3 Man Overboard

CHAPTER 3

第三章

Man Overboard Lucas and Clara sat on the raft and paddled away from Mermaid's Cove. They passed a line of pelicans fishing in the water. Playful waves splashed against the sides of the raft. Lucas yanked a clump of seaweed from between the logs and tossed it into the water. Then he continued paddling. This raft sure feels nice and sturdy, he thought. And these driftwood paddles are perfect too. He looked out to sea and smiled proudly. He hadn't discovered a new land or anything, but at least he and his best friend were out having a fun adventure anyway. They paddled over a coral reef. Schools of colorful fish swam beneath them. A seal playfully poked his

卢卡斯和克拉拉坐在木筏上，划船离开了美人鱼湾。 他们经过一排在水里捕鱼的鹈鹕。 戏谑的海浪拍打着木筏的侧面。 卢卡斯从木头中间抽出一团海藻，扔进了水里。 然后他继续划水。 他想，这个木筏摸起来确实又好又结实。 这些浮木桨也很完美。 他望着大海，骄傲地笑了。 他并没有发现新大陆或其他什么，但至少他和他最好的朋友出去玩了一次有趣的冒险。 他们划过珊瑚礁。 一群群五颜六色的鱼在他们下面游来游去。 一只海豹开玩笑地戳了戳他的

head above the water and quickly disappeared back under. Lucas and Clara giggled. Beyond the reef, the waves began to get bigger. Seawater sloshed over the sides of the raft and soaked their clothes. The farther out they went, the bigger the waves got. The little raft bobbed up and down. The salt water splashed their faces.

头露出水面，很快又消失在水下。 卢卡斯和克拉拉咯咯地笑。越过礁石，海浪开始变得更大。 海水拍打着木筏的两边，浸透了他们的衣服。 他们走得越远，海浪就越大。 小木筏上下浮动。 咸水溅在他们的脸上。

"I think we should turn around!" Clara shouted over the wind and waves. But Lucas didn't hear his friend's cry. Something else had caught his attention. "Look up ahead!" he shouted, pointing with his paddle. "A pod of dolphins!"

“我想我们应该掉头！”克拉拉在狂风巨浪中喊道。 但是卢卡斯没有听到他朋友的哭声。 另一件事引起了他的注意。 “往上看！”他用桨指着喊道。 “一群海豚！”

Clara stopped paddling, and together, they watched the dolphins leap high into the air and dive back into the water. Splish! Splash! The dolphin show lasted several minutes. Neither of the children noticed as the wind blew the raft farther out to sea. Clara looked back at the beach. It had gotten very far away. "Lucas, we need to turn back NOW!" Clara cried. "We've gone too far out, and the waves are getting rough."

克拉拉停止了划水，他们一起看着海豚跳到空中，又跳进水里。 随着声响!飞溅!海豚表演持续了几分钟。 风把木筏吹向更远的海面，两个孩子都没有注意到。 克拉拉回头看了看海滩。 它已经走得很远了。 “卢卡斯，我们现在就得回去！”克拉拉哭了。 “我们离得太远了，海浪越来越大了。”

This time Lucas paid attention to his friend. "You're right!" he called back. "If we paddle on the same side, we'll be able to turn around." Lucas and Clara paddled as hard as they could, but the raft barely turned at all. "It's not working!" cried Clara.

这一次卢卡斯注意到了他的朋友。 “你说得对！” “如果我们在同一侧划桨，我们就能调头。” 卢卡斯和克拉拉用尽全力划桨，但木筏几乎没有转动。 “不行！”克拉拉叫道。