didn't have to worry about the elevator breaking so much. It would be nice if I didn't have to be stuck on the first floor." Lydia put a gentle hand on Abbi's shoulder.

沃利斯把手放在胸前。 “哦，那太可怕了。可怜的家伙。 独自一人，无处可去。 和它所有的朋友分开了。” 阿比想起了前一天晚上。 她也是孤身一人。 她和她的朋友们去冒险时被分开了。 在她自己的家里！即使电梯正常工作，用起来也有点吓人。 “我想我知道蝙蝠的感觉，”她说。 她没打算大声说出来！但沃利斯和莉迪亚都听到了。 “你是什么意思，亲爱的？”沃利斯问道。 阿比可能撒谎了。她本可以说她是在开玩笑，或者编造了别的答案。 但相反，她深吸了一口气，说：“有时我希望我不必担心电梯坏得这么厉害。 要是我不用被困在一楼就好了。” 莉迪亚轻轻地把手放在阿比的肩膀上。

Wallis looked shocked for a moment. But then she said, "You're absolutely right. We should have replaced this old thing ages ago. I'm sorry I didn't think of it myself. Once we get this bat moved somewhere safe, we'll work on finding a new elevator! State-of-the-art!" Abbi sat up straight. "Really, Mom?" She couldn't believe it!

沃利斯一时显得很震惊。 但接着她说：“你说得完全正确。 我们早就该换掉这个旧东西了。 对不起，我自己没有想到。 一旦我们把蝙蝠转移到安全的地方，我们就去找新的电梯！最先进的!”阿比坐直了身子。 “真的,妈妈?”她简直不敢相信！