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When Mary entered the South Pole Penguin Research Lab, she saw her friend Tom gently stroking(轻抚)a penguin in his arms. As children of the lab scientists, Mary and Tom often observed the emperor penguins that were studied to understand how they adapted to extreme temperatures—insights that could aid human survival.
当玛丽进入南极企鹅研究实验室时,她看到她的朋友汤姆轻轻地抚摸着她(轻抚)他怀里抱着一只企鹅。作为实验室科学家的孩子,玛丽和汤姆经常观察被研究的帝企鹅,以了解它们是如何适应极端温度的——这些见解可以帮助人类生存。
“We’re thirteen, Tom. It’s time to grow up and stop playing with the lab penguins,” said Mary as she started cleaning. “They’re research animals, not pets.”
“我们十三岁了,汤姆。是时候长大了,别再和实验室里的企鹅玩了,”玛丽开始打扫卫生时说。“它们是研究动物,而不是宠物。”
“"But the birds listen to me!” insisted Tom, his breath forming a cloud in the freezing air. “You’re just trying to be a penguin whisperer again,” Mary replied, shaking her head with a gentle smile. The penguins seemed playful as they walked, dove, swam and chased their live fish for sport before eating.
“但鸟儿们听我说!”汤姆坚持说,他的呼吸在冰冷的空气中形成了一团云。“你只是想再次成为企鹅的耳语者,”玛丽回答,摇摇头,带着温柔的微笑。企鹅们在吃东西之前,走路、潜水、游泳、追逐活鱼,看起来很顽皮。
Suddenly, an alarm rang out and red lights flashed, signaling a problem. The kids rushed over to look into it. “It’s colder than before—there’s ice forming on the water,” noted Tom. Though always cold, Mary had never seen ice here before. She checked the habitat monitor and found that the temperature had gone down a lot. “The heater must be broken!”
突然,警报响起,红灯闪烁,表明有问题。孩子们冲过去看了看。汤姆说:“现在比以前冷了,水上结冰了。”。尽管玛丽总是很冷,但她以前从未在这里见过冰。她查看了栖息地的监测器,发现温度下降了很多。“加热器一定坏了!”
Mary quickly sent a message to their parents’ research team, who were conducting outdoor studies. With the adults away, the kids would have to deal with the freezing conditions until help arrived.
玛丽很快给正在进行户外研究的父母的研究小组发了一条信息。由于大人不在,孩子们将不得不应对寒冷的天气,直到救援人员到来。
Time dragged as Mary and Tom anxiously waited. The increasing cold caused them to shake. “I wonder what emperor penguins do in extreme cold, since they stay in the Pole all winter instead of going som