Chapter 8

8 Sofia looked from one shell to the other, thinking hard. They all looked pretty much the same. How could she possibly choose? Then she had an idea. The clamshell with the Fire Sparks inside would surely be very warm. If she touched the shells, she could narrow her choice down to only two!

索菲亚看看这只贝壳，又看看那只贝壳，苦苦思索着。 他们看起来都差不多。 她怎么可能选择呢? 然后她有了一个主意。里面有火花的翻盖肯定会很温暖。 如果她摸一下贝壳，她可以把选择范围缩小到只有两个!

She reached out a paw toward the clamshells, but the Fire Queen swooped in to block her. "No cheating, Sea Dragon!" she hissed. Another wave of confusion washed over Sofia. What was she looking for again? For some reason, Sofia found herself drawn to the clamshell in the middle. Was something in there? She shook her head, trying to clear the fog from it. JellyJo swam up close. "Remember, you're looking for the missing narwhal. She is inside one of these shells." That's right! thought Sofia, I'm looking for the missing Sea Keeper. For the millionth time she was grateful that JellyJo was there to help. But still, she really wished she could talk to Grace and Zoe. Once again, Sofia found herself looking at the middle shell. Was this the one with the missing narwhal inside? If only there were a way to tell! The Fire Queen swirled around above her. "Hurry up, Sea Dragon! I haven't got all day.

她伸出一只爪子去抓蛤壳，但火女王猛扑过来挡住了她。 “不许作弊，海龙!”她嘶嘶地说。 又一波困惑席卷了索菲亚。 她在找什么来着? 出于某种原因，索菲亚发现自己被中间的翻盖吸引住了。 里面有东西吗?她摇了摇头，试图驱散心中的迷雾。 杰利乔游近了。“记住，你是在寻找失踪的独角鲸。 她就在其中一个贝壳里。” 这是正确的!索菲亚想，我在找失踪的海洋守护者。 她无数次地感激杰利乔的帮助。 但她还是希望能和格蕾丝和佐伊谈谈。 索菲亚又一次发现自己在看中间的贝壳。 里面是那只失踪的独角鲸吗? 要是有办法说出来就好了!烈火女王在她上方盘旋。 “快点，海龙!”我没有一整天的时间。

Choose a clamshell or I will choose one for you!" she demanded. The Fire Queen seemed to be getting brighter and hotter, making the water uncomfortably warm. "Just tune her out," JellyJo urged. Yes! Sofia needed to treat the Fire Queen like the crowd at a diving competition. She would block out the queen and concentrate on her own breathing. Sofia took deep breaths as she looked from one shell to another. It really was an impossible decision. She was just going to have to pick one!

选择一个翻盖，否则我就给你选一个!”她要求道。 火女王似乎越来越亮，越来越热，把水弄得热得不舒服。 “别理她，”杰利乔催促道。 是的!索菲亚需要像对待跳水比赛中的观众一样对待烈火女王。 她会挡住女王的视线，专注于自己的呼吸。 索菲亚看着一个又一个贝壳，深吸了几口气。 这真的是一个不可能的决定。 她只能选一个了!

"I choose—" she started to say. But she was interrupted by a huge racket. There were lots of clinking noises, like someone rifling through a cutlery drawer. There were also cries of "Ouch!" and "Oops, sorry!" and "Hang on, I'm stuck…" Sofia whirled around to see a most remarkable sight. Diving down toward them was a cluster of

“我选择——”她开始说。 但她被一阵巨大的喧闹声打断了。 有很多叮当声，就像有人在翻餐具抽屉一样。 “哎哟!”“哎哟，对不起!”“等一下，我被卡住了……”索非亚转过身来，看到了一幅非常壮观的景象。 向他们俯冲下来的是一群

narwhals, Prince Toothy leading the way. And on either side of him were Zoe and Grace! The Fire Queen shot up high in the water, heat and light streaming from her. "What are you all doing here?" she muttered angrily. "Ah, but you have no idea, do you?" She grinned. As the queen said that, Sofia felt the familiar waves of confusion heading her way. But now that her friends were here, it was different. The muddled feeling washed over her and then simply floated away. Sofia called to Zoe and Grace. "The narwhal is inside one of those giant clamshells," she explained. "I can only choose one. For some reason I think it's the middle one. What do you think?" "We trust you, Sofia," Grace said simply. Zoe nodded. "Totally," she agreed. "You've got to follow your instincts." The pod of narwhals crowded around. "We think you should trust your gut, too," Toothy said.

独角鲸，牙西王子带路。 他的两边是佐伊和格蕾丝!火女王高高跃上水面，热气和光从她身上喷薄而出。 “你们都在这儿干什么?”她生气地嘟囔着。 “啊，但你不知道，是吗?”她咧嘴一笑。 王后说这话的时候，索非亚感到一阵熟悉的困惑朝她袭来。 但现在她的朋友们都来了，情况就不同了。 一种混乱的感觉席卷了她，然后就随波逐流了。 索菲亚叫佐伊和格蕾丝。 “独角鲸在一个巨大的蛤壳里，”她解释说。 “我只能选一个。出于某种原因，我认为是中间那个。 你觉得怎么样?”“我们相信你，索菲亚。”格蕾丝简单地说。 佐伊点点头。“完全正确，”她同意道。 “你必须跟着你的直觉走。” 一群独角鲸围在周围。 “我们认为你也应该相信自己的直觉，”Toothy说。

Sofia felt a warm glow inside. It was so good to know that she was supported like this. She turned to face the Fire Queen. "I choose the middle shell," she said firmly. The Fire Queen swished down until she was hovering over the three shells. A curious light burned in her eyes. Sofia did not like the look of it one bit! "You are correct, Sea Dragon," she said slowly. "The narwhal is indeed in that one." The queen pressed on the shell. It sprang open, and out swam a narwhal. The narwhal looked around in astonishment at the crowd. "What's going on?" "Nara!" Toothy cried. He tried to swim toward his friend, but the Fire Queen blocked his path. "You don't seriously believe that I would let you take her, do you?" She laughed nastily. "As if I would let anything get in the way of destroying these horrible, waste-of-space seas!"

索菲亚感到心里暖暖的。 很高兴知道她得到了这样的支持。 她转身面对烈火女王。 “我选中间的那个，”她坚定地说。 火女王嗖嗖地降落，盘旋在三枚炮弹上方。 她的眼睛里闪烁着奇怪的光芒。 索菲亚一点也不喜欢它的样子!“你说得对，海龙。”她慢慢地说。 "那只独角鲸确实在里面。" 王后按了一下贝壳。 门打开了，一只独角鲸游了出来。 独角鲸惊奇地环视着人群。 “发生什么事了?”“奈良!”露出牙齿的哭了。 他试图游向他的朋友，但火后挡住了他的去路。 “你不会真的相信我会让你带走她吧?”她恶狠狠地笑了。 “好像我愿意让任何东西妨碍我毁灭这可怕的、浪费空间的海洋似的!”