4 Under the Sea

CHAPTER 4

第四章

Under the Sea Lucas plunged deep into the sea. The water bubbled past him as he sank below the surface. Down and down he went. He opened his eyes as he fell, and what he saw was enchanting. There, on the ocean floor, stood a magical kingdom made of shimmering coral. I must be dreaming, he thought. He stared at the glittering towers, arches, and bridges beneath him. He noticed a young mermaid with long, flowing black hair peeking out from behind one of the windows.

卢卡斯一头扎进了大海深处。 当他沉到水面以下时，水从他身边流过。 他越陷越深。他在坠落时睁开了眼睛，眼前的景象十分迷人。 在海底，有一个由闪闪发光的珊瑚组成的神奇王国。 我一定是在做梦，他想。 他凝视着脚下闪闪发光的塔楼、拱门和桥梁。 他注意到一个年轻的美人鱼，一头乌黑飘逸的长发从一扇窗户后探出头来。

His mouth dropped open. This must be the kingdom of the mermaids! he exclaimed to himself. The mermaid girl smiled at him. Lucas tried to smile back, but he needed to get to the surface—and fast. He was running out of air! He spied the bottom of the raft and began to swim toward it. It suddenly looked very far away. Then he felt something grab his arm. And there, next to him, was the mermaid girl from the window. She flicked her

他的嘴张得大大的。这一定是美人鱼的王国！他对自己喊道。 美人鱼女孩对他笑了笑。 卢卡斯试着回以微笑，但他需要浮出水面——而且要快。 他快没气了！他发现了木筏的底部，开始向它游去。 它突然看起来很遥远。 然后他感到有什么东西抓住了他的胳膊。 在他的旁边，是窗外的美人鱼女孩。 她轻弹她

tail and swam Lucas back to the world above. As soon as his head broke the surface, he heard Clara's cries. "Lucas!" shouted Clara when she saw her friend. Lucas grabbed hold of the raft. His clothes felt heavy as he pulled himself on board. "Oh, thank goodness!" she cried. "Are you okay?" "I think so," Lucas said, gasping for breath.

尾巴，把卢卡斯游回上面的世界。 他的头刚露出水面，就听到了克拉拉的哭声。 “卢卡斯！”克拉拉看到她的朋友时喊道。 卢卡斯抓住木筏。 当他爬上船时，他觉得衣服很沉。 “啊，谢天谢地！"她叫道。 “你还好吗？”“我想是的，”卢卡斯喘着气说。

Then he looked toward the shore. Mermaid's Cove was almost completely out of sight.

然后他朝岸边望去。 美人鱼湾几乎完全看不见了。

"We need to get back before we lose sight of the mainland," he said. "Let's lie down on our stomachs and paddle with our hands." They both lay down and paddled like sea turtles. The little raft began to move forward. Then it began to pick up speed.

“我们需要在看不见大陆之前回去，”他说。 “让我们趴着，用手划水吧。” 他们俩都像海龟一样躺下来划桨。 小木筏开始向前移动。 然后它开始加速。