8 Ch8-Cloak of the Old Gray Ghost

CHAPTER EIGHT Cloak of the Old Gray Ghost The four seals paddled with ease through the sunlit waters of the Selkie Cove and into the Jellyfish Cave. The water in the cave was cold and murky. But in his seal body, Jack was warm; and with his seal eyes, he could see clearly. As they swam farther and farther into the cave, the jellyfish began to appear. At first there were just a few. Then there were hundreds… then

第八章老灰鬼的斗篷四个海豹轻松地划着桨穿过赛尔基湾的阳光普照的水域，进入水母洞。 山洞里的水又冷又浑浊。 但在他海豹般的身体里，杰克是温暖的;他有一双海豹般的眼睛，看得很清楚。 当他们向洞里游得越来越远时，水母开始出现了。 一开始只有几个人。 然后有几百人……然后

thousands… pink jellyfish, purple jellyfish, orange and chocolate-colored jellyfish… jellyfish as big as umbrellas and as small as pennies… jellyfish shaped like bells, saucers, parachutes, mushrooms, cannonballs… jellyfish as bright as candle flames and jellyfish as clear as glass.

成千上万的水母……粉红色的水母、紫色的水母、橙色的水母和巧克力色的水母……大如雨伞，小如硬币……形状像铃铛、碟子、降落伞、蘑菇、炮弹……像蜡烛火焰一样明亮，像玻璃一样清澈。

Some of the jellyfish pulsed in and out as they swam. Others silently drifted by, their long stinging tentacles trailing behind them. As Jack swam among the jellyfish, he wasn't afraid at all. His tough seal skin protected him completely. Finally Kathleen led Jack, Annie, and Teddy through a narrow passage of the cave and into the milky-green waters of the third cove. The four seals poked their heads above the surface of the water and took deep gulps of air. Jack's whiskers twitched as he looked around the Cove of the Stormy Coast. The cove was completely silent. It was lit with a hazy, warm light. The water was flat calm, without a single ripple. Circling the cove were strange

有些水母在游泳时进进出出。 还有一些静静地漂过，长长的带刺的触手拖在身后。 当杰克在水母中游泳时，他一点也不害怕。 他坚硬的海豹皮完全保护了他。 最后，凯瑟琳领着杰克、安妮和特迪穿过山洞的一条狭窄通道，进入第三个海湾的乳绿色水域。 四只海豹探出水面，深深地吸了一口气。 杰克环顾着暴风海岸的海湾，他的胡须抽搐了一下。 海湾里一片寂静。 房间里有一种朦胧而温暖的光线。 水面平静，没有一丝涟漪。 绕着海湾盘旋的景象很奇怪

green hills that shimmered in the afternoon light. Snowcapped mountains loomed above the hills. Jack could see the tree with the magic tree house on a distant sea cliff. Climb onto those rocks and dry off! Kathleen barked. They all swam to a small rocky island in the middle of the cove. Jack hoisted his blubbery, tearshaped body out of the water. He flopped beside the others and puffed and groaned. The seal body that had felt so graceful underwater now felt heavy and awkward. Jack's skin began to feel tighter and tighter in the sunlight. Almost before he knew it, the skin had slipped from his body like old wrapping

青山在午后的阳光下闪闪发光。 白雪覆盖的山脉隐约出现在小山之上。 杰克可以看到远处海边悬崖上那棵有魔法树屋的树。 爬到那些岩石上，把身上擦干!凯萨琳吠叫。 他们都游到海湾中央的一个小岩石岛上。 杰克把他那泪汪汪的身体从水里吊了出来。 他在其他人旁边扑通一声，喘着气，呻吟着。 海豹的身体在水下是那么优雅，现在却感到沉重和笨拙。 杰克的皮肤在阳光下变得越来越紧绷。 几乎在他意识到之前，皮肤就像旧的包裹一样从他身上滑了下来

paper. He was human again—lying on the rock in his shorts and T-shirt. He sat up and pushed his glasses into place. "That was great!" said Annie. Jack looked at her. The same magic had happened to Annie and the others. They were all human again. "Yeah, it was," Jack said happily. He looked around. "And I don't see any signs of a winter storm here." "No, but still, I do not like the looks of this place," said Teddy. The boy sorcerer frowned as he peered around at the cove. "It gives me the quivers."

纸。他又变回了人——穿着短裤和t恤躺在岩石上。 他坐起来，把眼镜推到合适的位置。 “太棒了!”安妮说。 杰克看着她。同样的魔法也发生在安妮和其他人身上。 他们都变回了人类。 “是的，是的。”杰克高兴地说。 他环顾四周。“我没有看到这里有任何冬季风暴的迹象。” “不，但我还是不喜欢这个地方的样子，”泰迪说。 小巫师皱起眉头，环视着海湾。 “它让我浑身发抖。”

Jack glanced anxiously at Teddy. If Teddy was afraid, something must be wrong. Teddy never acted as if he were afraid of anything. "Well, the day wears on," Teddy said, looking up at the sinking sun. "Let us hurry ashore to find the sword, so we can leave this cove as quickly as possible." "I fear our search may be difficult," said Kathleen. "Look." A dense gray fog was rolling down from the mountains. As they watched, the fog hid the sea cliff where their tree house had landed. Within moments, the fog had completely covered the green hills. Then it swept over the windless waters of the cove.

杰克焦急地瞥了特迪一眼。 如果特迪害怕，那一定是出了什么问题。 特迪从不表现得好像他害怕什么。 “嗯，日子一天天过去，”特迪抬头看着夕阳说。 “让我们赶快上岸去找那把剑，这样我们就可以尽快离开这个海湾了。” “我担心我们的搜寻可能会很困难，”凯瑟琳说。 “看。”浓雾从山上滚滚而下。 当他们看着的时候，雾遮住了他们的树屋所在的海崖。 不一会儿，雾就完全覆盖了青山。 然后它掠过无风的海湾。