Chapter 7

CHAPTER 7 Once the elevator doors were open, Park Ranger Woo went to work. She asked everyone to stay back until she'd caught whatever animal was in there. "It's a bat," Abbi muttered again. "All the more reason to clear the area, then," Park Ranger Woo said kindly. "Bats can have rabies or parasites. You wouldn't want to get exposed to any of that!" Abbi nodded and drove toward the other end of the hall. Daniel followed. Barkley tried to sneak a little closer to the action, but Lydia gently snagged his collar,

电梯门一开，护林员吴就去上班了。 她让所有人留在后面，直到她抓到里面的动物。 “是一只蝙蝠。”阿比又喃喃地说。 “那就更有理由清理这片区域了，”护林员禹和蔼地说。 “蝙蝠可能有狂犬病或寄生虫。 你不会想要接触到这些的！”阿比点点头，把车开到大厅的另一端。 丹尼尔。巴克利想偷偷靠近他一点，但莉迪亚轻轻地抓住了他的衣领，

holding him back. "We gotta let her work, boy. Abbi, should I take Barkley outside? He might spook the bat." "Good call," Abbi said. "I'll be out there soon. I wanna see what Park Ranger Woo does!" The woman walked back to the three friends. She had put on heavy-duty work gloves and was carrying a small plastic container—the kind you might pack a sandwich in for lunch!— with tiny holes poked into the lid. "There's not gonna be much to see yet," she said. "I think your bat is roosting toward the top

把他拉回来。“我们得让她工作，孩子。 阿比，我要带巴克利出去吗？ 他可能会吓到蝙蝠。”“好主意，”阿比说。 “我马上就去。我想看看吴护林员是怎么做的！”女人走回三个朋友身边。 她戴上了结实的工作手套，手里拿着一个小塑料容器——就是你用来装三明治当午餐的那种！盖子上戳了一些小洞。 “现在还没有什么好看的，”她说。 “我认为你的蝙蝠栖息在顶部

of the shaft, so I'm heading upstairs." Abbi deflated. Once again, she was going to miss out on all the action! Park Ranger Woo saw the disappointment on Abbi's face and said brightly, "How about you all wait outside, and I'll come find you once I'm done." "Okay," Abbi said, pouting more than she would like. Daniel gave a thumbs-up to Park Ranger Woo. "Good luck!"

所以我要上楼了。” 艾比泄气。又一次，她将错过所有的动作！护林员吴看到阿比脸上失望的表情，高兴地说：“你们都在外面等着，等我弄完就来找你们。” “好吧，”阿比撅着嘴说。 丹尼尔向公园护林员吴竖起大拇指。 “祝你好运!”

An hour later, the kids were sipping freshly brewed apple cider on the front porch, overlooking the moat. Barkley, happily chowing down on his own dried apple chips, snapped his head up and thumped his tail excitedly.

一个小时后，孩子们在前廊上喝着新鲜酿造的苹果酒，俯瞰着护城河。 巴克利开心地吃着自己的干苹果片，兴奋地摇着头，拍着尾巴。

Abbi glanced toward the door and saw Park Ranger Woo coming out. She was carrying the plastic container, and there was something in it! "Look! She did it!" Abbi cried. "Of course I did," Park Ranger Woo said. "Where's your mom? I assume you all want to take a look at our little friend." Lydia chugged the last of her cider and came to kneel close to Abbi. She was still scared of whatever was haunting the house! Wallis's voice rang out from somewhere above them. The balcony off her office, Abbi guessed. "I'll be right down!" As they waited for Abbi's mom, Park Ranger Woo carefully set the container on the

阿比朝门口瞥了一眼，看见公园护林员吴走了出来。 她拿着一个塑料容器，里面有东西！“看!她做到了！”艾比哭了。 “当然了，”护林员禹说。 “你妈妈呢？”我猜你们都想看看我们的小朋友。” 丽迪雅咕嘟咕嘟地喝完最后一杯苹果酒，跪在阿比身边。 她仍然害怕房子里的鬼魂！沃利斯的声音从他们头顶传来。 阿比猜是在她办公室的阳台上。 “我马上下来！”在等阿比妈妈的时候，护林员吴小心翼翼地把盒子放在桌子上

table. The plastic was cloudy. It was hard to make out what was inside except for a small, dark shape. "Was it a bat?" Abbi asked. "It was a bat, right?" The woman laughed. "It was a bat." Abbi fist pumped, and Lydia let out a long, relieved sigh. Daniel leaned over the table, close to the lid. "How did you get it out?" He reached toward the container before quickly thinking better of it and pulling his hand back.

表格。塑料是混浊的。 除了一个小小的黑影外，很难看清里面是什么。 “是一只蝙蝠吗？”艾比问道。 “那是一只蝙蝠，对吗？”女人笑了。 “那是一只蝙蝠。”阿比的拳头抽了抽，莉迪亚长长地松了口气。 丹尼尔靠在桌子上，靠近盖子。 “你是怎么弄出来的？”他伸手去拿那个容器，但很快又想了想，把手缩回来。