Chapter 1

CHAPTER 1 "Do you both want some tea?" Lydia Herrera asked. "Would that help?" She stared at her twin brother, Daniel, who was pacing the living room, and then at her best friend, Abigail "Abbi" Wallace. Abbi was tapping her foot so much that her wheelchair's footrest was rattling! Abbi pressed a hand to her jittery knee to stop the involuntary motion. She and Daniel had been full of nervous energy all morning.

第一章“你们俩都想喝茶吗？”莉迪亚·埃雷拉问。 “那会有帮助吗？”她盯着在客厅里踱来踱去的双胞胎哥哥丹尼尔，然后又盯着她最好的朋友阿比盖尔·华莱士。 阿比不停地敲她的脚，以至于她的轮椅的脚踏板都在嘎嘎作响！阿比把一只手按在她颤抖的膝盖上，以阻止她不自觉的动作。 她和丹尼尔整个上午都很紧张。

Lydia shook her head. "Actually, I doubt even tea would calm you two down," she said, teasing. "It's not our fault!" Daniel said. "This is Wild Whereabouts! The legendary Wild Whereabouts. And they're gonna be here any minute!" It was true. Wild Whereabouts, a TV show about finding rare and endangered animals, had asked to film on the Wallace property today! They were looking for cougars, which had disappeared from Maine over one hundred years earlier. The chance that a cougar might be living in the woods around Moose Manor was exciting. But it was even more exciting that Wild Whereabouts was here—it was Abbi and Daniel's favorite show! Tires crunched on the gravel outside. Daniel ran to the window. "Is that them?"

丽迪雅摇了摇头。“事实上，我怀疑连茶都不能让你们俩平静下来，”她揶揄道。 “这不是我们的错！”丹尼尔说。 “这里是荒野之地！”传说中的《荒野的下落》。 而且他们随时都会到！”这是真的。 一个关于寻找珍稀濒危动物的电视节目《荒野的下落》今天要求在华莱士的庄园拍摄！他们在寻找一百多年前从缅因州消失的美洲狮。 一只美洲狮可能住在驼鹿庄园周围的树林里，这种可能性令人兴奋。 但更令人兴奋的是，《荒野的下落》就在这里——这是阿比和丹尼尔最喜欢的节目！轮胎踩在外面的砾石上发出嘎吱嘎吱的声音。 丹尼尔跑到窗前。“是他们吗？”

Abbi crossed the living room as fast as her wheelchair would go. "Is it? I can't see out the window!" The living room windows were big, but the built-in long bench seat underneath made it hard for Abbi to get close enough to see out. Daniel turned to her and sighed. "Not them," Lydia guessed.

阿比以轮椅最快的速度穿过客厅。 “是吗?我看不见窗外！”客厅的窗户很大，但下面的嵌入式长长凳座椅让阿比很难靠得足够近，看得到外面。 丹尼尔转向她，叹了口气。 “不是他们，”丽迪雅猜想。

Before Abbi could ask who was in the driveway, the front door opened, and Abbi's uncle, Walker Wallace, strolled in. He smiled broadly at the three friends. "I see everyone's gathered for our guests, huh?" "Uncle Walker, did you see them on the road on your way over?" Abbi said. "Are they almost here?" Daniel jumped in. "And did you see Arthur Fitzpatrick?" "Arthur Fitz-whosit?" Uncle Walker asked. He scratched his head as if trying to place the name. "Fitzpatrick!" Daniel and Abbi shouted together. Lydia laughed, and Uncle Walker shot her a knowing smile. He was teasing them, too!

阿比还没来得及问是谁在车道上，前门开了，阿比的叔叔沃克·华莱士走了进来。 他对三个朋友笑得很开心。 “我看到大家都聚集在一起迎接我们的客人了，是吧？”“沃克叔叔，你来的路上看到他们了吗？”艾比。 “他们快到了吗？”丹尼尔跳了进来。 “你见到亚瑟·菲茨帕特里克了吗？”“亚瑟Fitz-whosit ?”沃克叔叔问。 他挠了挠头，好像想把名字记在脑子里。 “菲茨帕特里克!”但以理和阿比一起喊道。 丽迪雅哈哈大笑，沃克舅舅会心一笑。 他也在戏弄他们！