Chapter 1

DRAGON GIRLS Book 10 Grace the Cove Dragon by Maddy Mara

《龙女孩》第十册，玛蒂·玛拉著

1 Grace had been at sleepaway camp for only a few days, but she already loved it. For two whole weeks she would get to do her favorite thing in the world: swim! At this special camp, kids could have coaching sessions in their favorite water sport. Some kids were learning to water ski; others

格蕾丝在露营地只呆了几天，但她已经爱上了这里。 整整两个星期，她可以做她在世界上最喜欢的事情:游泳!在这个特殊的营地里，孩子们可以在他们最喜欢的水上运动中接受指导。 一些孩子正在学习滑水;其他人

were doing diving, surfing, or wakeboarding. Grace was training in the pool. She was already one of the fastest swimmers on her team. After camp, she'd be unbeatable! Grace was sharing a cabin with an awesome surfer named Zoe and a champion diver named Sofia. The three girls had very different skills. Their personalities were different, too. But they had one thing in common: They all loved being in the water. After training ended each day, everyone had free time. Some kids went for hikes in the forest or read in their cabins. But Grace, Zoe, and Sofia always joined the group headed to the small cove near camp. "You've been in the water all morning," teased Emily, their counselor, as the girls spread out their towels on the golden sand. "Isn't that enough for one day?" "No!" Grace, Zoe, and Sofia cried at the same time.

我们在潜水、冲浪或滑水。 格蕾丝在泳池里训练。 她已经是队里游泳最快的选手之一了。 夏令营结束后，她将是无敌的!格蕾丝和一个叫佐伊的冲浪高手和一个叫索菲亚的跳水冠军共用一个小木屋。 这三个女孩的技能各不相同。 他们的性格也不同。 但他们有一个共同点:他们都喜欢在水里。 每天训练结束后，每个人都有空闲时间。 一些孩子去森林里远足或在他们的小木屋里读书。 但格蕾丝、佐伊和索菲亚总是和大家一起前往营地附近的小海湾。 “你们整个上午都在水里，”当女孩们把毛巾铺在金色的沙滩上时，她们的辅导员艾米丽揶揄道。 “这一天还不够吗?”“不!”格蕾丝、佐伊和索菲亚同时哭了起来。

"Who wouldn't want to be here?" Grace gazed around the beautiful cove. The sun hung low in the sky and a soft golden light danced across the water. All around the bay, palm trees swayed in the gentle breeze. Small children ran in wild circles around their parents, and a group of teenagers played ball by the shore. A salty sea smell wafted through the air. Emily laughed. "I can't argue with that. Okay, you three know the rules. Make sure you stay within sight of the lifeguards, and don't swim past that red buoy." "Who's coming in?" Grace asked her new friends. "I might lie here for a few minutes," Zoe said, stretching out on her towel. "I'll just check out the pier first," Sofia said. "I want to see if the water is deep enough for me to dive off." "Okay! I'll see you out there," Grace said, standing up.

“谁不想来这里呢?”格蕾丝凝视着美丽的海湾。 太阳低低地挂在天空中，一道柔和的金光在水面上舞动。 海湾四周，棕榈树在微风中摇曳。 小孩子们围着父母疯狂地跑来跑去，一群十几岁的孩子在岸边玩球。 空气中弥漫着咸咸的海水味。 艾米丽笑了。“这一点我无可争辩。 好吧，你们三个知道规矩。 你一定要在救生员的视线范围内，不要游过那个红色的浮标。” “谁进来了?”格蕾丝问她的新朋友。 “我可能会在这里躺几分钟，”佐伊说着，用毛巾伸伸懒腰。 “我先去看看码头，”索菲亚说。 “我想看看水是否够深，能让我潜水。” “好吧!我们在外面见。”格蕾丝说着站了起来。

Swimming in a pool was great. But there was something about swimming in the sea that Grace couldn't resist. She just had to go in! It was like being under a magic spell. Grace ran across the sand and splashed into the sparkling water. Small waves broke against her legs as she waded out. Even though she had been practicing all morning, Grace still felt excited to swim. The red buoy floated up and down on the gentle waves. Emily had told them not to swim past it. She didn't say not to swim to it, though!

在游泳池里游泳真是太棒了。 但在海里游泳的感觉让格蕾丝无法抗拒。 她必须进去!就像中了魔咒一样。 格蕾丝跑过沙滩，溅到波光粼粼的水中。 她涉水而出时，小浪打在她的腿上。 尽管格蕾丝已经练习了一上午，但她仍然对游泳感到兴奋。 红色的浮标在柔和的波浪上上下浮动。 爱米丽告诉他们不要游过它。 但她没说不要游过去!

Grace turned back to shore. Emily waved and Grace waved back. Then she plunged into the water and began to swim. Swimming in the sea was way more challenging than swimming in a calm pool. But Grace loved it. Sometimes she swam over the top

格蕾丝转身回到岸边。 艾米丽挥挥手，格蕾丝也挥挥手。 然后她跳进水里开始游泳。 在海里游泳比在平静的游泳池里游泳更具挑战性。 但格蕾丝很喜欢。有时她游过水面