Chapter 4

4 "Any ideas on where we might find… um, smart fish?" Zoe asked. "No ideas whatsoever," Grace admitted with a shrug. Sofia was about to say that unfortunately she didn't know, either, when she felt a gentle tugging

“你知道我们在哪里可以找到……嗯，聪明的鱼吗?”佐伊问道。 “完全不知道，”格蕾丝耸耸肩承认道。 索非亚刚想说，不幸的是，她也不知道，这时她感到有人轻轻地拽了一下

on her paw. Her bracelet! The shell was glowing. Zoe also noticed it. "Looks like you're the one to guide us this time, Sofia!" she said. "Listen to the shell. It will tell you where to go." Sofia brought the shell to her ear. A small voice began to speak. "The smart fish live in the lagoon. I will guide you there." Sofia had often listened to shells at the beach. But she had never heard a voice coming from one before! Sofia flapped her wings and began heading for the glade's protective barrier. "Follow me!" she called to her friends. "We're going to the lagoon." Soon the three Sea Dragons were back in the Magic Forest, winding through the thick foliage. Sofia kept an eye out for Fire Sparks. She had a feeling they were lurking close, watching them. Luckily, none appeared. The shell did as it had promised, and before long Sofia, Grace, and Zoe were at the lagoon where Sofia had first arrived.

在她的爪子上。她的手镯!贝壳在发光。 佐伊也注意到了。“看来这次由你来带路了，索菲亚!”她说。 “听贝壳的声音。它会告诉你该去哪里。” 索菲亚把贝壳凑到耳边。 一个微弱的声音开始说话。 “聪明的鱼住在泻湖里。 我带你去。”索菲亚经常在海滩上听贝壳声。 但是她以前从来没有听到过一个人的声音!索菲亚拍打着翅膀，开始向林间空地的保护屏障飞去。 “跟我来!”她对朋友们喊道。 “我们要去泻湖。” 很快，三只海龙又回到了魔法森林，蜿蜒穿过茂密的树叶。 索菲亚一直盯着火苗。 她有一种感觉，他们就潜伏在附近，注视着他们。 幸运的是，没有出现。贝壳果然做到了，没过多久，索非亚、格蕾丝和佐伊就来到了索非亚最初到达的那个泻湖。

"Wow!" Grace breathed. "This place is amazing." "Magical," Zoe agreed. Sofia hovered on the spot and looked around. She was happy her friends loved the lagoon as much as she did. And the lagoon looked even better than it had before. The light from the setting sun struck the tall cliffs, making them shine like gold. The water swirled with bright pinks, rich purples, and refreshing blues. The waterfall looked as though it was made from crystal, the water tinkling like musical notes as it flowed down. Sofia smiled. Her friends were right: This was clearly a magical place. "Hey, what was that?" Grace pointed to the middle of the lagoon. "Something jumped out." "I didn't see any—" Sofia started to say. But as she spoke, a flash of neon leapt out of the water. As it came back down, it belly flopped

“哇!”格蕾丝呼吸。“这个地方太棒了。” “太神奇了。”佐伊同意道。索非亚在原地徘徊，环顾四周。 她很高兴她的朋友们和她一样喜欢这个泻湖。 泻湖看起来比以前更好了。 夕阳的余晖照在高高的悬崖上，使它们像金子一样闪闪发光。 水在明亮的粉红色、浓郁的紫色和清新的蓝色中旋转。 瀑布看起来好像是用水晶做成的，水流下来的时候像音符一样叮叮当当。 索非亚笑了。她的朋友们是对的:这显然是一个神奇的地方。 “嘿，那是什么?”格蕾丝指着泻湖的中央。 “有东西跳出来了。”“我什么也没看见——”索非亚想说。 但就在她说话的时候，一道霓虹灯从水里跳出来。 当它回来的时候，它的肚子扑通一声

onto the surface with a loud THWACK! A moment later, there were many more flashes. "They're little fish!" exclaimed Zoe. "Maybe they're the ones we're looking for?" Sofia nodded. "Could be. Let's go over and find out." She was curious to discover what they were doing. The belly flops looked painful. The Sea Dragons flew over the water until they were directly above the leaping fish. "Excuse me, are you the smart fish?" Sofia called. But the fish did not seem to hear her. "Maybe it's easier if we dive in and speak to them underwater," Grace suggested. "Good idea," Zoe said. She and Grace promptly dove into the water. Sofia dove, too, but she couldn't resist doing a quick somersault on her way down. She plunged through the smooth surface of the water, feeling the bubbles against her scales. The moment she

砰的一声飞到地面上!过了一会儿，又出现了更多闪光。 “它们是小鱼!”佐伊叫道。 “也许他们就是我们要找的人?”索非亚点点头。 “可能是吧。我们过去看看吧。” 她很想知道他们在做什么。 腹部下垂看起来很痛。 海龙在水面上飞行，一直飞到跃起的鱼的正上方。 “对不起，你是那条聪明的鱼吗?”索非亚。 但鱼儿似乎没有听见她的话。 格蕾丝建议说:“也许我们潜入水里和他们说话会更容易。” “好主意，”佐伊说。她和格蕾丝迅速跳入水中。 索菲亚也跳了下去，但她忍不住在下落的过程中快速翻了个跟头。 她跳入光滑的水面，感受着水珠撞击着她的鳞片。 当她

came to a stop, she found herself surrounded by little shimmery fish! "That was a great dive," one of them said. "Can you teach us?" another fish asked eagerly. "We've been trying to teach ourselves, but we can't get it right." For a moment, Sofia was too surprised to speak. She had never been asked to teach a fish how to dive before!

停了下来，她发现自己被闪闪发光的小鱼包围了!“那次跳水太棒了，”其中一人说。 “你能教我们吗?”另一条鱼急切地问。 “我们一直在努力教自己，但我们做得不对。” 索菲亚一时惊讶得说不出话来。 她从来没有被要求教鱼如何潜水!

"She can teach you," Zoe said, swimming over, "but first, we have a question. Are you the smart fish?" The fish swished their glimmering tails. "We are!" they said proudly. "We are very, very smart. And that's why we must learn how to dive." Grace frowned. "Why does being smart mean you must learn how to dive?" "We are still in school," explained one of the little creatures. "Don't most fish swim in schools?" Sofia asked. It was all very puzzling. The fish swished their tails again. "Yes, but we want to be in college! And to get into Lagoon College, you have to pass a diving test. We might be smart, but we're no good at diving." Zoe gave Sofia a look. "Do you think you can teach them?" she asked in a low voice. "I only said yes because I was hoping they'd help us with our quest. But I'm not sure how hard it will be." Sofia shrugged. "I'm happy to try!"

“她可以教你，”佐伊说着游了过来，“但首先，我们有一个问题。 你是那条聪明的鱼吗?”鱼挥动着闪闪发光的尾巴。 “我们是!”他们自豪地说。 “我们非常非常聪明。这就是为什么我们必须学会潜水。” 格雷斯皱起了眉头。“为什么聪明就意味着你必须学会潜水?”“我们还在上学呢，”其中一个小家伙解释说。 “大多数鱼不是成群游吗?”索菲亚问道。 这一切都很令人费解。鱼又摇了摇尾巴。 “是的，但是我们想上大学!”要进入泻湖学院，你必须通过潜水考试。 我们可能很聪明，但我们不擅长潜水。” 佐伊看了索菲亚一眼。“你觉得你能教他们吗?”她低声问道。 “我答应只是因为我希望他们能帮助我们的探索。 但我不确定这会有多难。” 索非亚耸耸肩。“我很乐意尝试!”