Chapter 5

5 Grace, Zoe, and Sofia exchanged a look. Shiver Sharks sounded kind of scary. Even the name made Grace… well… shiver! More and more dolphins appeared from the sand-colored buildings of the city. They swam

格蕾丝、佐伊和索菲亚交换了一下眼色。 颤栗鲨听起来有点吓人。 就连这个名字都让格蕾丝……嗯……不寒而栗!越来越多的海豚从城市的沙色建筑中出现。 他们游

around, their fins changing from blue to purple to neon pink and back again. "What's going on?" one of the new arrivals asked. "These courageous Sea Dragons are going to battle the Shiver Sharks!" said the flower-swirl dolphin. "Ummm, are we?" Sofia whispered, looking at Zoe and Grace. "I don't remember us saying that!" "You are really brave," said a tiny dolphin, pressing up against Grace's flank. "The Shiver Sharks are sooo big. And they have sooo many teeth! But don't worry. If they eat you, we'll create a dolphin dance in your honor. Or maybe we'll build a sand sculpture for the center of our city." Grace felt her insides tighten. It took a lot to scare her. But battling huge sharks did not sound easy. Or fun! "Don't worry about the Shiver Sharks," said a soft voice from nearby. "They are not nearly as

它们的鳍从蓝色变成紫色，再变成霓虹粉色，然后再变回来。 “发生什么事了?”一个新来的人问。 “这些勇敢的海龙要和颤抖的鲨鱼战斗!”花漩涡海豚说。 “嗯，是吗?”索菲亚小声说，看着佐伊和格蕾丝。 “我不记得我们说过这个!”“你真的很勇敢，”一只小海豚说，挤到格蕾丝的侧翼。 “鲨鱼太大了。 他们有这么多牙齿!不过别担心。 如果他们吃了你，我们就表演海豚舞来纪念你。 或者我们可以在城市中心建一个沙雕。” 格蕾丝感到内心紧张起来。 好不容易才吓到她。 但与巨大的鲨鱼搏斗听起来并不容易。 或乐趣!“别担心战栗鲨。”附近一个柔和的声音说。 “他们还差得远

scary as dolphins say." Grace turned to see FinFin. "You're back!" she said. "Of course," said the little fish. "I will always be here when you need me." Grace felt her nerves slip away. She turned to the dolphins. "We will not get eaten by Shiver Sharks," she said firmly. "But it sounds like we need to go and talk to them." The Diamond Dolphins backflipped again and cheered in their high, squeaky voices. "We'll take you part of the way," said a few of the bigger dolphins. "Follow us!" The dolphins led the way through the sandy buildings of their city. As they swam, streams of bubbles trailed alongside their smooth, shining bodies. More dolphins joined the group, swimming out of the doorways and windows of the city. They were the most amazing creatures Grace had ever encountered!

就像海豚说的那样可怕。”格蕾丝转身看到芬芬。 “你回来了!”她说。“当然，”小鱼说。 “当你需要我的时候，我会一直在这里。” 格蕾丝感到她的神经渐渐消失了。 她转向海豚。 “我们不会被颤抖的鲨鱼吃掉的，”她坚定地说。 “但听起来我们需要去和他们谈谈。” 钻石海豚队再次后空翻，用尖尖的声音欢呼起来。 “我们带你走一段路，”几只较大的海豚说。 “跟着我们!”海豚在他们城市的沙质建筑中领路。 当它们游泳时，一串串的气泡拖在它们光滑闪亮的身体旁边。 更多的海豚加入了这个群体，游出了城市的门口和窗户。 它们是格蕾丝见过的最神奇的生物!

Gradually, the impressive buildings of Dolphin City thinned out. The farther they swam, the darker and colder the water became. Grace was pleased FinFin was with them. "Am I imagining it, or are we going deeper?" Sofia asked. "I thought that, too," Zoe commented, swimming closer. "Hey, something's bugging me. Why would sharks kidnap a dolphin? Doesn't that seem a little weird to you?" Grace was about to reply when a flash of light streaked past. "What was that?" She blinked in surprise. "I don't know," Sofia said, "but here comes another one!" Another dazzling gleam whooshed by. This time it brushed against Grace's wing. Ouch! "It's those nasty new fish again!" chattered the dolphins. "Be careful, they sting! And they make your thoughts all fuzzy."

渐渐地，海豚城那些令人印象深刻的建筑逐渐消失了。 他们游得越远，水就越黑越冷。 格蕾丝很高兴芬芬和他们在一起。 “是我想象出来的，还是我们在往更深的地方走?”索菲亚问道。 “我也这么想，”佐伊说着，游近了一些。 “嘿，我有心事。 鲨鱼为什么要绑架海豚? 你不觉得有点奇怪吗?”格蕾丝正要回答，这时一道闪电划过。 “那是什么?”她惊讶地眨了眨眼。 “我不知道，”索非亚说，“但是又来了一个!”又一道耀眼的光芒呼啸而过。 这次它擦到了格蕾丝的翅膀。 哎哟!“又是那些讨厌的新鱼!”海豚叽叽喳喳地说。 “小心，它们会蜇人!”它们会让你的思想变得模糊。”

Grace shook her head. "They're not fish. They have no eyes or tail! And they are hot, like fire." "Wait," Zoe said, "didn't the Tree Queen say something about waterproof Fire Sparks?" "You're right!" Grace exclaimed, flapping her wings. "That's what they are! How do we fight waterproof fire?"

格蕾丝摇了摇头。“它们不是鱼。 它们没有眼睛和尾巴!它们像火一样热。” “等等，”佐伊说，“树女王不是说过防水的火花火吗?”“你是对的!”格蕾丝惊叫着，拍打着翅膀。 “他们就是这样!”我们如何扑灭防水火灾?”

"I don't know," Sofia said grimly. "But we'd better figure it out soon." A cluster of glowing orbs appeared from the depths of the seabed. More Fire Sparks!

“我不知道。”索非亚严肃地说。 “但我们最好快点想清楚。” 一簇发光的球体从海底深处出现。 更多的火花!