7 A Surprise for Antonio

Chapter 7 A Surprise for Antonio

第七章给安东尼奥的惊喜

"There he is!" Max cried. It was afternoon now, and he and Sofia had been waiting by the pier near Juliana's. Now Max had spotted Paulo coming around the corner toward them, followed by a group of tourists. Sofia studied their faces. They looked every bit as

“他在那儿！”马克斯哭了。现在是下午，他和索菲亚一直在朱莉安娜家附近的码头上等着。 现在，马克斯发现保罗从拐角处向他们走来，后面跟着一群游客。 索菲亚仔细端详着他们的脸。 他们看起来完全一样

disappointed as the group she had seen yesterday. But not for long, she thought. Our plan has to work! Sofia and Max waved to get the tourists' attention. "The tour isn't over yet!" called Max. "Come with us to our final stop on the tour!" cried Paulo. "Satisfaction guaranteed!" The tourists didn't seem convinced. But they followed Paulo to Antonio's fishing boat, which was

和她昨天见到的那群人一样失望。 但好景不长，她想。 我们的计划必须成功！索菲亚和马克斯挥手吸引游客的注意。 “参观还没结束呢！”马克斯叫道。 “跟我们一起去旅行的最后一站吧！”保罗喊道。 “满意!”游客们似乎并不相信。 但他们跟着保罗到了安东尼奥的渔船，那是

tied to the other side of the dock. Antonio was already sitting on board, looking confused. "Want to tell me where we're going?" he called to Paulo. Paulo gave him a nervous smile. "Not yet. We'll direct you." If we can remember the way, thought Max. Paulo spread out a few cushions on the deck of the boat. "Sit here, sit here!" he said, helping an elderly man onto the boat. As soon as the tourists were seated, he reached for the rope to cast off. Then Sofia and Max joined Antonio at the stern. "Head downriver," said Max, pointing ahead. "Follow the curve." It was a beautiful day in the rain forest. The sun filtered through green leaves and glimmered on the water. Sofia would have found it relaxing if she hadn't been so nervous about their plan. Behind her, tourists were beginning to grumble. "Where are we going?" she heard a woman ask. "This is the same as the last tour. No animals at all."

被绑在码头的另一边。 安东尼奥已经坐在船上，一脸困惑。 “能告诉我我们要去哪儿吗？”他对保罗喊道。 保罗紧张地对他笑了笑。 “还没有。我们会指引你的。” 如果我们能记得路的话，麦克斯想。 保罗在甲板上铺了几个靠垫。 “坐这儿，坐这儿！”他边说边扶着一位老人上船。 游客们一坐下，他就伸手去拿绳子，想把它甩出去。 接着，索非亚和马克斯来到船尾和安东尼奥会合。 “往下游走。”马克斯指着前方说。 “跟着曲线走。”这是热带雨林里美好的一天。 阳光透过绿叶，在水面上闪烁。 要不是索菲亚对他们的计划那么紧张，她会觉得很放松。 在她身后，游客们开始抱怨起来。 “我们要去哪儿？”她听见一个女人问。 “这次和上次一样。 根本没有动物。”

Sofia peeked out from behind the wheel and saw tourists shifting in their seats and starting to stand. Paulo met her gaze. He nibbled his fingernail anxiously and leaned forward, as if willing the boat to go faster. As the boat rounded the bend, Sofia searched for the inlet that would lead them where they wanted to go. Her heart leaped. "There it is!" she said, pointing. Antonio frowned. But he steered the boat into the long, narrow stretch of river all the same. Sofia crossed her fingers that they were leading Antonio and his boat full of tourists in the right direction. She sucked in her breath as the clay lick slowly came into view. Yes!

索菲亚从方向盘后面往外偷看，看到游客们在座位上动来动去，开始站起来。 保罗与她的目光相遇。他焦急地咬着指甲，身体向前倾，似乎希望船能走得快一点。 当船绕过弯道时，索非亚寻找能把他们带到他们想去的地方的入口。 她的心怦怦直跳。“在那儿！”她指着说。 安东尼奥皱起了眉头。但他还是把船开进了又长又窄的河段。 索非亚祈祷他们把安东尼奥和他那满是游客的船引向正确的方向。 她吸了一口气，慢慢地看到了黏土的舔痕。 是的!

It was covered with scarlet macaws! They blanketed the muddy banks like patches of wildflowers in a barren desert. When one took off, two more would land. Others circled and squawked overhead, waiting for their turn. Max gasped. "They're everywhere!" he cried. The tourists had begun to chatter excitedly, whipping out their phones to take pictures. As the brilliant red birds wheeled around the boat, there was a chorus of oohs and aahs. "This is more like it," said one of the ladies who

到处都是猩红的金刚鹦鹉！它们覆盖着泥泞的河岸，就像贫瘠沙漠里的野花。 一架起飞，另外两架就会降落。 其他人在头顶盘旋、尖叫，等待轮到他们。 马克斯气喘吁吁地说。“到处都是！”他叫道。 游客们开始兴奋地聊天，拿出手机拍照。 当鲜红的鸟儿在船上盘旋时，人们齐声欢呼。 “这才像话，”其中一位女士说