Chapter 5

5 The little fish shot off, their tails swishing so fast they were a blur. It was hard for Sofia and Zoe to keep up! Grace was an amazing swimmer, so she had no problems. As well as being fast, the fish were very nimble. They darted this way and that, through floaty

小鱼们飞快地跑开了，它们的尾巴嗖嗖地甩来甩去，弄得一片模糊。 索菲亚和佐伊很难跟上!格蕾丝是个游泳健将，所以她没有问题。 除了速度快，这些鱼也非常灵活。 他们四处乱窜，飘浮着

strands of seaweed and under coral arches. For the Sea Dragons, it was much harder to twist and turn. They were so much bigger! But they did their best. We can't let them out of our sight! Sofia reminded herself, swimming as hard as she could. Grace slowed down so Sofia could catch up with her. "Am I imagining it, or are we going deeper and deeper?" "I wondered that, too," said Zoe, coming up on Sofia's other side. "I can feel a pressure in my ears." Now that Zoe mentioned it, Sofia noticed her ears did feel different, too. Also, it was becoming harder to see in the dark water. But were they actually going down? Maybe they were going up? Sofia felt her pulse begin to beat faster. Uh-oh! She was starting to feel confused and foggy. That could only mean one thing… "Watch out!" cried the school of fish from up ahead. "We're under attack!"

海藻和珊瑚拱门下。 对于海龙来说，扭动和转身要困难得多。 它们要大得多!但他们已经尽力了。 我们不能让他们离开我们的视线!索菲亚提醒自己，拼命游着。 格蕾丝放慢脚步，好让索菲亚赶上她。 “是我想象出来的，还是我们真的越陷越深了?”“我也觉得奇怪。”佐伊从索非亚的另一边走过来，说道。 “我能感觉到耳朵有压力。” 既然佐伊提起了这件事，索非亚注意到她的耳朵也感觉不一样了。 而且，在黑暗的水中也越来越难以看清。 但它们真的在下降吗? 也许它们在上升?索菲亚觉得自己的脉搏跳得更快了。 啊哦!她开始感到困惑和迷茫。 这只能说明一件事……“小心!”前面的鱼群喊道。 “我们遭到攻击了!”

In the darkness, a glow had appeared. It was growing bigger and brighter by the second. "Quick! Move into defense mode!" the little fish called to one another. Swishing their tails furiously, the fish changed from two lines to one big mass. Sofia watched them in fascination. Were they trying to look like one giant fish? It was a pretty weird-looking one, if so. But maybe she was just too confused to see it clearly? As the Fire Sparks drew closer, Sofia felt less sure about everything. And was it possible that the sparks were even bigger than last time? "They're not forming a giant fish," said a familiar voice. Sofia turned. With a jolt of happiness, she saw that JellyJo was back. "They're forming a giant Fire Spark," JellyJo explained. JellyJo was right! The group of little fish looked exactly like an enormous Fire Spark. Only the fish

黑暗中出现了一道亮光。 第二秒，它变得越来越大，越来越亮。 “快!进入防御模式!”小鱼们互相呼喊着。 这些鱼猛烈地甩动着尾巴，从两条鱼线变成了一大块。 索菲亚兴致勃勃地看着他们。 它们是想看起来像一条大鱼吗? 如果是这样的话，它看起来相当奇怪。 但也许她只是太困惑了，看不清楚? 随着火焰火花越来越近，索非亚对一切都不那么确定了。 有没有可能火花比上次更大? “它们不会形成一条大鱼。”一个熟悉的声音说。 索菲亚了。她看到杰里乔回来了，心里一阵高兴。 “它们正在形成一个巨大的火花，”杰里乔解释说。 杰利乔是对的!这群小鱼看起来就像一个巨大的火花。 只有鱼

spark was bright silver instead of fiery gold. Rather than swimming away from the sparks, the fish sped toward them. It was amazing to watch them move as one. The sparks buzzed with anger and began zigzagging here and there to get away from the giant fish spark. The dark water was soon streaked with light and crackling electricity.

火星是明亮的银色，而不是炽热的金色。 鱼并没有远离火花，而是向它们游去。 看着他们一起行动真是太棒了。 火星愤怒地发出嗡嗡声，开始到处乱窜，想要避开那条巨大的鱼火花。 黑暗的水面上很快就泛起了亮光和噼啪作响的电光。

"You should do the same as the fish," JellyJo urged Sofia, bobbing close by. "You're stronger when you stick together!" Sofia nodded. She and her friends were definitely more powerful when they joined forces. Looking around, she could just make out the shapes of Zoe and Grace in the dark waters. In the flashes of light from the Fire Sparks, Sofia glimpsed her friends bravely battling them. But Sofia could see that they were struggling. Quickly, she swam over to her friends and grabbed hold of them, pulling them close. She wrapped one wing around Grace and the other around Zoe. Having her friends right there made her feel better at once. "We're strong on our own," she reminded her friends. "But together, we're unbeatable. So shall we roar?" Zoe and Grace didn't need to answer. Instead, they opened their mouths and roared as loudly as they could. Seeing the waters swirl and churn with

“你应该像鱼儿一样，”杰利乔催促索菲亚，她在近旁上下浮动。 “当你们团结在一起时，你们会更强大!”索非亚点点头。 她和她的朋友们联合起来肯定更强大。 她环顾四周，只能辨认出佐伊和格蕾丝在黑暗的水中的身影。 在火焰火花的闪烁中，索菲亚瞥见了她的朋友们勇敢地与他们战斗。 但索菲亚看得出他们在挣扎。 她迅速游向她的朋友们，抓住他们，把他们拉近。 她用一只翅膀绕着格蕾丝，另一只翅膀绕着佐伊。 有她的朋友在那儿，她立刻感觉好多了。 “我们靠自己很强大，”她提醒朋友们。 “但是团结起来，我们是不可战胜的。 所以我们应该吼叫吗?”佐伊和格蕾丝不需要回答。 相反，他们张开嘴，尽可能大声地咆哮。 看着水在漩涡中翻滚

their sea-powered roars made Sofia feel more confident than ever. She added her roar to the mix. The Fire Sparks crackled and swooshed, but the Sea Dragons' roars pushed them back. The sparks tried to swim around their roars, but the giant fishy spark blocked their way. Finally, with an angry buzz, the Fire Sparks gave up and disappeared back into the watery depths. Sofia and her friends grinned at one another. "High tail!" Sofia said. She, Zoe, and Grace turned around and clapped their mermaid-like tails together. "You did it!" JellyJo cried, clapping her tentacles. Then she began drifting away. "I'll be back if you need me!" she called.

它们以海洋为动力的吼声使索非亚感到前所未有的自信。 她又加入了她的咆哮。 火种噼啪作响，嗖嗖作响，但海龙的吼声把他们击退了。 火花们试图绕过它们的吼声游过去，但是巨大的鱼一样的火花挡住了它们的去路。 最后，随着一声愤怒的嗡嗡声，火星放弃了，消失在水的深处。 索菲亚和她的朋友们相视而笑。 “高尾!”索菲亚说。她、佐伊和格蕾丝转过身来，拍打着美人鱼般的尾巴。 “你做到了!”杰利乔拍着触角叫道。 然后她开始渐渐远去。 “如果你需要我，我会回来的!”她喊道。