Chapter 6

CHAPTER 6 "I didn't know stakeouts were so boring," Lydia whispered to Abbi. They had spent most of the day inside. It had rained pretty hard that afternoon, so Abbi and her friends had hung out at Moose Manor while the crew did a bunch of behind-the- scenes technical stuff in preparation for the night's activities. The rain had stopped well before sunset, though. And as soon as the sun had gone down, Arthur and his crew set off into the woods. They left Abbi, Lydia, and Daniel to manage the command center at the campsite. If

“我不知道监视这么无聊，”莉迪亚小声对阿比说。 他们在屋里待了大半天。 那天下午雨下得很大，所以阿比和她的朋友们在驼鹿庄园闲逛，工作人员在幕后做一些技术工作，为晚上的活动做准备。 不过，在日落之前，雨就停了。 太阳一落山，亚瑟和他的船员就向树林里走去。 他们留下阿比、莉迪亚和丹尼尔管理营地的指挥中心。 如果

the kids saw anything on the trail cams, they were supposed to walkie-talkie Arthur right away. Uncle Walker brought them hot cocoa, blankets, and freshly baked cookies. He handed them the night-vision binoculars he used when fishing after dark, too. Then he curled up in a cozy camping chair under his own blanket and started to read. Abbi was sad that Barkley wasn't there, but the ground was still damp, and he hated being wet! And if there was a cougar around, Abbi didn't want Barkley to be in any danger. He might think the wild cat was a new friend and try to play! That would be bad. Three hours later, around half past seven, the snacks were long gone, and they were still just waiting and watching. Whether on the screen or through the binoculars, they hadn't seen so much as a large squirrel, let alone a

孩子们在跟踪摄像头上看到了什么，他们应该马上和亚瑟对讲机。 沃克叔叔给他们带来了热可可、毯子和新鲜出炉的饼干。 他还给了他们他在天黑后钓鱼时用的夜视双筒望远镜。 然后，他蜷缩在舒适的露营椅上，盖着自己的毯子，开始看书。 阿比很伤心巴克利不在，但地面还是湿的，他讨厌被弄湿！如果有美洲狮在附近，阿比不想让巴克利有任何危险。 他可能会认为野猫是一个新朋友，并试图玩！那会很糟糕。 三个小时过去了，大约七点半，零食早就吃完了，他们还在等着看。 无论是在屏幕上还是通过双筒望远镜，他们都没有看到一只大松鼠，更不用说一只

cougar! Abbi didn't want to admit it, but Lydia was right. It was kind of boring. "It might be boring, but it's an important part of the process!" Daniel insisted. He held the walkie-talkie, ready to report if needed. "How long does it usually take on the show to find something?" Lydia asked. Abbi and Daniel looked at each other. "Well…," Abbi said. "Define find something," Daniel said. Lydia looked at her brother and her friend. "He doesn't even find anything most of the time?!" Uncle Walker shifted in his sleep as Lydia raised her voice. "He finds plenty of stuff!" Daniel said, upset. "Just not always what he's looking for." Abbi worried that her friends were getting too loud. She didn't want to ruin the stakeout by alerting any nearby cougars!

美洲狮!阿比不想承认，但莉迪亚是对的。 有点无聊。“这可能很无聊，但这是这个过程中很重要的一部分！”丹尼尔坚持。 他拿着对讲机，准备在需要时报告。 “这部剧通常要花多长时间才能找到东西？”利迪娅问。 阿比和丹尼尔面面相觑。 “嗯……”阿比说。“定义一下，找点什么，”丹尼尔说。 丽迪雅看着她哥哥和她的朋友。 “他大多数时候什么都找不到？！”莉迪亚提高了嗓门，沃克叔叔在睡梦中动了一下。 “他找到了很多东西！”丹尼尔不安地说。 “只是不总是他想要的。” 阿比担心她的朋友们声音太大了。 她不想因为惊动附近的美洲狮而破坏监视！

"Focus, please!" she said in a harsh whisper. "We still have a job to do." Abbi pointed to the computer screen. Lydia rolled her eyes. "There's nothing there! Why don't we call it a night and head back to your house, where it's actually warm." "We just need to be patient," Abbi said. "If we wait, we might be able to—" "Um, hey, Abbi? Lydia?" Daniel whispered. The two girls saw he was holding Uncle Walker's night-vision binoculars to his eyes. "I think I see something."

“请集中精神！”她用刺耳的声音说。 “我们还有工作要做。” 阿比指着电脑屏幕。 莉迪亚翻了个白眼。“那儿什么也没有！”我们为什么不今晚就到此为止，回到你的房子里去呢，那里确实很暖和。” “我们只需要有耐心，”阿比说。 “如果我们等一等，也许可以——”“嗯，嘿，阿比？” 丽迪雅?”丹尼尔低声说。两个女孩看见他拿着沃克叔叔的夜视望远镜对着眼睛。 “我想我看到了一些东西。”

"What is it?" Abbi asked eagerly. His voice shook slightly when he answered, as if he was scared. "I don't know. Not a cougar, but…it's big. Hunched over. It's moving weird." Lydia tried to snatch the binoculars from his hands, but he dodged her. He didn't want to take his eyes off whatever was in the woods! "Is it a bear? A wolf? A dinosaur? What is it?" Lydia said, her voice impatient. She wanted all the details! "And what's it doing? Where is it? Tell us something." Daniel looked into the trees for a few moments. Abbi tried to spot it herself, but the forest was too dark to see anything without the neon-green night-vision binoculars! Just then, Daniel screeched! He dropped the binoculars on the table. Uncle Walker startled in his sleep but didn't wake up. "What's wrong?" Abbi asked. "What happened?" Abbi put a calming hand on Daniel's arm.

“什么事？”阿比急切地问。 他回答的时候声音微微颤抖，好像很害怕。 “我不知道。不是美洲狮，但它很大。 弯腰驼背。它移动得很奇怪。” 莉迪亚想从他手里抢过望远镜，但他躲开了她。 他不想把眼睛从树林里的东西上移开！“是熊吗？” 一只狼吗?一只恐龙?这是什么？”丽迪雅不耐烦地说。 她想知道所有的细节！“它在干什么？” 它在哪里？告诉我们一些事情吧。” 丹尼尔朝树林里看了一会儿。 阿比试着自己去找，但是森林里太黑了，没有霓虹绿色的夜视望远镜什么也看不见！就在这时，丹尼尔尖叫起来！他把望远镜掉在桌子上。 沃克叔叔在睡梦中受到惊吓，但没有醒来。 “怎么了?”艾比问道。 “发生什么事了?”阿比把一只安抚的手放在丹尼尔的手臂上。

He turned to face her and Lydia. "I don't think it's a cougar in these woods. I think it's Bigfoot."

他转身面对着她和丽迪雅。 “我不认为树林里有美洲狮。 我想是大脚怪。”