10 SURPRISE!

CHAPTER 10 SURPRISE! Sassafras and I had just finished packing two backpacks—mainly full of yummy snacks—when we heard the magic doorbell ring. "I think it's Pip. He was supposed to come this morning, but all those trips back and forth with the peat moss and stream water must have really tired him out." Sassafras and I ran for the barn. We opened the door to find a smiley Pip. "What did I miss?" He asked as he hopped onto my head. Oh, Pip. I swallowed and then broke the bad news. "We lost three more plants. But we learned that the plants grow the tallest with six teaspoons of water a day. And see…" I squished the wet soil with my finger again. "We're almost positive they're bog plants!" "Oooooh!" Pip cooed.

第十章惊喜！萨萨弗拉斯和我刚收拾好两个背包——主要是美味的零食——就听到神奇的门铃响了。 “我想是匹普。他本应该今天早上来的，但他在泥煤苔藓和溪水中来回奔波，一定把他累坏了。” 萨萨弗拉斯和我跑向谷仓。 我们打开门，看到一个笑脸相迎的皮普。 “我错过了什么？”他跳上我的头问道。 哦,皮普。我咽了口气，然后说出了这个坏消息。 “我们又损失了三棵植物。 但是我们了解到，每天需要6茶匙的水，这些植物会长得最高。 你看……”我又用手指捏了捏湿土。 “我们几乎可以肯定它们是沼泽植物！”“嗡嗡!”皮普发出咕咕的叫声。

"I know, the soggy soil is pretty cool, right?" "No. I mean yes. But oooooh, look at those!" I couldn't tell what Pip was so excited about, so I plucked him down from my head. He pointed up to the top of the plants. "Oh my goodness! How did we not see those? Sassafras! Look!" I picked up Sassafras, Pip jumped back on my head, and we crowded around what looked like sparkling flower buds. "I can't wait to see the flowers. They must be amazing! Can you even imagine?" "How do we get them to bloom?" asked Pip. "Um, well… that's a great question. Flowers usually bloom in the spring and summer when it's warm and sunny. So these guys probably just need some sun!" "Ohhh!" Pip gently touched a low-hanging flower bud with one webbed hand. "Do you think they will bloom right away if we take them outside now?" "That's a great idea! Maybe we can surprise my

“我知道，潮湿的土壤很凉爽，对吧？”“没有。 我是说，是的。但是，看看那些！”我不知道匹普为什么这么兴奋，所以我把他从我的头上拽下来。 他指着植物的顶端。 “哦，我的天哪！我们怎么没看到呢？ 黄樟!看!”我拿起黄樟，皮普跳回到我的头上，我们围着看起来像闪闪发光的花蕾。 “我等不及要看花了。 它们一定很神奇！你能想象吗？”“我们怎么让它们开花？”匹普问。 “嗯，这个问题问得好。 花通常在春天和夏天开放，那时天气温暖，阳光充足。 所以这些家伙可能只是需要一些阳光！”“呵呵!”匹普用一只带蹼的手轻轻地碰了碰低垂的花蕾。 “你认为如果我们现在把它们带到外面，它们会马上开花吗？”“好主意！”也许我们可以给我个惊喜

mom with the flowers! She's at work today but she'll be home later." One by one, I moved the seven plants out into the sunshine. "I'm putting them here by this tree because see?" I pointed up. "There are lots of bees! And bees pollinate flowers." Pip gave me a puzzled look. "Pollinate?" "Yeah, flowers need pollen added from other flowers to grow a fruit or a seed pod."

妈妈拿着花！她今天上班，但她会晚点回家。” 我把七棵植物一棵接一棵地移到阳光下。 “我把它们放在这棵树旁边，因为看到了吗？”我向上指了指。 “有很多蜜蜂！”蜜蜂给花授粉。” 匹普不解地看了我一眼。 “授粉吗?”“是的，花需要从其他花中添加花粉来长出果实或种子荚。”

Pip coughed a little. "Um, pollen?" I spotted a dandelion and plucked it. "A bee lands on a flower to get some food." I tapped the dandelion against the palm of my hand and showed Pip the yellow dust left behind. "When she lands, some of this pollen dust will get on her little feet. When she goes to another flower for more food, she'll leave some of the pollen on that new flower and pick up some more." Pip poked at the pollen in my hand.

匹普咳嗽了一下。“嗯,花粉吗?”我发现了一株蒲公英，把它摘了下来。 “一只蜜蜂落在一朵花上取食物。” 我用手掌轻拍蒲公英，让比普看留下的黄色尘土。 “当她着陆时，一些花粉粉会沾到她的小脚上。 当她去另一朵花上寻找更多的食物时，她会把一些花粉留在那朵新花上，然后再采更多的花粉。” 皮普戳了戳我手里的花粉。

I scanned the yard and ran over to pick a dandelion that was white and puffy with seeds. "The pollen the bees leave makes it so the flower can turn into a seed or seeds like this!" I blew and all the little dandelion seeds rained down on Pip's head as he giggled. "Ooh! So maybe we just need bees! And then our flowers will make more rainbow seed pods," exclaimed Pip. "Yes! And then our plant won't go extinct." I

我扫视了一下院子，跑过去摘了一朵白色的蒲公英，里面长满了蓬松的种子。 “蜜蜂留下的花粉让花变成了一粒或一粒这样的种子！”我吹气，所有的蒲公英种子像雨点一样落在匹普的头上，他咯咯地笑着。 “哦!所以也许我们只需要蜜蜂！然后我们的花会变成更多的彩虹种子荚，”匹普叫道。 “是啊!这样我们的植物就不会灭绝。” 我

cheered. We high-fived. Pip and I lay in the grass and propped our heads on our elbows as we watched. And waited. And watched. Nothing happened. "Maybe we need some music? I can't bring the radio all the way out, but I could turn it up." I ran back into the barn and turned the radio louder. I walked back outside to check. We could definitely hear it. More watching. More waiting. More nothing. Pip yawned. "Um, Zoey? This is getting a little boring. It's such a pretty day. Could we take a break

欢呼。我们击掌庆祝。皮普和我躺在草地上，把头支在胳膊肘上看着。 等着。和关注。什么也没有发生。 “也许我们需要一些音乐？” 我不能把收音机一直开到外面，但我可以把它开大一点。” 我跑回谷仓，把收音机开得更大声。 我走到外面查看。 我们肯定能听到。 更多的关注。更多的等待。 更多的什么。皮普打了个哈欠。“嗯,佐伊吗? 这有点无聊了。 今天天气真好。我们能休息一下吗