3 STREAM TROUBLE

CHAPTER 3 STREAM TROUBLE My mom and dad were getting lunch ready in the kitchen. I sank down in my chair at the table with a frown on my face. "What's wrong, Zoey? Didn't you have fun at the stream?" Dad asked, taking the seat next to me. I shook my head no. "I looked and looked, but there were no stream bug babies anywhere." "You mean nymphs?" Mom called over her shoulder.

爸爸妈妈正在厨房里准备午饭。 我皱着眉头，在桌边的椅子上坐了下来。 “怎么了，佐伊？”你在小溪里玩得不开心吗？”爸爸问，坐在我旁边。 我摇了摇头。“我看了又看，但到处都没有溪流虫宝宝。” “你是说仙女？”妈妈回头叫道。

"Oh, right!" That's the word I kept forgetting. Nymphs. "Yeah, no mayfly or caddisfly nymphs anywhere. Seriously. I'm super good at bug-hunting— I even had my underwater viewer! I guess they all turned into adults at the same time and flew away." I sighed loudly. My mom stopped what she was doing and sat down with me and Dad. I sat up a little straighter in my chair. "No, they wouldn't all turn to adults at the same time," she said. "That's why we usually find different-sized nymphs when we go. Some are newly hatched and tiny, and others are about to become adults and huge. Did you see anything else unusual? Like a lot of algae?" I rubbed my hands on my pants at the thought of

“哦,对了!”这是我一直忘记的词。 仙女。“是啊，哪儿都找不到蜉蝣和球童。 认真对待。我非常擅长寻找虫子——我甚至有我的水下观察器！我猜他们都在同一时间变成了成年人，然后飞走了。” 我大声叹了口气。我妈妈停下手头的工作，坐下来和我和爸爸在一起。 我在椅子上坐直了一些。 “不，他们不会同时向成年人求助，”她说。 “这就是为什么我们去的时候通常会发现不同大小的仙女。 一些刚孵出的小企鹅，还有一些即将长大成人，体型巨大。 你还看到什么不寻常的事吗？ 就像很多海藻一样？”一想到。我就在裤子上搓手

it. "Yes, it was super slimy and cold. It kept sticking to my hands." Mom and Dad looked at each other. Why were they so serious? Then Mom said, "Sweetie, we need you to wash your hands and feet really well." "My feet too?" I whined. My stomach growled. "Can't I do it after I eat? Why do I have to do it now?" "Do you remember your mom telling you why our stream has so many mayfly and caddisfly nymphs?" Dad asked. I nodded. "Yes, because our stream is really clean. Mayfly and caddisfly babies are delicate. They can only live in waters that aren't polluted with yucky chemicals." My eyes got big as I realized what my dad was trying to say. "Oh no. Is our stream polluted? Are all the baby stream bugs dead?" Dad shrugged. "We don't know yet. But this doesn't sound good." "After lunch, you and Sassafras can go back to get a water sample," Mom said. "We can run some

它。“是的，它超级黏滑又冷。 它一直粘在我的手上。” 爸爸妈妈面面相觑。 他们为什么这么严肃？然后妈妈说：“宝贝，我们需要你好好洗手和洗脚。” “我的脚也是吗？”我颇有微词。我的肚子咕咕叫。 “我不能吃完饭再做吗？” 为什么我必须现在做呢？”“你还记得你妈妈告诉你为什么我们的小溪有这么多蜉蝣和球童虫吗？”爸爸问。 我点了点头。“是的，因为我们的小溪真的很干净。 蜉蝣和球蝇的宝宝很脆弱。 它们只能生活在没有被令人作呕的化学物质污染的水域。” 当我意识到爸爸想说什么时，我的眼睛睁得大大的。 “哦,不。我们的河流被污染了吗？ 是不是所有的小虫都死了？”爸爸耸耸肩。 “我们还不知道。但这听起来不太好。” “午饭后，你和黄樟可以回去取水样，”妈妈说。 “我们可以跑一些

tests to check. But right now we need you to wash up." I went to wash my hands and feet without any more complaining. As I scrubbed my hands, I felt worried. What if our beautiful stream was sick?

要检查的测试。但现在我们需要你洗漱。” 我去洗我的手和脚没有更多的抱怨。 当我洗手时，我感到很担心。 如果我们美丽的小溪生病了怎么办？