CAN YOU SOLVE THE PUZZLE BY ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS?

　　你能通过回答这些问题来解出这个谜题吗?

　　1. How many tourists are staying at this camp?

　　有多少游客呆在这个营地里?

　　2. When did they arrive: today or a few days ago?

　　他们什么时候到达的：今天还是几天前?

　　3. How did they get here?

　　他们怎样到这儿的?

　　4. Is there a town nearby?

　　附近有一个小镇吗?

　　5. Where does the wind blow from: north or south?

　　风是从哪个方向吹过来的：北面还是南面?

　　6. What time of day is it?

　　现在是什么时候?

　　7. Where did Alex go?

　　Alex去哪儿了?

　　8. Who was on duty yesterday?

　　昨天谁值班?

　　9. What date is it today?

　　今天是几号?

　　ANSWERS TO THE CAMP RIDDLE

　　露营谜语的答案

　　1. There are four tourists, because of four spoons on the picnic blanket and four names on the duty list.

　　有四位游客，因为野餐毯上有4把勺子，值班名单上有4个人的名字。

　　2. They arrived a few days ago, because a spider's web has appeared between their tent and a tree in that time.

　　他们几天前到达的，因为在那段时间在他们的帐篷和一棵树之间出现了一张蜘蛛网。

　　3. They got there by boat. Note the oars by the tree.

　　他们乘船到达那儿的。提示就是树旁的浆。

　　4. No, a village is not far...because there's a chicken wandering around.

　　没有小镇，但一个村子在不远处，因为有一只鸡在那儿闲逛。

　　5. The wind is blowing from the south. A flag that shows the wind direction is on top of the tent. (To tell which direction is which, look at the branches - they're normally bigger on the southern side of trees - if you're in the Northern Hemisphere.)

　　风是从南面吹过来的。帐篷上方有一面显示风向的旗帜。(要区分方向，就看一下树枝——如果你在北半球的话，树的南面通常更繁茂。)

　　6. It’s morning. Take the answer from question five to figure out east and west then work out the time based on the shadows.

　　现在是早上。从第五个问题的答案中得出东西方向，然后根据影子算出时间。

　　7. Alex is catching butterflies. His net is behind the tent.

　　Alex正在捉蝴蝶。他的网在帐篷后面。

　　8. Colin was on duty yesterday. Colin is rummaging through his backpack (marked with a 'c'); Alex is catching butterflies; James is taking photos as his tripod can be seen sticking out of his bag. This leaves Peter - then, according to the list, that means Colin was on duty yesterday.

　　Colin昨天值班。Colin正在翻找他的背包(有一个“C”标记);Alex在捉蝴蝶;James在照相，因为可以看到他的三脚架从他的包里伸出来了。

　　9. Today is August 8th...According to the list, Peter is on duty, and there is a watermelon - which ripen in August - on the ground.

　　今天是8月8号。根据值班表，Peter今天值班，另外那儿有一个西瓜，而西瓜在8月份成熟。