Chapter 2

Chapter 2 "Someone is trapped in a fishing net!" Dribble exclaimed as the three friends arrived at a small cove. There, they found the singer of the sad song, struggling to free herself from a prison of knotted ropes floating on the water's surface, not far from land. The ropes appeared to be attached to the nearby ship.

第二章“有人被渔网困住了！”当三个朋友来到一个小海湾时，Dribble惊叫道。 在那里，他们发现了这首悲伤歌曲的歌手，挣扎着从漂浮在水面上的打结的绳索中解脱出来，离陆地不远。 绳子似乎系在附近的船上。

"Poor woman," Lucas added. "That's no woman," Princess Pulverizer told her friends. "Sure it is," Lucas insisted. "Look at her face. And her hair. And her..." "Tail," Princess Pulverizer finished his sentence. "She's a mermaid." "A real mermaid?" Lucas asked in amazement.

“可怜的女人，”卢卡斯补充说。 “那不是女人，”普瓦瑞尔公主对她的朋友们说。 “当然是，”卢卡斯坚持说。 “看看她的脸。还有她的头发。 和她……”“尾巴。”粉碎机公主说完他的话。 “她是美人鱼。”“一个真正的美人鱼？”卢卡斯惊奇地问。

"Duh. Of course I'm real," the mermaid bellowed in an angry, tough voice. "Whoever heard of a fake mermaid? Sheesh." She began combing her hair with a pearl-covered comb. "I'm sorry," Lucas said. He looked at her curiously. "You don't talk like a mermaid." "What's a mermaid s'posed to talk like?" the mermaid demanded. "I don't know," Lucas admitted. "I've never met a mermaid before."

“咄。当然，我是真实的。”美人鱼用愤怒、强硬的声音吼道。 “谁听说过假美人鱼？” 天哪。”她开始用一把镶有珍珠的梳子梳头。 “对不起，”卢卡斯说。他好奇地看着她。 “你说话不像美人鱼。” “美人鱼应该怎么说话？”美人鱼问道。 “我不知道，”卢卡斯承认。 “我从来没见过美人鱼。”

"Yeah, well, I never met a kid in a rusted tin can before," the mermaid replied. "It's not a tin can." Lucas sounded hurt. "That's his armor," Dribble explained. "It's just old." "And small," Lucas said. "I think it shrank in the last rainstorm." "Armor doesn't shrink," Dribble told him. "You've grown. Soon I won't even be able to call you little buddy." The mermaid stared at Dribble for a long moment. "Yo, dude," she said. "Are you a dragon?" "He is. But you don't have to worry about him," Princess Pulverizer replied. "He uses his fire to make grilled cheese." "Make what?" the mermaid asked. "You've never heard of grilled cheese?" The princess was surprised. "It's cheese melted onto toasted bread." "It's not like we eat a lot of bread underwater, you know," the mermaid snapped

“是啊，我从来没见过一个孩子被关在生锈的铁罐里。”美人鱼回答。 “这不是一个锡罐。”卢卡斯听起来很受伤。 “那是他的盔甲。” “只是太旧了。”“而且很小，”卢卡斯说。 “我想它在上次暴雨中变小了。” “盔甲不会缩水。”运球告诉他。 “你长大了。很快我就不能再叫你小兄弟了。” 美人鱼盯着小运球看了很长时间。 “嘿，伙计，”她说。“你是一条龙吗？”“他是。 但是你不必为他担心。” “他用他的火做烤奶酪。” “做什么？”美人鱼问。 “你没听说过烤奶酪吗？”公主很惊讶。 “它是奶酪融化在烤面包上。” “你知道，我们在水下又不吃那么多面包。”美人鱼厉声说

back. "It gets kinda soggy." Well, that made sense. Dribble nodded. "You've never had grilled cheese?" he said. "I feel bad for you." The mermaid shook the ropes that were holding her captive. "That's why you feel bad for me? Seriously?" she said, rolling her eyes. Dribble didn't answer. "The name's Meri, by the way," she continued. "I'm Princess Pulverizer," the princess introduced herself. "This is Dribble, and that's Lucas." "Pleased to meetcha," Meri said. "Sorry if I'm staring. I don't get to see too many land folks up close. We're s'posed ta stay away from ya. Now I know why." She pulled angrily at the ropes tied all around her. "When I get outta here, I'll never swim near a ship again, I swear!" "How did you get tangled up in that net?" Princess Pulverizer asked her.

回来。“有点湿。” 这是有道理的。运球点点头。 “你从来没吃过烤奶酪？”他说。 “我为你感到难过。”美人鱼摇晃着绑住她的绳子。 “所以你才心疼我？” 真的吗？”她翻着白眼说。 运球没有回答。“顺便说一下，我叫梅里，”她继续说。 “我是粉碎机公主，”公主自我介绍。 “这是运球，那是卢卡斯。” “很高兴见到你，”梅里说。 “对不起，我盯着你看了。我很少有机会近距离接触土地上的人。 我们注定要离你远点。 现在我知道为什么了。”她愤怒地拉着绑在她身上的绳子。 “等我离开这里，我再也不会游到船附近了，我发誓！”“你是怎么被那张网缠住的？”普赖斯公主问她。

"Pirates," Meri explained, pointing toward the side of the large ship anchored in the cove. "This net is tied to the side of their ship." She splashed around angrily. Princess Pulverizer looked up. She'd been so focused on Meri, she hadn't noticed the droopy black-and-white flag with the skull on it hanging from a pole way up on the ship's deck. At least the princess thought it was a skull. There were so many holes in the flag, it was hard to tell. Also the paint was peeling, the wood was warped, and the sails were sagging. It was the saddest pirate ship Princess Pulverizer had ever seen. It was also the only pirate ship Princess Pulverizer had ever seen.

“海盗，”梅里指着停泊在海湾里的大船的一侧解释道。 “这张网系在他们的船舷上。” 她生气地溅起水来。 粉碎机公主抬起头。 她一直把注意力集中在梅里身上，没有注意到甲板上一根杆子上挂着一面下垂的黑白旗帜，上面有骷髅的图案。 至少公主认为那是一个头骨。 旗子上有很多洞，很难辨认。 油漆也在剥落，木头也在弯曲，船帆也在下垂。 这是粉碎机公主所见过的最悲伤的海盗船。 这也是粉碎机公主见过的唯一一艘海盗船。