Chapter 6

6 The wave lifted high in the air. Then it surged forward, carrying the three friends with it. Zoe clung firmly to her friends and squeezed her eyes shut. The wave kept spinning them one way and then the other. Usually Zoe felt strong in her Sea Dragon form. But this powerful wave made her feel like she was riding the wildest roller coaster ever. "Stay calm," Splashi said as she paddled furiously by her side.

波浪在空中高高升起。 然后，它带着三个朋友向前冲去。 佐伊紧紧地抱着她的朋友，紧紧地闭上了眼睛。 波浪不停地使它们朝一个方向旋转，然后又朝另一个方向旋转。 通常佐伊在她的海龙形态中感觉很强大。 但这强大的波浪让她觉得自己坐上了有史以来最疯狂的过山车。 “保持冷静，”斯普拉希一边说，一边愤怒地在她身边划桨。

Zoe knew Splashi was right. Surfing had taught her that in difficult situations, it was better to go with the wave than try to fight it. And anyway, Zoe was pretty sure this wave was taking them to land. Sure enough, a moment later Zoe felt sand below her. Opening her eyes, she saw it was just as she had expected. The wave had dumped Zoe and her friends on the beach of the nearest island. "That was exciting but really intense!" declared Grace, heaving herself up to sit on the sand. "Totally," Sofia agreed, sitting beside Grace. "I can see why you enjoy surfing, Zoe. But I think I'll stick to diving." "That was no normal wave. And you both did great," Zoe said. Zoe looked around for Splashi, to make sure she was okay. The tiny penguin was swimming away. "See you soon!" she called, before diving into the water with barely a splash. Zoe gazed about. "Just look at how amazing this island is! It's a great place to take a quick break."

佐伊知道斯普拉希是对的。 冲浪教会了她，在困难的情况下，与其试图与之抗争，不如顺势而为。 不管怎样，佐伊很确定这波会把他们带上岸。 果然，过了一会儿，佐伊感到脚下有沙子。 她睁开眼睛，发现一切都如她所愿。 巨浪把佐伊和她的朋友们抛到了最近一个岛屿的海滩上。 “太刺激了，但也太紧张了!”格蕾丝说着，站起来坐在沙滩上。 “完全正确。”索菲亚同意了，坐在格蕾丝旁边。 “我明白你为什么喜欢冲浪了，佐伊。 但我想我会坚持跳水。” “那不是正常的波浪。你们俩都做得很好，”佐伊说。 佐伊四处寻找斯普拉希，确保她没事。 小企鹅游走了。 “再见!”她喊道，然后跳进水里，几乎没有溅起水花。 佐伊环顾四周。“看看这个岛有多神奇!”这是一个快速休息的好地方。”

"Yeah, we love it," said a nearby voice. "It's the perfect chill-out spot." Zoe, Sofia, and Grace looked around. Farther up on the beach were some simple huts made from driftwood. Copper-colored seals leaned in the doorways, chatting to one another while fluffy seal cubs scampered around. Other sleepy-eyed seals stretched out on beach chairs made from palm leaves, sipping from coconut shells. A seal waddled down the beach toward Zoe and her friends. He had impressive droopy whiskers and surprisingly curly tusks, like a ram's horns. Even more surprising were the three coconuts he had balanced in his flippers. "Welcome to Seal Island," the seal said. "That was an awesome surf show you three put on. We couldn't have done it better ourselves." Other seals came over, clapping their flippers enthusiastically.

“是啊，我们很喜欢。”旁边一个声音说。 “这是一个完美的放松场所。” 佐伊、索菲亚和格蕾丝四处张望。 在更远的海滩上，有一些用浮木搭成的简易小屋。 古铜色的海豹靠在门口互相聊天，毛茸茸的小海豹在周围蹦蹦跳跳。 其他睡眼惺忪的海豹躺在棕榈叶做成的沙滩椅上，啜饮着椰子壳。 一只海豹摇摇摆摆地沿着海滩向佐伊和她的朋友们走来。 他有令人印象深刻的下垂的胡须和令人惊讶的卷曲的象牙，像公羊的角。 更让人吃惊的是他用脚蹼平衡的三个椰子。 “欢迎来到海豹岛，”海豹说。 “你们三个的冲浪表演太棒了。 我们自己做得再好不过了。” 其他海豹也过来了，热情地拍打着它们的鳍状肢。

"You three have totally earned a cool, refreshing coconut juice," continued the seal with the tusks. "Here, catch!" In one smooth movement, he dropped the coconuts onto his tail and flicked them at Zoe, Sofia, and Grace. The girls each caught one. Zoe examined hers. She was very thirsty. But how was she going to get the juice out?

“你们三个完全赢得了清凉的椰子汁，”拿着长牙的海豹继续说。 “瞧,接住”!在一个平稳的动作中，他把椰子扔到自己的尾巴上，朝佐伊、索菲亚和格蕾丝弹了弹。 女孩们每人抓了一个。 佐伊检查了她的。她很渴。 但是她要怎么把果汁弄出来呢?

"Use a talon," Sofia suggested. She had already managed to open her coconut. "That's what I did," Grace said, who had opened hers, too. She took a sip. "Wow! That's delicious!" Zoe pressed a sharp talon to the top of the coconut. It easily pierced the tough shell. Zoe grinned. Being a dragon was so cool! She took a big gulp of juice. To her delight, her coconut tasted like mangoes and chocolate. Even better, it fizzed on her tongue. Right away, she felt her energy returning. "Yo, look!" called one of the other seals, pointing a flipper out to sea. "There go some more waves, trying to break onto Big Wave Island." The Sea Dragons turned to look. The other island was not far away. Like Seal Island, it was covered with palm trees and ringed with golden sand. But as they watched, something very odd happened. A wave rolled in to the island's beach, getting ready to break on the shore. But as it drew close, it hit what seemed to be an invisible barrier. As it touched the barrier, the wave turned to steam

“用爪子。”索非亚建议道。 她已经把椰子打开了。 “我就是这么做的，”格蕾丝说，她也打开了她的盒子。 她喝了一口。“哇!这是美味的!”佐伊用一只锋利的爪子按住椰子的顶部。 它轻易地刺穿了坚硬的外壳。 佐伊咧嘴一笑。当龙太酷了!她喝了一大口果汁。 令她高兴的是，她的椰子尝起来像芒果和巧克力。 更棒的是，它在她的舌头上嘶嘶作响。 她立刻感到自己的精力又回来了。 “哟，看!”另一只海豹喊道，指着海上的一只鳍状肢。 “还有更多的海浪，试图冲上大浪岛。” 海龙们转过头去看。 另一个岛就在不远处。 像海豹岛一样，它被棕榈树覆盖，被金色的沙子环绕。 但就在他们看着的时候，奇怪的事情发生了。 一波巨浪涌向岛上的海滩，准备冲击海岸。 但当它靠近时，它撞上了一个似乎看不见的屏障。 当它碰到障碍物时，波浪变成了蒸汽

and evaporated. The same thing happened to the next wave, and then the next. "That's so weird!" Grace cried. "It is weird. And very uncool," said a big seal, his huge, liquid eyes sad. "Like, don't mess with the ocean, dude! The water is, like, super important. And no one can surf on steam." Zoe felt her pulse begin to race. "How long has this been going on?" she asked the seals. "Well, I don't like to point the flipper at anyone," said one of them, "but ever since the grumpy lady moved onto that island, things have been… strange." "Grumpy lady?" repeated Sofia. "Yep, she moved onto Big Wave Island a couple of tides ago," the seal said. "She arrived on that same bizarro wave you guys came on. Except she seemed to be, like, controlling it." "She gives off a negative energy," added another seal. "Plus, she's got a hot temper. And I mean 'flames jumping out of her ears' hot. We offered

和蒸发。同样的事情发生在下一波，然后是下一波。 “这太奇怪了!”恩典哭了。 “这很奇怪。一只大海豹说，他的大而湿润的眼睛里充满了悲伤。 “比如，别惹海洋，伙计!”水是非常重要的。 没有人可以在蒸汽上冲浪。” 佐伊感到自己的脉搏开始急促起来。 “这种情况持续多久了?”她问海豹们。 “嗯，我不喜欢把鳍指向任何人，”其中一个说，“但是自从那个坏脾气的女人搬到那个岛上，事情就变得……奇怪了。” “坏脾气的女人?”索非亚重复道。 “是的，她在几次潮汐前搬到了大浪岛，”海豹说。 “她来的时候跟你们来的时候一样奇怪。 除了她似乎在控制它。” “她散发出一种负能量，”另一只海豹补充道。 “另外，她脾气很暴躁。 我的意思是“火焰从她的耳朵里跳出来”。 我们提供