14 A PHOTO

CHAPTER 14 A PHOTO? The next morning we woke up early to the sounds of the birds in the forest. I held my breath, slowly unzipped the tent door, and stepped out. The plants were still there. They were still huge. There were still a few new closed flowers. And there were a ton of glowing seed pods lying on the ground near each plant. I let out a big sigh of relief. Mom came out of the tent, and we cuddled together, eating some warm oatmeal while we watched the beautiful rainbow show of the new seed pods. "So… we have to leave them all here, right? I mean, this is where they belong. So it's what's best?" Mom nodded. "I know it's hard to leave them. Now that we know where the plants grow, though,

第十四章一张照片？第二天早上，我们在森林里的鸟鸣声中早早醒来。 我屏住呼吸，慢慢拉开帐篷门的拉链，走了出去。 植物还在那里。 它们仍然很大。还有几朵新的闭合的花。 每棵植物附近的地上都有一吨发光的种子荚。 我松了一口气。 妈妈从帐篷里出来了，我们依偎在一起，一边吃着热燕麦片，一边看着美丽的彩虹般的新种子荚。 “那么……我们必须把他们都留在这里，对吗？” 我是说，这才是他们的归宿。 所以这是最好的吗？”妈妈点了点头。 “我知道离开他们很难。 既然我们知道了植物生长的地方，

we can come camp again sometime soon. Maybe even bring your dad?" "That's true. I bet Dad would love it here, even if he can't see the fweeps or the beautiful plants." "And there's one other thing you could do to make saying goodbye a little easier." I raised one of my eyebrows. "Check in the backpack toward the bottom." I ran over and dug through the backpack. My hand closed around… my camera! "Yessss! Thank you, Mom!" I knelt down to get a close-up photo of a rainbow seed pod that had already fallen on the ground. "How about I take your photo with one, sweetie?" "Oooh! That would be even cooler!" Sassafras let out a long and fussy meow, and Pip humphed. "Sorry, guys! Of course you should be in the photo." Pip leaped onto my head and I snuggled up to Sassafras. "Say cheese!" Mom said. Sassafras purred, and

我们可以很快再来露营。 甚至可以带上你爸爸？”“这是真的。 我敢打赌，爸爸会喜欢这里的，即使他看不见花儿和美丽的植物。” “还有一件事你可以做，让告别变得容易一点。” 我扬起了眉毛。 “检查背包底部。” 我跑过去翻了翻背包。 我的手紧紧抓住了……我的相机！“太!谢谢你，妈妈！”我跪下来拍了一张已经掉在地上的彩虹种子荚的特写照片。 “亲爱的，我给你照张相怎么样？”“噢!那就更酷了！”黄樟发出一声又长又吵的喵喵声，匹普也跟着哼哼起来。 “对不起,伙计们!你当然应该出现在照片里。” 皮普跳到我的头上，我依偎在萨萨弗拉斯身边。 “说奶酪!”母亲说。黄樟发出呼噜声，还有

Pip and I grinned at the camera. When we got home, I went straight to my room and added the photo to my science journal. Sassafras, Pip, and I looked frozen in time in the photo, but the seed pod glowed out from the photo in rainbow colors. "Coooooool," I breathed. Just opposite the shimmering rainbow photo was a blank page, ready and waiting for whoever we would meet next.

皮普和我对着镜头笑了。 回到家后，我直接回到自己的房间，把这张照片加到了我的科学日记里。 黄樟、皮普和我在照片中看起来僵在了过去，但种子荚却从照片中散发出彩虹般的光芒。 “呜呜呜，”我喘着气说。在那张闪闪发光的彩虹照片的对面，是一张空白的纸，准备好了，等待着我们下一个要遇见的人。

GLOSSARY Bog: A wet place with lots of mud and usually standing water. Pollinate: When pollen from one part of a flower is added to another part of a flower. A flower must be pollinated to grow a fruit. Pollinator: Whatever thing moves the pollen grains from one part of a flower to another. Seed pod: A shell or cover that protects a plant's seeds. Not all plants have seed pods around their seeds. Species: A group of creatures or plants that share common features. Sprout: When a seed starts growing.

沼泽：有很多泥和积水的潮湿地方。 授粉：当花粉从花的一个部分被添加到另一个部分时。 一朵花必须经过授粉才能结出果实。 传粉者：把花粉粒从花的一个部分传到另一个部分的任何东西。 种荚：保护植物种子的外壳或覆盖物。 并非所有植物的种子周围都有种荚。 物种：具有共同特征的一组生物或植物。 发芽：种子开始生长的时候。