Chapter 11

Chapter 11 CORAL IS TRENDING. FRIENDSHIPS ARE ENDING! Back in the real world, Harper nearly fell out of her seat when Po told them about his teammate's coral necklace. She was eating lunch with her friends at their usual table. They were discussing their plan for exploring the ocean monument later that day. Morgan expected there to be more of those monstrous fish inside. "It'll be a tough fight," he said. "But this time, we'll be ready. And then we can finally get back to land." "Aw," said Jodi. "I never found a use for the

第十一章珊瑚呈趋势。 友谊正在结束！回到现实世界，当阿宝告诉他们他队友的珊瑚项链时，哈珀差点从座位上摔下来。 她正和朋友们在他们常坐的桌子上吃午饭。 他们正在讨论当天晚些时候探索海洋纪念碑的计划。 摩根预计里面会有更多这种巨大的鱼。 “这将是一场艰苦的战斗，”他说。 “但这一次，我们会做好准备的。 然后我们终于可以回到陆地上了。” “哦，”乔迪说。“我从来没有发现这个有什么用。

coral I've collected." "Why not bring it with you?" Harper asked. "Morgan warned me what will happen if I use it out of the water," Jodi said. "It will all dry up and lose its color." She shrugged. "It belongs underwater." Po slapped his own forehead. "That reminds me. You guys won't believe what Ricky was wearing the other day." He was right. Harper really couldn't believe it. "But that's terrible!" she said. "Coral isn't fashion; it's a living thing! The whole point of Doc's experiment is…Oh no." A terrible thought occurred to Harper. Hadn't it looked like one of her pieces of coral had gone missing? "Po," she said. "Where did Ricky get the coral for his necklace?" "I don't know," Po answered. "He said he bought it from a student. But, Harper…It looked just like the coral from our experiments." That confirmed Harper's fear. "I think it was

我收集的珊瑚。”“你为什么不把它带来呢？”哈珀问道。 乔迪说：“摩根警告过我，如果我在水里使用它会发生什么。” “它会全部干涸，失去颜色。” 她耸耸肩。“它属于水下。” 阿宝拍了拍自己的额头。 “这倒提醒了我。你们不会相信里奇那天穿的是什么。” 他是对的。哈珀简直不敢相信。 “那太可怕了！”她说。 “珊瑚不是时尚；它是有生命的东西！博士实验的全部意义在于……哦，不。” 一个可怕的想法出现在哈珀的脑海里。 看起来是不是像她的一块珊瑚不见了？ “阿宝，”她说。“里基项链上的珊瑚是从哪来的？”“我不知道，”阿宝回答。 他说他是从一个学生那里买的。 但是，哈珀……它看起来就像我们实验中的珊瑚。” 这证实了哈珀的担心。 “我想是的

taken from my aquarium," she told them. "Someone is trying to ruin our experiment. I've got to warn Theo!" Harper stood from her seat. She left her half- eaten sandwich on the table. She scanned the cafeteria and saw Theo at the far side of the room. She started walking in his direction. But she'd only made it a few steps before something caught her eye. A classmate named Lisa had a coral necklace of her own. Next to her, a kid named Jack sported a coral ring.

从我的水族馆里拿走的，”她告诉他们。 “有人想破坏我们的实验。 我得去警告西奥！”哈珀从座位上站了起来。 她把吃了一半的三明治留在桌上。 她扫视了一下自助餐厅，看到西奥在房间的另一边。 她开始朝他的方向走去。 但她只走了几步，就有什么东西引起了她的注意。 一位名叫丽莎的同学有一条自己的珊瑚项链。 在她旁边，一个名叫杰克的孩子炫耀着一枚珊瑚戒指。

And Anna had a piece of coral adorning her yellow headband. The corals were different shapes and colors. They weren't all from Harper's aquarium. But that wasn't much of a comfort. "What are you all wearing?" Harper cried. "Are those coral earrings?" "Aren't they the best?" said a boy named Giaco. "I'm asking my parents to order some for me. Check it out." He held up a smartphone. It showed a website for coral jewelry. Harper's heart sank. "You can buy coral jewelry

安娜的黄色发带上装饰着一片珊瑚。 珊瑚的形状和颜色各不相同。 它们并不都来自哈珀的水族馆。 但这并不是什么安慰。 “你们都穿了什么？”哈珀哭了。 “那是珊瑚耳环吗？”“他们不是最好的吗？”一个叫贾科的男孩说。 “我让我父母给我点一些。 看看吧。”他举起一部智能手机。 它显示了一个珊瑚珠宝的网站。 哈珀的心一沉。“你可以买珊瑚首饰

online?" "Sure. Divers used to go looking for pearls," said Anna. "But pearls are so old-school. Coral is going to be the next big trend." "But that would be terrible," Harper explained. "Coral is a vital part of the planet's ecosystem! What you're wearing is basically the skeleton of a microscopic marine animal." "Wow! That is SO COOL!" said Jack. And then

在线吗?”“当然。潜水员过去常常去寻找珍珠，”安娜说。 “但珍珠太老派了。 珊瑚将是下一个大趋势。” “但那太糟糕了，”哈珀解释说。 “珊瑚是地球生态系统的重要组成部分！你身上穿的基本上是一种微型海洋动物的骨架。” “哇!这太酷了！”杰克说。 然后

he added in a confidential tone, "You're just making it sound better, you know." "But this isn't right!" said Harper. "Reefs provide a habitat—a home—for thousands of species of plants and animals. Maybe millions of them! You're putting them all in danger." "Well, yeah, but…" Lisa fiddled with her necklace. "This coral is already dead. So it's too late to do anything about it, right?" "And if they have coral, shouldn't I be allowed to get some, too?" said Giaco. Harper shook her head in dismay. She wasn't getting through to them. She hurried over to her lab partner. "Theo, you won't believe what's happened!" Harper said. "Someone took coral from our aquarium. And now a bunch of students are wearing coral like it's jewelry."

他又用一种保密的语气补充道，“你知道，你只是在让它听起来更好听而已。” “可这是不对的！” “珊瑚礁为成千上万种动植物提供了栖息地——家园。 也许数以百万计！你把他们都置于危险之中。” “嗯，是的，但是……”丽莎摆弄着她的项链。 “这个珊瑚已经死了。 所以现在做任何事情都太晚了，对吗？”“如果他们有珊瑚，我不应该也得到一些吗？”贾科说。 哈珀沮丧地摇了摇头。 她无法说服他们。 她匆匆走向她的实验搭档。 “西奥，你不会相信发生了什么！”哈珀说。 “有人从我们的水族馆拿走了珊瑚。 现在一群学生把珊瑚当珠宝一样戴着。”