Chapter 10

10 The turtle swam to the left of the white pillar, and the dolphin swam to the right. In a creaky voice, the turtle began to chant: "To keep our oceans trouble-free, this watch is wound by Keepers Three."

乌龟游到白柱的左边，海豚游到右边。 乌龟用一种吱吱作响的声音开始念叨:“为了让我们的海洋无故障，这只表是由守护者三号上弦的。”

Then the dolphin took over in her squeaky voice, with her dorsal fin flashing: "For all the creatures in the sea, time will flow for eternity." A hush fell over the waiting crowd as the narwhal approached the Water Watch. The moonlight lit up Nara, making her horn shine like polished silver. Carefully, she used the tip of her horn to wind the central cog of the Water Watch. The ancient mechanism clicked as it turned. Sofia and her friends clutched one another. It was working!

然后海豚用她那尖尖的声音，闪烁着她的背鳍:“对所有的海洋生物来说，时间是永恒的。” 当独角鲸走近水岗时，等待的人群顿时安静下来。 月光照亮了奈良，使她的角像抛光的银一样闪闪发光。 她小心翼翼地用角尖拨动了水卫军的中央齿轮。 这个古老的机械转动时发出咔哒声。 索菲亚和她的朋友们紧紧抓住对方。 它起作用了!

Bright, sparkling light burst from the Water Watch, sending gentle ripples through the water. The crowd erupted into cheers of delight. "The watch has been wound for another year!" JellyJo explained joyfully. "And it's all thanks to you three." Pride washed over Sofia. She grabbed Grace and Zoe and wrapped them up in a wing-hug. "We did it! We actually did it!"

明亮的，闪闪发光的光从水面上迸发出来，在水面上泛起轻柔的涟漪。 人群爆发出喜悦的欢呼声。 “这表又上了一年的发条!”杰利乔高兴地解释道。 “这都要感谢你们三个。” 索菲亚心中充满了自豪感。她一把抓住格蕾丝和佐伊，把她们紧紧地搂在怀里。 “我们成功了!”我们真的做到了!”

"Of course we did." Grace grinned. "We're a great team!" "The best," Zoe agreed. "Three cheers for the Sea Dragons!" Toothy called, and the three friends found themselves surrounded by happy sea creatures, all calling their names and patting them on the back with flippers and horns and fish tails. Sofia wanted this moment to go on forever. There had been some very difficult and scary parts on this quest, but the Sea Dragons had triumphed. It was such a great feeling. Sofia felt a tap on her shoulder, and, turning, she saw JellyJo. She knew what her little friend was about to say. "It's time to go, isn't it?" "I am afraid so," JellyJo said, a little sadly. "The Tree Queen would like to see you before you return home. Bring the shell containing the Fire Queen with you." Sofia looked at the shrunken clamshell. It was small enough for Sofia to scoop up in one paw. As

“当然了。”优雅的笑了。 “我们是一个伟大的团队!”“最好的，”佐伊同意道。 “为海龙队欢呼三声!”牙齿叫了一声，三个朋友发现自己被快乐的海洋生物包围了，他们都叫着它们的名字，用鳍、角和鱼尾拍着它们的背。 索菲亚希望这一刻永远持续下去。 在这次探险中有一些非常困难和可怕的部分，但海龙取得了胜利。 这种感觉太棒了。 索非亚感到有人拍了拍她的肩膀，转过身来，她看到了杰里乔。 她知道她的小朋友要说什么。 “该走了，不是吗?”“恐怕是这样，”杰利乔有点难过地说。 “树后想在你回家之前见你一面。 把装着火后的贝壳带来。” 索菲亚看了看缩了的翻盖。 它很小，索菲亚可以用一只爪子把它捧起来。 作为

she did so, she felt the shell of her bracelet give a gentle tug. Sofia turned to her friends. "My shell will show us the way back to the glade." The three friends said their goodbyes to the crowd of sea creatures. It was hard to leave them all, especially JellyJo. "I hope to see you again one day!" Sofia said to her faithful companion as JellyJo wrapped her in her many tentacles. "I'll be here if you come back!" JellyJo replied, finally releasing Sofia and waving all her tentacles at once. With powerful flicks of their tails, the three Sea Dragons sped away. They swam side by side through the ocean, until the water became too shallow to swim in. Then they burst out of the water and into the evening sky. Gleaming droplets of water fell from their wings as they took flight. Up ahead were the tall trees of the Magic Forest, illuminated by the full moon's gentle light.

她这样做了，她感到手镯的外壳轻轻地拉了一下。 索菲亚转向她的朋友们。 “我的贝壳会告诉我们回到空地的路。” 三个朋友向这群海洋生物道别。 我很难离开他们，尤其是杰里乔。 “我希望有一天能再见到你!”索非亚对她忠实的同伴说，杰利乔用她的许多触角把她包裹起来。 “如果你回来，我就在这里!”杰里乔回答道，最后放开了索非亚，同时挥动着所有的触手。 三只海龙有力地甩了甩尾巴，飞快地跑开了。 他们肩并肩地游过海洋，直到水变得太浅而不能游泳。 然后他们冲出水面，飞向夜空。 它们飞起来的时候，翅膀上滴下了闪闪发光的水珠。 前方是魔法森林的参天大树，被满月柔和的月光照亮了。

Sofia led the way, guided by the tugging of her bracelet. Word seemed to have spread of the Sea Dragons' success. Birds called out as the Dragon Girls flew past their nests. Squirrels scampered along branches to watch them pass by. "Yippee for the Sea Dragons!" "Well done, Sea Dragons!" Even the trees themselves seemed to carry a message in the rustling of their leaves. Sofia could have sworn she heard them say, "Thank you. Safe seas mean happy trees!" By the time the girls arrived at the glade's shimmering barrier, Sofia didn't feel like she was flying at all. It was like floating on pure joy! She hovered above the force field and turned to her friends. "Ready?" "Ready!" Zoe and Grace called. Zoe and Grace dove first. Sofia hovered for a moment, then launched herself down, performing her finest reverse dive yet!

索菲亚牵着手链走在前面。 海龙队成功的消息似乎已经传开了。 当龙女们飞过它们的巢穴时，鸟儿们叫了起来。 松鼠在树枝上蹦蹦跳跳地看着他们经过。 “海龙队万岁!”“干得好，海龙们!”甚至树木本身似乎也在树叶的沙沙声中传递着信息。 索菲亚可以发誓，她听到他们说:“谢谢。” 安全的海洋意味着幸福的树木!”当女孩们到达空地上闪闪发光的屏障时，索菲亚一点也不觉得自己在飞。 就像漂浮在纯粹的快乐上!她在力场上方盘旋，转向她的朋友们。 “准备好了吗?”“准备好了!”佐伊和格蕾丝打来电话。 佐伊和格蕾丝先跳了下去。索菲亚在空中盘旋了一会儿，然后跳了下去，表演了她最精彩的反向跳水!