Chapter 9

9 While she roared with her friends, Sofia thought about all the adventures they'd had in this beautiful, magical place. She thought about meeting the Shiver Sharks on their first trip, and the surfing seals on their second. She thought about the turtle hatchlings and the smart fish and

索菲亚一边和朋友们一起咆哮，一边回想着他们在这个美丽而神奇的地方所经历的所有冒险。 她想在第一次旅行中见到颤鲨，在第二次旅行中见到冲浪海豹。 她想到了小海龟和聪明的鱼，还有

the narwhals. There were so many amazing creatures that lived in this sea. And the Fire Queen wanted to destroy them all! The more Sofia thought about it, the more powerful her roar became. The Dragon Girls' combined roars created multicolored bubbles that swirled in the water, so thick that for a moment, they couldn't see anything. But Sofia could hear the furious screeches of the Fire Queen. There was a strange fizzing sound, and suddenly the water felt cooler. "Stop it!" yelled the Fire Queen, but her voice sounded small and weak. "It's working!" JellyJo cooed, floating next to Sofia and waving her tentacles excitedly. Sofia held back her roar for a moment. Grace and Zoe followed suit. As the bubbles cleared a little, they saw something surprising. "Am I imagining it, or is the Fire Queen smaller?" Grace asked. She sounded like she could hardly believe it.

独角鲸。有那么多神奇的生物生活在这片海洋里。 烈火女王想把他们都灭了!索菲亚想得越多，她的吼声就越响。 龙女们的吼声加在一起，形成了五颜六色的气泡，在水中打转，这些气泡太浓了，一时间她们什么也看不见。 但索非亚听到了烈火女王的狂怒尖叫。 有一种奇怪的嘶嘶声，水突然觉得凉了。 “住手!”火后大声喊道，但她的声音听起来又小又弱。 “这是工作!”杰利乔低声说道，漂浮在索菲亚身边，兴奋地挥舞着触手。 索非亚克制了一下她的吼声。 格蕾丝和佐伊也照做了。 当气泡稍微清了一点，他们看到了令人惊讶的事情。 “是我想象出来的，还是火女王更小?”恩问。 听起来她简直不敢相信。

"Lies!" screamed the Fire Queen, swimming around in a rage. "Your roars do not affect me at all!" "She's definitely smaller," Zoe stated. "And she's changing color!" It was true. Normally, the Fire Queen was so blindingly hot that she looked almost blue. But now the Fire Queen's flaming hair and gown had a red tint. It reminded Sofia of when an open fire was reduced to red embers at the end of the night. She noticed something else, too. Little sparkles were rising from the queen as she swirled and screeched in fury. "The waterproofing spell she cast over herself must be waning," JellyJo explained. "Your roar weakened her so much that her magic is less powerful." "Wrong! You'll never destroy me!" the Fire Queen insisted. But even her sparks were shrinking.

“谎言!”火女王尖叫着，愤怒地游来游去。 “你的吼叫对我一点影响都没有!”“她肯定更小了，”佐伊说。 “她正在变色!”这是真的。 通常情况下，火女王是如此的火辣，以至于她看起来几乎是蓝色的。 但现在，烈火女王火红的头发和长袍染上了一丝红色。 这使索菲亚想起了夜晚结束时，一堆明火变成了红色的余烬。 她还注意到了别的事情。 女王愤怒地旋转着，尖叫着，身上闪烁着小火花。 “她给自己施的防水咒一定在减弱，”杰里乔解释道。 “你的咆哮削弱了她的力量，使她的魔力减弱了。” “错!你永远也毁不了我!”烈火女王坚持道。 但就连她身上的火花也在萎缩。

Energy surged through Sofia. It was working! She and her friends roared again. Soon the Fire Queen would vanish forever! But then Sofia had a thought: Was that really such a good idea? There were lots of good things about fire after all. Having bonfires on the beach with friends. Cooking over an open flame with her grandpa. And fireworks bursting into the night sky was always a magical sight. Sofia reminded herself that without the fiery power of the sun, life was not possible. Sofia realized that they did not want the Fire Queen to burn out completely. The queen floated near the three open clamshells. Impulsively, Sofia flipped around and thumped at the water with her tail and wings, whipping up a current. The water surged, catching the queen and making her tumble head over heels. Zoe and Grace stopped roaring when they saw what Sofia was up to. Soon all three Sea Dragons were working the water with their powerful tails and wings, pushing

索菲亚浑身充满了能量。 它起作用了!她和她的朋友们又咆哮起来。 很快火女王就会永远消失!但是Sofia有了一个想法:这真的是一个好主意吗? 毕竟火有很多好处。 和朋友在沙滩上篝火。 和她爷爷在明火上做饭。 烟花在夜空中绽放总是一种神奇的景象。 索菲亚提醒自己，没有太阳炽热的力量，就不可能有生命。 索非亚意识到他们不想让火女王完全燃烧殆尽。 王后漂浮在三个打开的蛤壳附近。 索菲亚一时冲动，翻了个身，用尾巴和翅膀拍打着水，掀起了一股水流。 水汹涌而来，把女王打得头破脚落地。 佐伊和格蕾丝看到索菲亚在干什么，就停止了咆哮。 很快，三只海龙就用它们有力的尾巴和翅膀在水里推着水

the Fire Queen closer to the open clamshells. "Attack them, Fire Sparks!" screamed the queen in her croaky, weak voice. But it was too late. With one more tail thump, the Sea Dragons sent the Fire Queen tumbling into one of the shells. The shell promptly snapped closed! For a moment, no one said anything. The Fire Sparks stopped buzzing and everything was still. As they watched, the shell with the Fire Queen inside began to shrink. It became smaller and smaller, until it was no bigger than any ordinary seashell. The narwhals erupted into loud hoots of joy and clinked horns. "You did it, Sea Dragons!" Prince Toothy cheered. Sofia tried to speak, but the cheering noise was so loud she could hardly hear herself, let alone be heard by everyone else.

火女王靠近打开的蛤壳。 “攻击他们，火苗!”王后用沙哑微弱的声音尖叫。 但为时已晚。海龙的尾巴又一击，把火女王摔进了一枚炮弹里。 壳啪的一声合上了!有那么一会儿，谁也没说话。 火花停止了嗡嗡声，一切都静止了。 就在他们看着的时候，里面装着火女王的壳开始缩小。 它变得越来越小，直到它不比任何普通的贝壳大。 独角鲸们爆发出欢快的叫声，角叮当作响。 “你成功了，海龙们!”图西王子欢呼起来。 索非亚想说话，但欢呼的声音太大了，她自己都听不见，更不用说别人了。

"Hey," exclaimed Grace, giving Sofia a nudge. "Look who's here!" Sofia spun around. What she saw made her laugh with delight. The crowd of narwhals had been joined by the Shiver Sharks and the Diamond Dolphins. Even the laid-back seals who loved surfing had come. The tiny turtles had also arrived, with the Sea Keeper turtle leading the way. The hatchlings clapped their little flippers together and did joyful somersaults when they saw the Sea Dragons.

“嘿，”格蕾丝叫道，用胳膊肘推了索菲娅一下。 “看谁来了!”索菲亚转过身来。 她看到的情景使她高兴地笑了起来。 独角鲸群中加入了颤栗鲨和钻石海豚。 就连喜欢冲浪的悠闲的海豹也来了。 小海龟们也来了，由海守海龟带路。 刚孵出的小海龟看到海龙时，拍打着它们的小鳍，高兴地翻了个跟头。