7 Whale song

Chapter Seven WHALE SONG. Roshni switched the microphone and speakers back on. Connor clicked the "PLAY" button and the whale song began. It swelled out from the sub, echoing far into the dark and lonely depths. They looked around hopefully. Connor felt a rush of excitement as he saw something swimming toward them, about the right size

第七章鲸之歌。Roshni重新打开了麦克风和扬声器。 康纳点击了“播放”按钮，鲸鱼之歌开始了。 它从潜艇里膨胀出来，回荡在黑暗寂寞的深处。 他们满怀希望地环顾四周。 康纳看到有个东西朝他们游过来，大小差不多，他感到一阵兴奋

to be the calf. But then it turned sideways to pass them, and he saw the long spike protruding from its nose. It was a swordfish! Any other time, he'd have been overjoyed to see it. The whale song stopped. He quickly clicked the "PLAY" button again. Connor chewed his lip anxiously as they peered into the shadows. But there was nothing but swirling sediment and tiny fish. The whale song ended again. He crossed his fingers for luck and played it one more time. Then, out of nowhere, a shape appeared. A humpbacked shape 20 feet long and swimming curiously toward them… Connor was about to yell, "It's the calf!" But, just in time, he remembered the microphone was still on! He tapped Roshni's shoulder and put his finger to his lips. Her

成为小牛。但就在这时，它转过身从他们身边走过，他看到了它鼻子上伸出来的长长的尖刺。 那是一条旗鱼！在其他任何时候，他看到它都会非常高兴。 鲸鱼的歌声停止了。他很快又点击了“播放”按钮。 当他们凝视着阴影时，康纳焦虑地咬着嘴唇。 但是除了旋转的沉淀物和小鱼什么都没有。 鲸鱼之歌又结束了。 他交叉手指祈求好运，又弹了一遍。 然后，不知从哪里冒出来一个东西。 一个20英尺长的驼背怪物好奇地向他们游来……康纳正要大喊：“是小牛！”但是，他及时地想起了麦克风还开着！他拍了拍罗希尼的肩膀，把手指放在嘴唇上。 她的

eyes widened as she saw it. Connor tried to imagine what the calf was thinking. What could this strange thing be, which sounded like a whale but wasn't one and was all lit up with bright and shiny lights? The calf swam around the Beagle. Roshni put her hand up to the window pane, just as

当她看到它时，眼睛睁大了。 康纳试着想象小牛在想什么。 这个奇怪的东西会是什么呢？它听起来像鲸鱼，但不是鲸鱼，全身都被明亮的灯光照亮了。 小牛绕着小猎犬游来游去。 Roshni把手放在窗玻璃上，就像

the calf pressed against it. "It's like I'm touching it!" she whispered. Connor watched the calf in amazement. It turned around to face him. For one instant he looked right into its eye, and a thrill went through his whole body. He had never been this close to such an astonishing creature. The calf gazed at Connor, and Connor looked back at it. It didn't look afraid, and he was deeply glad of that. Then, without warning, it rolled all the way over. "What's it doing?" Roshni asked. The calf lashed its tail, looked at them, and rolled over again. Strange clicking noises came from it. Connor recognized the funny noises as whale language. "It's trying to play with us!" he said, and laughed in delight. "The calf knows the Beagle is a friend."

小牛紧贴着它。 “就像我在触摸它一样！”她低声说。 康纳惊奇地看着小象。 它转过身来面对着他。 有那么一瞬间，他直视着它的眼睛，一阵震颤传遍了他的全身。 他从来没有这么近距离接触过这样一个惊人的生物。 小牛凝视着康纳，康纳也看着小牛。 它看起来并不害怕，他为此深感高兴。 然后，毫无征兆地，它滚了个底朝天。 “它在干什么?”Roshni问道。 小牛甩了甩尾巴，看了看他们，又翻了个身。 它发出奇怪的咔哒声。 康纳认出那些有趣的声音是鲸鱼的语言。 “它想和我们玩！”他说，高兴地笑了起来。 “小牛知道小猎犬是它的朋友。”

The Beagle made a joyful SQUEAK through its console. The calf heard it through the speakers and let loose a series of happy clicks in response. Then, from somewhere close by, more whale song came booming through the water. "Could that be the mother whale, calling for her calf?" asked Roshni. "It's not just one whale," Connor replied. "Look at that!" Suddenly, enormous whales loomed all around them! The entire pod had answered their call. A chorus of whale song greeted the lost calf, welcoming it back. The Beagle seemed very tiny next to these magnificent creatures. Roshni gave Connor a hug. "I'm glad you got to see this," she said. "I know how much you love the oceans."

小猎犬号通过控制台发出欢快的吱吱声。 小牛通过扬声器听到了这个声音，并发出了一系列快乐的咔嗒声作为回应。 然后，从附近的某个地方，更多的鲸鱼歌声从水中传来。 “会不会是母鲸在呼唤她的孩子？”罗什尼问。 “不只是一头鲸鱼，”康纳回答说。 “看那个！”突然，巨大的鲸鱼出现在他们的周围！整个鲸群都响应了它们的呼唤。 一片鲸鱼的歌声迎接着迷路的小鲸，欢迎它回来。 与这些宏伟的生物相比，小猎犬号显得微不足道。 罗什尼给了康纳一个拥抱。“我很高兴你能看到这个，”她说。 “我知道你有多喜欢海洋。”

He grinned and hugged her back. "Look at them! They're not scared of us at all.

他咧嘴一笑，也拥抱了她。 “看看他们！”他们一点也不怕我们。