Chapter 3

CHAPTER 3 Setting up for filming was much more work than Abbi had realized. After the tents were assembled, Amy asked Lydia to help her test all the microphones and recording equipment. Uncle Walker went with Steph to find the best trees to mount trail cameras on. With any luck, the trail cams would catch a cougar on-screen even if no one was around! Meanwhile, Abbi and Daniel helped Arthur with the command center. Every episode of Wild Whereabouts had one. This was where Arthur Fitzpatrick always told the

准备拍摄的工作比阿比想象的要多得多。 帐篷搭好后，艾米请莉迪亚帮她测试所有的麦克风和录音设备。 沃克叔叔和斯蒂芬一起去找最好的树来安装跟踪摄像机。 运气好的话，即使周围没有人，跟踪摄像机也能在屏幕上捕捉到美洲狮！与此同时，阿比和丹尼尔帮助阿瑟管理指挥中心。 《荒野行踪》每集都有一个。 阿瑟·菲茨帕特里克就是在这里讲故事的

audience about the animal they were looking for and made his plan of attack. "I can't believe we're at the command center!" Daniel whispered to Abbi. Arthur overheard and laughed. "It looks a lot more impressive on TV, huh? Most of this is for show." He waved his arm over the many maps and other papers scattered on the large folding table. "For show?" Abbi asked. Everything looked so important! There was so much

观众了解他们正在寻找的动物，并制定了他的攻击计划。 “真不敢相信我们到了指挥中心！”丹尼尔低声对艾比说。 阿瑟无意中听到，笑了起来。 “在电视上看起来更令人印象深刻，是吧？” 这大部分都是作秀。” 他在大折叠桌上散乱的许多地图和其他文件上挥了挥手。 “秀?”艾比问道。一切看起来都那么重要！有那么多

information on cougars and Maine and even their own woods. "By the time we're ready to film an episode, I've been researching for months. I have all this memorized. But it helps if the audience has some clues, too. They might not know anything about the animal before watching the show!" Abbi nodded. That made sense. She'd seen plenty of episodes where even she didn't know much about the animal in question. "Even cougars?" Daniel said. "Most people have heard of cougars, right?" Arthur leaned over and rearranged the papers so that one of the maps of Maine was front and center. "Sure," he said. "But hearing about an animal doesn't always mean knowing about them." The map caught Abbi's eye. She pointed to a big red circle. "That's where you think the cougars are?"

关于美洲狮和缅因州的信息，甚至他们自己的森林。 “当我们准备拍摄一集的时候，我已经研究了几个月了。 这些我都背下来了。 但如果观众也有一些线索，就会有所帮助。 在看节目之前，他们可能对这种动物一无所知！”艾比点了点头。 这很有道理。她看过很多集，连她自己都不太了解那个动物。 “即使是美洲狮?”丹尼尔说。 “大多数人都听说过美洲狮，对吧？”阿瑟俯下身，重新整理文件，把一张缅因州的地图放在正前方。 “当然，”他说。“但听说过一种动物并不一定意味着了解它们。” 地图引起了阿比的注意。 她指着一个大红圈。 “你认为美洲狮就在那里吗？”

"That's where they were last known to live in Maine. Over a hundred years ago." From behind her, Abbi heard Lydia approach. "That's what I don't get," Lydia said, coming to stand beside her brother. "If cougars are extinct in Maine, how could they return?" "Ah, but they aren't extinct," Arthur said. "They're extirpated." "Extirpated?" Lydia repeated the unfamiliar word slowly. "Extinct means an animal no longer lives anywhere in the world," Daniel explained to his sister. "Extirpated means an animal used to live in a certain area but doesn't anymore." "So they just moved?" Lydia asked. "Like when our neighbor got a job in Seattle?" "Not quite," Arthur said. He was speaking in his TV host voice, the one he used when explaining something on his show. He always

“这是他们最后一次生活在缅因州的地方。 一百多年前。” 阿比听到莉迪亚从她身后走过来。 “这就是我不明白的地方，”丽迪雅说着，走过来站在她哥哥身边。 “如果美洲狮在缅因州灭绝了，它们怎么可能回来？”“啊，但他们并没有灭绝。”阿瑟说。 “他们报告。”“报告?”丽迪雅慢慢地重复着这个陌生的单词。 “灭绝意味着一种动物不再生活在世界上的任何地方，”丹尼尔向他的妹妹解释道。 “灭绝的意思是一种动物过去生活在某个地区，但现在不再生活了。” “所以他们就搬走了？”利迪娅问。 “就像我们的邻居在西雅图找到工作一样？”“不完全是。”阿瑟说。 他用电视主持人的声音说话，就是他在节目中解释某些事情时所用的声音。 他总是

seemed so passionate about sharing animal facts! He continued, "Getting a new job is exciting, right? Moving for that reason would probably be an adventure! Maybe a little scary, too, but fun!" The three friends nodded along. "Animals don't usually move for fun, exciting reasons. If they leave an area, it's usually because something bad happened." Lydia's eyes widened. "Like what?" Arthur sighed. "Humans, mostly. Destroying their habitats or draining important resources from the area. Hunting them, too." Abbi knew all this from watching Wild Whereabouts, but it never got easier to hear. "That's why Arthur's show is so important!" The host of Wild Whereabouts smiled, but he almost looked sad. "Thank you for saying that. We try our best to shed some light on these issues."

似乎很热衷于分享动物的故事！他接着说：“找到一份新工作很令人兴奋，对吧？ 因为这个原因搬家可能是一次冒险！也许也有点吓人，但很有趣！”三个朋友一起点了点头。 “动物通常不会因为有趣或令人兴奋的原因而移动。 如果他们离开一个地区，通常是因为发生了不好的事情。” 莉迪亚睁大了眼睛。“像什么?”亚瑟叹了口气。 “人类,大部分。破坏它们的栖息地或抽干该地区的重要资源。 也在追捕他们。”阿比在看《荒野的下落》时就知道了这一切，但听起来从来都不容易。 “这就是为什么亚瑟的节目如此重要！”《荒野的下落》的主持人笑了，但他几乎看起来很悲伤。 “谢谢你这么说。 我们尽最大努力阐明这些问题。”

Amy strolled over with a small mic to clip to Arthur's vest. From the trail, Steph and Uncle Walker made their way back to camp. By now, the sun was setting. The trees cast long shadows over the command center table. When Amy finished attaching the mic, Arthur clapped his hands once to get everyone's attention. "Enough sad talk. We're

艾米拿着一个小麦克风走过来，要别在亚瑟的背心上。 从小路上，斯蒂芬和沃克叔叔回到了营地。 这时，太阳已经落山了。 树木在指挥中心的桌子上投下长长的阴影。 当艾米把麦克风装好后，阿瑟拍了拍手，以引起大家的注意。 “说够悲伤的话了。我们