Ch3-Attack!

CHAPTER THREE Attack! The underwater coral reef was huge, and the world around it was teeming with life. Seaweed waved in the gentle current. Pink and orange coral branched out in all directions. And hundreds of fish, as colorful as jelly beans, swam among the plants and the lacy coral. Jack saw sleek, skinny fish, spiny fish, and flat fish. He saw fish that looked like butterflies, porcupines, and spindly stars.

第三章进攻！水下的珊瑚礁是巨大的，周围的世界充满了生命。 海藻在温和的水流中摇曳。 粉红色和橙色的珊瑚向四面八方伸展。 数以百计的鱼，像糖豆一样色彩斑斓，在植物和花边珊瑚之间游来游去。 杰克看到了光滑的、瘦的鱼、带刺的鱼和比目鱼。 他看到了看起来像蝴蝶、豪猪和细长的星星的鱼。

As he kept swimming and looking through his mask, Jack saw green turtles feeding on algae. He saw huge crabs, jellyfish, and even a stingray among the wavy grasses. But nothing Jack saw scared him, and none of the creatures seemed afraid of him, either. With his mask and flippers, Jack figured he looked like just another strange sea animal. A yellow-striped fish darted directly up to his mask, looked him in the eyes, then darted off again. A school of tiny

杰克继续游着，透过面具往外看，他看见绿海龟在吃海藻。 他在波浪状的草丛中看到了巨大的螃蟹、水母，甚至还有一条黄貂鱼。 但是杰克看到的一切都没有吓到他，动物们似乎也都不怕他。 戴着面具和脚蹼，杰克觉得自己看起来就像另一种奇怪的海洋动物。 一条黄条纹鱼径直游向他的面具，盯着他的眼睛，然后又游开了。 一群小小的

white fish swam over his body, tickling him like feathers. As he drifted around the reef, Jack saw orange starfish clustered over the coral ridges and tiny yellow sea horses bobbing near the coral branches. Annie would love those little horses, he thought. Annie! Jack had been having such a great time, he'd forgotten all about Annie! Treading water, he pulled the snorkel out of his mouth, lifted his mask, and looked around for her. The raft was far away. The offshore breeze had pushed it farther out to sea. Jack waved and shouted, "Annie!" Annie waved back. She paddled toward him. "Your turn!" Jack said, gasping, when he reached the raft. "How was it?" said Annie, pulling off her tunic. "Unbelievable!" said Jack, climbing aboard. "You're going to love it!" He put his glasses back on and pulled off his flippers. "It's like a beautiful garden! Turtles! Starfish. And look for the tiny yellow sea horses around the coral!"

白鱼在他身上游来游去，像挠羽毛一样挠他。 杰克在珊瑚礁周围漂流时，看见橙色的海星簇聚在珊瑚脊上，黄色的小海马在珊瑚树枝附近上下浮动。 安妮会喜欢这些小马的，他想。 安妮!杰克玩得太开心了，他把安妮全忘了！他踩着水，把通气管从嘴里拿出来，摘下面具，环顾四周寻找她。 木筏离得很远。离岸的微风把它推向了更远的海域。 杰克挥手喊道：“安妮！”安妮也挥了挥手。 她向他划过去。“轮到你!”杰克上气不接下气地说。 “怎么样？”安妮说着，脱下了外衣。 “难以置信！”杰克说着爬上了船。 “你会喜欢的！”他戴上眼镜，脱下脚蹼。 “它就像一个美丽的花园！”海龟!海星。 在珊瑚周围找那些小小的黄色海马！”

"I can't wait!" said Annie, cramming her feet into her flippers. "Here." She handed Jack the paddle. "You have to paddle pretty hard—the wind's pushing the raft." "I noticed," said Jack. "Swim toward the beach, and you'll see the reef. I'll paddle after you. Then we'll head back to shore." "Good plan!" Annie pulled on her mask and stuck the snorkel in her mouth. Jack balanced the raft as Annie sat on the edge. "Have fun!" said Jack. The raft rocked as Annie slid into the water. She started swimming back toward the reef. Jack tried to follow close behind her, but the current kept pushing the raft farther out to sea. For a long time, he paddled hard just to stay in place. At one point, the current was so strong the raft turned sideways. Jack struggled to turn it back toward the beach. When he got the raft under control again, he looked back toward the reef area. He couldn't see Annie. The waves had gotten higher. The sea seemed vast, and not nearly as safe and friendly.

“我等不及了！”安妮说着，把脚塞进了脚蹼里。 “在这里。”她把桨递给杰克。 “你必须使劲划桨——风在推动木筏。” “我注意到了，”杰克说。“向海滩游去，你会看到礁石的。 我跟在你后面划。然后我们就回岸上去。” “好计划!”安妮戴上面罩，把通气管塞进嘴里。 杰克平衡木筏，安妮坐在木筏边上。 “玩得开心！”杰克说。安妮滑入水中时木筏摇晃着。 她开始向礁石游去。 杰克试图紧跟在她身后，但水流不断地把木筏推向更远的海面。 很长一段时间，他奋力划桨，只是为了呆在原地。 有一段时间，水流太猛，导致木筏侧翻。 杰克挣扎着把车转回海滩。 当他再次控制住木筏时，他回头看了看暗礁区域。 他看不见安妮。海浪越来越高了。 大海似乎很辽阔，但远没有那么安全和友好。

Jack looked in every direction. Finally he saw something farther out to sea. Can that be Annie's snorkel? Why would she swim so far out? he wondered. "Jack!" He turned around. Annie was bobbing on a wave not far from the raft. "It is incredible!" she shouted, holding up her mask. "Totally incredible!" "Come on! Get aboard!" Jack yelled. "We have to go back! The current's too strong! Or maybe the wind! Whatever, we have to get back!" Something else was bothering Jack—really bothering him. What was that thing I saw? He wondered. He turned and looked out to sea again. Jack froze in horror. That thing was still sticking up out of the water. Now it was closer, and he could see what it was. It was a fin, a large fin. The fin was slicing swiftly through the water, heading straight for them. "GET ON THE RAFT!" Jack screamed to Annie. "HURRY!" He began frantically paddling

杰克四处张望。 最后，他看到了更远的海上有什么东西。 那是安妮的通气管吗？ 她为什么要游那么远？ 他想知道。“杰克!”他转过身来。 安妮在离木筏不远的波浪上上下浮动。 “难以置信！”她举起面具喊道。 “完全不可思议!”“来吧!登上!”杰克喊道。 “我们必须回去！”水流太猛了！或者是风！不管怎样，我们必须回去！”还有别的事情困扰着杰克——真的困扰着他。 我看到的那个东西是什么？ 他想知道。他转过身，再次向大海望去。 杰克吓呆了。那东西还露在水面上。 现在它更近了，他能看到那是什么。 那是一个鳍，一个很大的鳍。 鱼鳍迅速划破水面，径直朝他们游来。 “到木筏上去！”杰克向安妮尖叫。 “快点!”他开始疯狂地划水

toward her, struggling against the current. When he looked over his shoulder, he saw the huge fin still zigzagging toward them. "HURRY!" Jack shrieked. Annie flung herself toward the raft. Grabbing the side, she gasped for air. "What's wrong?" she sputtered. "Why are you freaking out?" "Just get on board!" he cried. "Why?" "Don't ask! Get on! Or die!" he yelled. Annie clambered aboard. "What is it?" she asked, pulling off her mask and snorkel. "What did you see?" "Look behind us!" Jack shouted. He was still struggling with the paddle, trying to point the raft toward shore. "Ahhhh! Shark!" Annie cried. "Jack, a shark!" "I know!" said Jack. "Let's go! Go!" cried Annie. "I'm trying!" said Jack. He looked over his shoulder. The shark fin moved toward them. Then it started to circle the raft.

向着她，奋力逆流而上。 他回头一看，只见那条巨大的鳍还在向他们弯弯曲曲地游来。 “快点!”杰克尖叫起来。安妮扑向木筏。 她抓住船舷，喘着气。 “怎么了？”她气急败坏地说。 “你为什么害怕？”“上车吧！”他喊道。 “为什么?”“别问!相处!或者去死！”他喊道。 安妮爬上了船。“怎么了？”她问，摘下了面罩和呼吸管。 “你看到了什么？”“看我们后面！”杰克喊道。 他仍在奋力划桨，试图把木筏指向岸边。 “啊!鲨鱼!”安妮哭了。 “杰克，鲨鱼来了！”“我知道！”杰克说。 “我们走吧!走！”安妮叫道。 “我在努力！”杰克说。他回头看了看。 鲨鱼鳍向他们移动。 然后它开始绕着木筏转。