7 Captain Brown

CHAPTER 7

第七章

Captain Brown "Here's what you must do," said Nanny Louisa as she gave a doll-size spoonful of a potion to Queen Sophie. "You must find out what's bothering the sea serpent." "But how?" asked Clara. "There's only one way," said Nanny Louisa. "You must find the sea serpent and let him tell you." Lucas and Clara looked at each other and gulped. But Nanny Louisa was right. How else could they find out what was bothering the sea serpent? "We're up to the task!" said Lucas and Clara together. "Will you come with us, Nanny Louisa?" asked Clara.

“你必须这么做。”路易莎保姆一边说，一边把一勺娃娃大小的药水递给索菲王后。 “你必须弄清楚是什么在困扰海蛇。” “但是怎么做呢？”克拉拉问。“只有一个办法，”露易莎保姆说。 “你必须找到海蛇，让他告诉你。” 卢卡斯和克拉拉面面相觑，咽了口气。 但路易莎保姆是对的。 不然他们怎么知道是什么在困扰海蛇呢？ “我们能胜任这项任务！”卢卡斯和克拉拉一起说。 “你愿意和我们一起去吗，路易莎保姆？”克拉拉问。

"No," said Nanny Louisa. "I must stay with Queen Sophie until she feels better." Queen Sophie had fallen asleep while they were talking. "Then we'll be on our way," Lucas said. "Thank you for everything, Nanny Louisa." Nanny Louisa hugged Lucas and Clara. "Be careful," she said.

“不，”路易莎保姆说。“我必须陪着索菲王后，直到她感觉好些为止。” 他们说话的时候，索菲王后睡着了。 “那我们就上路吧，”卢卡斯说。 “谢谢你所做的一切，路易莎保姆。” 路易莎保姆拥抱了卢卡斯和克拉拉。 “小心点，”她说。

"We will," promised Lucas. Lucas and Clara hurried down the hill to the water. Empty ships bobbed up and down at the dock. Lucas tapped the harbormaster on the shoulder. "We need a ship," Lucas said.

“我们会的，”卢卡斯保证说。 卢卡斯和克拉拉匆匆下山到水边。 空船在码头上下颠簸。 卢卡斯拍了拍港务长的肩膀。 “我们需要一艘船，”卢卡斯说。

The harbormaster turned and faced Lucas and Clara. "I'm sorry, Prince Lucas," he said. "But the captains have all gone home for the day. Nobody wants to set sail in this rough water."

港务长转过身，面对着卢卡斯和克拉拉。 “对不起，卢卡斯王子，”他说。 “可是船长们今天都回家了。 没有人想在这种波涛汹涌的水域扬帆起航。”

"But we're here on official royal business," said Lucas in his most grown-up voice. "We need to search for the sea monster." The harbormaster stroked his chin thoughtfully. He knew better than to argue with royalty. "Excuse me," said a scruffy-looking man who had been listening in. "May I be of some help?"

“可我们是来办理王室公务的。”卢卡斯用他最成熟的声音说。 “我们得去找海怪。” 港务长若有所思地抚摸着下巴。 他知道最好不要和皇室争辩。 “对不起，”一个一直在偷听的邋里邋遢的男人说。 “我能帮上忙吗？”