11 A Gift from the Sea

CHAPTER 11

第十一章

A Gift from the Sea Lucas ran all the way to the bakery and got Clara. She had just finished bagging fresh bread with her father. "Come on!" he cried. "I have to show you something at the cove!" On the way Lucas told Clara about the dream he'd had the night before, and how he'd left a morning glory of the sea shell for Clara behind Turtle Rock.

来自大海的礼物卢卡斯一路跑到面包店，把克拉拉叫来。 她刚和父亲一起把新鲜面包装好。 “来吧！”他喊道。“我要带你去海湾看样东西！”在路上，卢卡斯告诉克拉拉他前一天晚上做的梦，以及他如何在龟岩后面给克拉拉留下了一朵海贝壳的牵牛花。

"Will you believe me if we find a shell there?" asked Lucas. Clara didn't have to think twice about her answer. "Definitely!" she said. Clara knew how rare it was to find a morning glory of the sea shell. They were cone-shaped with a bottom that delicately fanned out like the petals of a morning glory flower. Although the outside was a plain cream color, the inside edges were a bright royal blue that faded to a golden yellow. Lucas's parents kept the only one that had ever been found in a glass case in the library.

“如果我们在那儿找到一个贝壳，你会相信我吗？”卢卡斯问。 克拉拉对她的回答毫不犹豫。 “当然！”她说。克拉拉知道找到一只海贝的牵牛花是多么难得。 它们是锥形的，底部像牵牛花的花瓣一样精致地呈扇形展开。 虽然外面是纯奶油色，但里面的边缘是明亮的宝蓝色，逐渐褪成金黄色。 卢卡斯的父母把唯一一本放在图书馆的玻璃柜里。

They stopped in front of Turtle Rock. "Go ahead," said Lucas, crossing his fingers. He really hoped that the shell would be there. "Take a look." Clara peeked behind the rock. Then she squealed with delight. "There is a morning glory of the sea shell!" she exclaimed.

他们在龟岩前停了下来。 “说吧，”卢卡斯说着，交叉着手指。 他真希望壳还在那儿。 “看一看。”克拉拉在岩石后面偷看。 然后她高兴得尖叫起来。 “这是一种海贝壳的牵牛花！”她叫道。