6 Monkey Park Gone Wild

MONKEY PARK GONE WILD

疯狂的猴子公园

Ivy was the counselor in charge of nature study. It was only fair. She knew a lot about nature. She knew about bugs and dinosaurs and tornadoes. But what the heck was nature study? Ivy wasn't sure. So the next morning, she brought every nature-y thing she could think of to Camp Flaming Arrow. "Please be seated," said Ivy to Harlan and Franny. They sat. "These are our nature study materials. Our kit." That was good. A kit sounded like something a counselor would have. "This is a magnifying glass." She held it up. "We know," said Franny. "Shh," said Bean. Ivy held up a pair of goggles. "These are goggles. They protect your eyes during explosions." "Explosions?" said Harlan. Ivy held up binoculars. "For seeing things that are far away." "Like what?" said Franny. "What are we going to see?"

艾薇是负责自然研究的辅导员。 这样才公平。她对大自然了解很多。 她知道虫子、恐龙和龙卷风。 但自然研究到底是什么？ 艾薇不确定。于是第二天早上，她把她能想到的所有与大自然有关的东西都带到了火焰箭营。 “请坐，”艾薇对哈兰和弗兰妮说。 他们坐。“这些是我们的自然研究材料。 我们的装备。”那很好。工具箱听起来像是辅导员会用的东西。 “这是一个放大镜。” 她把它举起来。“我们知道，”弗兰妮说。 “嘘，”比恩说。艾薇举起一副护目镜。 “这些是护目镜。它们在爆炸时保护你的眼睛。” “爆炸？”哈兰说。 艾薇举起双筒望远镜。“因为你能看到很远的东西。” “比如什么？”弗兰妮说。“我们会看到什么？”

"Shh," said Bean. "Paper bags," said Ivy, waving them. "For specimens." "What specimens?" said Franny. "I don't see any specimens." "Hey," said Bean. "The counselor is always right." "I don't think this is real nature study," grumbled Franny. "Let's do more crafts, like yesterday." Bean was just about to get mad when Ivy spoke. "Fine," she said, like she didn't care. "If you want to go off by yourself and do crafts, that's okay. But you'll be missing a very special event. A very unusual event." She smiled. "Today's nature study is," she paused dramatically, "the Komodo dragon." "A dragon?" squeaked Harlan.

“嘘，”比恩说。“纸袋。”艾薇说，挥舞着纸袋。 “标本”。“什么标本？”弗兰妮问。 “我没有看到任何标本。” “嘿，”比恩说。“顾问永远是对的。” “我不认为这是真正的自然研究，”弗兰妮抱怨道。 “让我们做更多的工艺品，就像昨天一样。” 艾薇说话的时候，宾刚要生气。 “好吧，”她说，好像她不在乎。 “如果你想自己去做手工，没关系。 但你会错过一个非常特别的活动。 这是一个非常不寻常的事件。”她笑了。 “今天的自然研究是，”她戏剧性地停顿了一下，“科莫多巨蜥。” “一条龙？”哈兰尖声问道。

"Komodo dragons are lizards," Ivy explained. "They're longer than two grown-ups put together. Their spit is red and poison-ous. And guess what: They don't ever poop." "What do they look like?" asked Harlan. "How can they not poop?" "They look like giant brown lizards," answered Ivy. "They can't chew. They don't have any taste buds." She didn't know how they

“科莫多龙是蜥蜴，”艾薇解释说。 “它们比两个成年人加起来还长。 它们的唾液是红色的，有毒的。 你猜怎么着：它们从不大便。” “它们长什么样子？”哈兰问。 “它们怎么能不拉屎呢？”“他们看起来像巨大的棕色蜥蜴，”艾薇回答。 “它们不能咀嚼。它们没有味蕾。” 她不知道他们是怎么

could not poop, so she didn't answer that question. "Do they live here?" asked Harlan, looking around. "How can they not poop?" "They eat goats whole," said Ivy. "And they live here, in Monkey Park?" asked Franny. She didn't sound like she believed it. Ivy looked at Bean. "Komodo dragons are very, very rare in Monkey Park," she said. "But we might get lucky today." This was true. There might be a Komodo dragon that had escaped from the zoo. "It's just possible. In fact, I think I'd better go get my Komodo-catcher, just in case." "Really?" said Harlan. He bounced a little.

不能拉屎，所以她没有回答那个问题。 “他们住在这里吗？”哈兰环顾四周，问道。 “它们怎么能不拉屎呢？”“他们吃整只山羊，”艾薇说。 “他们住在这里，猴子公园？”弗兰妮问。 听起来她好像不相信。 艾薇看着比恩。“科莫多巨蜥在猴子公园非常非常罕见，”她说。 “但我们今天可能会走运。” 这是真的。可能有一条科莫多龙从动物园逃了出来。 “这是有可能的。事实上，我想我最好去拿我的科莫多捕蚊器，以防万一。” “真的吗？”哈兰说。他跳了一下。

"We're going to catch one?" "Maybe," said Ivy. "I'll be right back." While Ivy ran to her house, Bean gave the campers a pep talk. At least, it started out as a pep talk. "Nature study is one of the most important parts of camp," she said. "But it's also the most dangerous." She squinted her eyes like a cowboy. "We've lost a few campers in nature study." "Lost?" asked Harlan. "Where?" Bean shook her head slowly. She was feeling more like a cowboy every minute. "Monkey Park," she drawled. "It's wild land."

“我们要去抓一只？”“也许吧，”艾薇说。 “我马上就回来。”艾薇跑回家的时候，比恩给营员们打气。 至少一开始是在打气。 “自然研究是夏令营最重要的部分之一，”她说。 “但这也是最危险的。” 她像个牛仔一样眯着眼睛。 “我们在自然研究中失去了一些露营者。” “迷路了？”哈兰问。“在哪里?”比恩慢慢地摇了摇头。 她每分每秒都觉得自己更像个牛仔。 “猴子公园，”她慢吞吞地说。 “这是一片荒野。”