Katie's Forest Finds

Katie's Forest Finds, written by Nan Walker, illustrated by David Cockroft.

《凯蒂的森林收藏》，南·沃克 著，大卫·科克罗夫特 绘

what Katie found. Last one to the top gets gobbled by a grizzly, Ben yelled as he pushed past Katie and scrambled up the trail after their parents. Katie was examining a grand buttery yellow flower growing in the middle of the trail. As she plucked the blossom and dropped it into her open backpack, she imagined how terrific it would look in her nature collection.

看看凯蒂找到了什么。 "最后爬到山顶的人会被灰熊吃掉！"本一边喊，一边推开凯蒂，跟着父母沿小路往上爬去。 凯蒂正盯着一朵长在路中间、大大的奶油黄色花朵看。 她摘下花朵放进打开的背包，想象着它放进自己的自然收藏里会有多棒。

She'd just begun collecting a few hours ago, but Katie had already discovered all kinds of interesting objects. A mammoth pine cone, brown acorns topped with miniature fuzzy hats, and now this flower.

凯蒂才刚开始收集几个小时，就已经找到了各式各样好玩的小东西。 有大大的松果，顶着毛茸茸小帽子的棕色橡果，现在又多了这朵花。

A sudden rustling and crackling in the woods made Katie spin around, recalling Ben's taunt. Her brother was only teasing about grizzly bears. Wasn't he? Glimpsing a tiny creature behind her, Katie laughed. Luckily, Ben wasn't nearby to see her struck with terror by a chipmunk. Nevertheless, she knew she shouldn't let the others get too far ahead. She zipped her backpack shut and slung it over her shoulder, then sprinted to catch up with the rest of her family.

树林里突然传来沙沙的响动，凯蒂猛地转过身，想起了本的吓唬。 哥哥说灰熊只是开玩笑呀。 不是吗？ 看清身后是只小花栗鼠，凯蒂笑了出来。 幸好本不在这儿，没看见她居然被一只花栗鼠吓慌了神。 不过她也知道，不能让其他人走得太远。 她拉上背包拉链背好肩，快步跑去追家人。

New territory. We have arrived, Katie's father announced. Now, what is our first order of business? Flop down and rest, said Katie's mother, as she eased her heavy backpack off her shoulders. Take off our shoes and jump in the stream, suggested Ben. Excellent ideas, Katie thought. But her father shook his head, saying, The first thing we should do is set up camp while it's still light.

到新地方啦。 "我们到了！"凯蒂爸爸宣布道。 "现在，我们第一件事要做什么？" "先坐下休息！"凯蒂妈妈一边说，一边把沉甸甸的背包卸下肩膀。 "脱鞋子跳进溪水里玩！"本提议。这主意太棒了，凯蒂心想。 可爸爸摇摇头说：趁天还亮，我们得先把帐篷搭好。

They located a level spot, and soon she and Ben found themselves hard at work clearing away loose rocks and other debris, while their parents unpacked the tent and set it up. Once the setup was completed, Katie and Ben's father told them they could explore until dinner. Watch out for the grizzlies, Ben warned his sister before he charged off. Are there really grizzly bears around? Katie asked her father. No, he said, but there are other varieties of wildlife you might see if you keep your eyes open. I saw a chipmunk, she said, but it ran away. Typically, wild animals will hide or run away when they see humans. Her father said, remember, this is their territory, and we're strangers here.

他们找了块平坦的地方，凯蒂和本忙着清理碎石和杂物，爸爸妈妈则开箱搭帐篷。 搭好帐篷后，爸爸让他俩可以在晚饭前自由探险。 "小心灰熊哦！"本跑开前还逗姐姐。 这附近真的有灰熊吗？ 凯蒂问爸爸。 "没有，"爸爸说，"但你睁大眼睛，说不定能看到别的野生动物哦。" "我看到一只花栗鼠了，她说，可是它跑掉了。" 一般来说，野生动物见到人类都会躲起来或者跑掉。 爸爸说：记住哦，这里是它们的地盘，我们才是客人。