Chapter 7

7 "Stunt surfing?" repeated Zoe. "What's that?" Once, she'd seen a surfing display where the surfers rode on each other's shoulders. Was this what the seals were talking about? She couldn't see how riding on each other's shoulders would help them get past the magical barrier surrounding Big Wave Island! "It will be easier if we show you," said one of the seals. "Grab a surfboard and follow us." Zoe frowned, even more puzzled than before. Where were they going to get a surfboard?

“特技冲浪?”佐伊重复道。 “那是什么?”有一次，她看到冲浪表演，冲浪者骑在彼此的肩膀上。 海豹们说的就是这个吗? 她不明白骑在彼此的肩膀上如何能帮助他们越过大浪岛周围的魔法屏障!“如果我们指给你看，就容易多了。”其中一只海豹说。 “拿个冲浪板跟我们走。” 佐伊皱起眉头，比以前更困惑了。 他们要去哪里买冲浪板?

The seal gestured behind them. There, sticking up out of the sand, was a row of surfboards. They were all decorated with swirly designs. "Wow!" Grace said. "Did you make these?" "We sure did," the seal said proudly. "We use driftwood that washes up on the shore. Now, who is ready to do some daredevil moves?" Zoe looked at her friends. She could tell they were unsure about stunt surfing. She had been surfing for years and even she was nervous! "How about you guys sit this one out?" she suggested.

海豹在他们身后做了个手势。 在那里，一排冲浪板从沙子里伸出来。 它们都装饰着漩涡图案。 “哇!”格雷斯说。“这些是你做的吗?”“当然了，”海豹自豪地说。 “我们使用被冲上岸的浮木。 现在，谁准备好做一些大胆的动作了?”佐伊看着她的朋友们。 她看得出来，他们对特技冲浪并不确定。 她已经冲浪多年了，就连她也很紧张!“你们不参加这个怎么样?”她建议道。

Sofia looked tempted but shook her head. "We can't make you do it alone." "We're a team, remember?" Grace added. Zoe's heart felt warm. It was so nice that her friends didn't want to let her down! But it was also clear they were still worn out from their last surfing adventure. "You two can watch for danger from the shore," said Zoe, thinking fast. "That will make things way safer for me." "Really? Okay!" said Sofia, looking reluctant and relieved at the same time. "I guess that makes sense." Grace nodded. "Be careful!" "I will," Zoe promised. She flew over to the surfboards, trying to decide which one to choose. They all looked great! Finally, she picked one with a swirling wave painted on it. The wave was breaking onto sand that was the same color as her own dragon scales. It was perfect! Zoe smiled. She had been feeling tired after their surf. But the moment she picked up the

索菲亚看起来很受诱惑，但摇了摇头。 “我们不能让你一个人去做。” “我们是一个团队，记得吗?”恩补充说。 佐伊的心感到温暖。这太好了，她的朋友们不想让她失望!但很明显，他们还是因为上次的冲浪冒险而疲惫不堪。 “你们两个可以在岸上监视危险，”佐伊说，脑子想得很快。 “这样对我来说就安全多了。” “真的吗?索非亚说，既不情愿，又松了一口气。 “我想这是有道理的。” 优雅的点了点头。“小心!”“我会的，”佐伊保证道。 她飞向冲浪板，试图决定选择哪一个。 他们看起来都很棒!最后，她挑了一个画着漩涡波浪的。 海浪拍打着沙子，沙子的颜色和她自己的龙鳞一样。 太完美了!佐伊笑了。 他们冲浪之后，她一直觉得很累。 但当她拿起

board, she felt energy surge through her. This always happened. Zoe's dad used to say she would keep surfing until she fell asleep on her board, if he let her. "Come on, Sea Dragon," the seals called. They were already in the water, bobbing along on their boards. "Surf's up!" "On my way!" Zoe called back. Gripping her chosen board, Zoe flew down the beach toward the water. Even in the air, the board wanted to surf, twisting this way and that on gusts of wind. When she arrived at the water's edge, Zoe whooshed down, landing in the sea with a splash. A group of seals joined her, paddling their boards expertly away from the shore. "We need to paddle closer to the other island," explained a seal near Zoe who was on an orange board. Zoe nodded, her excitement building. Being in the water was always great, in her opinion. And right now, she couldn't believe she was surfing with seals!

她感到全身充满了能量。 这种事经常发生。佐伊的爸爸曾经说过，如果他允许，她会一直冲浪，直到在冲浪板上睡着。 “来吧，海龙，”海豹们喊道。 他们已经在水里了，在板上荡来荡去。 “冲浪企鹅!”“我这就去!”佐伊回话了。 佐伊抓着她选择的冲浪板，沿着海滩朝水里飞去。 即使在空中，冲浪板也想要冲浪，在阵风中这样或那样地扭曲。 当她到达水边时，佐伊嗖地一声降落在海里，溅起一声水花。 一群海豹加入了她，熟练地划着它们的船离开了海岸。 “我们需要划到离另一个岛更近的地方，”佐伊旁边的一只海豹解释说，它站在一块橙色的板上。 佐伊点了点头，她越来越兴奋。 在她看来，呆在水里总是很棒的。 现在，她简直不敢相信她在和海豹一起冲浪!

As the little group approached the neighboring island, the waves began to pick up. Zoe could now see the shimmering air of the heat barrier around the island. It looked like the air above a very hot pan or barbecue. She could also hear a sizzle as waves hit the barrier and turned to steam. Her stomach did a little flip. "Where is that heat coming from?" she wondered aloud. "The Fire Queen has cast a spell over it," said a voice. Zoe turned to see Splashi paddling up beside her on a tiny purple board of her own! "She wants to stop anyone from getting close to the island," Splashi explained. "The only way to break the spell is by stepping onto the island." Zoe frowned. Any wave that came close to the barrier was turned to steam. "But there's no way to get onto the island," she said. "Doesn't that barrier go all the way around?" The seal on the orange board paddled over. "Ah! But we think there is a way," he said in his low, sleepy voice. "We've been watching. Quick, catch this wave and we'll show you."

当这一小群人接近邻近的岛屿时，海浪开始上涨。 佐伊现在可以看到岛周围热障的空气在闪烁。 它看起来就像一个非常热的平底锅或烧烤上面的空气。 她还能听到海浪撞击障碍物变成蒸汽时发出的嘶嘶声。 她的胃微微翻动了一下。 “那热气是从哪儿来的?”她大声地问。 “火女王对它施了咒语。”一个声音说。 佐伊转过身来，看到斯普拉西在她身边划着她自己的紫色小板!“她想阻止任何人靠近这座岛，”斯普拉希解释说。 “打破魔咒的唯一方法就是登上这座岛。” 佐伊皱起了眉头。任何靠近障碍物的波浪都变成了蒸汽。 “但是没有办法到岛上去，”她说。 “那道屏障不是一直都在吗?”橙色板上的海豹游了过来。 “啊!但我们认为有办法，”他用低沉、困倦的声音说。 “我们一直在观察。快，抓住这波，我们给你看。”

Zoe felt the water swell beneath her. A wave was definitely forming. It was a big one, too. Her heart thumped. Was she ready to catch it? "Of course you're ready," Splashi said, seeming to know Zoe's thoughts. Zoe gripped her board tightly as the wave approached. Normally when she surfed, she jumped up onto her feet. But as a Sea Dragon, Zoe had to stay on her belly. But the seals surf this way, she told herself, and so can I. The wave grew closer by the second. "What's the plan?" she asked the seals. "What sort of stunt do we have to do?" "Just catch this wave," the nearest seal instructed. "Then we'll explain the stunt." Zoe heard the wave drawing near with a familiar roar. She began to paddle hard, speeding up to match the wave's speed. Up and up the wave lifted. Zoe and the seals lifted, too, expertly moving their boards with the wave. Ahead, the heat barrier shimmered. "We're getting close to that barrier," Zoe called out, a little nervously.

佐伊感到脚下的水在膨胀。 一股浪潮肯定正在形成。 它也是一个大的。她的心怦怦直跳。 她准备好抓住它了吗? “你当然准备好了，”斯普拉希说，似乎知道佐伊的想法。 当海浪逼近时，佐伊紧紧地抓着冲浪板。 通常当她冲浪时，她会跳起来。 但作为海龙，佐伊必须趴着。 但海豹是这样冲浪的，她告诉自己，我也可以。 一秒钟后，海浪越来越近了。 “计划是什么?”她问海豹们。 “我们要做什么特技?”“抓住这个浪，”离得最近的海豹指示道。 “然后我们再解释这个特技。” 佐依听到海浪随着熟悉的轰鸣声逼近。 她开始使劲划桨，加快速度以配合波浪的速度。 海浪越升越高。 佐伊和海豹们也浮了起来，熟练地随着波浪移动冲浪板。 前方的隔热层闪闪发光。 “我们离那道屏障越来越近了。”佐伊有点紧张地喊道。