Chapter 8

8 Grace stopped. This was the first time she'd been ahead of Smiler. If she kept swimming, she would win. Then they'd find out where the dolphin leader was! But there was no way Grace was going to leave Smiler to battle the Stinger Eels on his own. She

格蕾丝停了下来。这是她第一次跑在斯迈勒前面。 如果她继续游泳，她会赢的。 然后他们就会知道海豚首领在哪里!但格蕾丝不可能丢下斯迈勒一个人去和毒刺鳗鱼战斗。 她

spread her wings and flicked her tail to turn back. "Come on, FinFin," she called. "We have a friend in need!" She and FinFin sped back to Smiler, who was shivering badly. "Y-y-y-you came back to h-h-help?" Smiler gasped, his huge mouth wide with wonder. "Of course," Grace said. "Stinger Eels look nasty. Much better if we tackle them together." "Watch out!" FinFin warned. An eel lashed out at her. Grace just managed to somersault out of the way. Smiler shivered even more. "Don't be scared," Grace murmured to the huge shark. "Sure, the eels sting. But we've got each other. And we've got tail power!" Grace moved her tail in circles, creating a whirlpool effect. As eels approached, the swirling water sucked them in. Soon the eels were spinning around and around!

展开翅膀，甩动尾巴，转身回去。 “来吧，芬芬。”她喊道。 “我们有个需要帮助的朋友!”她和芬芬飞快地回到了瑟瑟发抖的微笑身边。 “你——你——你是回来——来帮忙的?”斯迈勒惊讶地喘着气，他的大嘴张得大大的。 “当然，”格蕾丝说。“毒刺鳗鱼看起来很恶心。 如果我们一起解决，情况会好得多。” “小心!”FinFin警告说。 一条鳗鱼向她猛扑过来。格蕾丝只是翻了个跟头躲开了。 微笑更颤抖了。 “别害怕，”格蕾丝对那条大鲨鱼低声说。 “当然，鳗鱼会蜇人。但我们拥有彼此。 我们还有尾翼动力!”格蕾丝把尾巴转了一圈，形成了一个漩涡的效果。 当鳗鱼靠近时，漩涡般的海水把它们吸了进去。 很快，鳗鱼就转啊转啊!

A huge smile stretched across Smiler's face. A moment later, he, too, was swishing his tail in circles. The whirlpools grew wider and faster. Each time an eel tried to attack, it was caught up in the vortex! It spun around like a sock in a washing machine. "On the count of three, let's flick them away!" Grace called. "One, two, three—flick!"

笑容从微笑者的脸上掠过。 过了一会儿，他也摇着尾巴转了一圈。 漩涡越来越大，越来越快。 每当鳗鱼试图攻击时，它就会被漩涡缠住!它像一只袜子在洗衣机里一样旋转着。 “我数到三，把它们弹开!”格蕾丝。 “一，二，三弹!”

Grace and Smiler flicked their powerful tails, sending the eels spinning off into the dark water. They grew smaller and smaller until they vanished completely. "We did it!" cheered Grace, slapping fins with Smiler. FinFin swam in excited circles around them. "Are you guys okay?" The seaweed parted, and there was Sofia, followed by Zoe and some worried-looking sharks. "We heard yelling." "We're fine, thanks." Grace grinned at Smiler. "We just had to team up against some Stinger Eels. But they were no match for our turbo tails." "What about the race?" Zoe asked. "You'll have to start over," said the green-spotted shark. "There's no need for that." Smiler swam to the front of the group. "This Sea Dragon could have easily beaten me. But instead she chose to help me. She's the winner, as far as I'm concerned."

格蕾丝和斯迈勒甩了甩它们有力的尾巴，把鳗鱼甩进了黑暗的水中。 它们变得越来越小，直到完全消失。 “我们成功了!”格蕾丝欢呼着，用微笑拍着脚蹼。 芬芬兴奋地围着他们游来游去。 “你们还好吗?”海藻分开了，索非亚在后面，佐伊跟在后面，还有几条忧心忡忡的鲨鱼。 “我们听到了喊叫声。”“我们很好，谢谢。” 格蕾丝对斯迈勒咧嘴一笑。“我们只需要组队对付一些毒刺鳗鱼。 但它们不是我们涡轮尾翼的对手。” “比赛怎么办?”佐伊问道。 “你得重新开始，”绿斑鲨鱼说。 “没必要这么做。” 斯迈勒游到人群的前面。 “这条海龙本来可以轻易打败我的。 但她却选择了帮助我。 在我看来，她是赢家。”

The sharks formed a huddle, speaking in low, toothy tones. Finally, the green-spotted shark turned and spoke. "We have voted. We all agree the Sea Dragon won the obstacle course. What's more, you are officially friends of the Shiver Sharks. Now, I'm sorry to tell you this, but if you want to find the dolphin leader, you will have to go somewhere very dangerous." Grace and her friends looked at one another. They'd had just about enough danger for one day! "Where do we have to go?" Grace asked. "Up to the surface," said another shark, dropping his voice. "You must be careful; it's scary up there." "No, it's not!" Zoe said. "The surface of the water is great. That's where the waves are." "But it's also where the hot fish are," Smiler muttered. Some of the sharks begin to shiver. "The Fire Sparks!" Grace groaned.

鲨鱼挤成一团，用低沉的、尖牙尖牙的声音说话。 最后，绿斑鲨转过身来说话了。 “我们已经投票了。我们都认为海龙赢了障碍赛。 更重要的是，你们是颤栗鲨的正式朋友。 现在，我很抱歉地告诉你，如果你想找到海豚首领，你必须去一个非常危险的地方。” 格蕾丝和她的朋友们面面相觑。 他们一天的危险已经够多了!“我们要去哪里?”恩问。 “到水面上去，”另一条鲨鱼压低声音说。 “你一定要小心;那里很可怕。” “不，不是的!”佐伊说。“水面很大。 那就是海浪所在的地方。” “但这也是热鱼的地方，”斯迈勒喃喃自语。 一些鲨鱼开始发抖。 “火焰火花!”格蕾丝呻吟着。

"They captured the dolphin leader. We saw them do it with our own eyes!" said the green-spotted shark. "What happened?" Grace asked. "We were hiding in the shadows when a pod of dolphins swam past. Suddenly the hot fish appeared. They attacked the dolphins! We were scared, but we swam over to try to help." "That was very brave," Zoe said kindly. "Maybe, but the dolphins just panicked when they saw us. Like they always do. There was so much chaos, they didn't even see their leader being taken. But we did!" Grace nodded grimly. This all made sense. "Do you want us to take you up there?" asked the green-spotted shark. Grace could feel her nerves. Once again, Grace found it strange to know such powerful creatures could be so fearful! Grace's shell gave a gentle tug, reminding her it was there to help. "No need. We can find the way."

“他们抓住了海豚首领。 我们亲眼看到他们这么做的!”绿斑鲨鱼说。 “发生什么事了?”恩问。 “我们躲在阴影里，一群海豚游了过去。 突然，热鱼出现了。 他们袭击了海豚!我们很害怕，但我们还是游过去试图帮忙。” “你真勇敢，”佐伊和蔼地说。 “也许吧，但海豚看到我们时慌了。 就像他们一直做的那样。太混乱了，他们甚至没有看到他们的领袖被抓走了。 但我们做到了!”格蕾丝严肃地点了点头。 这一切都是有道理的。“你想让我们带你上去吗?”绿斑鲨鱼问。 格蕾丝能感觉到她的紧张。 格蕾丝再一次觉得很奇怪，这么强大的生物竟然如此可怕!格蕾丝的贝壳轻轻地拉了一下，提醒她它是来帮忙的。 “不需要。我们会找到路的。”