Chapter 4

Chapter FOUR It had started to get dark by the time we finished our crowns, so we all went up to Marina's room to get ready for bed. Delphina had cheered up and was laughing and chatting with us all. But I noticed that she didn't say anything else to Emerald and chose the bed furthest away from her. We all went into the bathroom

当我们吃完皇冠的时候，天已经开始黑了，所以我们都去了玛丽娜的房间准备睡觉。 德尔菲娜高兴起来，和我们大家谈笑风生。 但我注意到她什么也没对翡翠说，而且选择了离她最远的床。 我们都进了浴室

to brush our teeth except Emerald, who was busy rooting around in her suitcase. I decided to put my pyjamas on, even though I was the only one who did so. 'Mermaids don't need to wear pyjamas, I suppose!' I said to Pink Rabbit, as we snuggled down together in our shell bed. I slightly regretted picking the bed next to the window now as Emerald had picked the one next to me, and all the other merfriends seemed further away. I couldn't easily join in with their whispering, which went on for ages and ages after Marina's mum turned out the lights. And, of course, Emerald didn't join in. She just curled up in a tight ball and

除了祖母绿，她正忙着翻找她的行李箱。 我决定穿上睡衣，尽管只有我一个人这么做。 “我想美人鱼不需要穿睡衣吧！”我对粉红兔说，我们一起依偎在我们的贝壳床上。 现在我有点后悔选了靠窗的那张床，因为翡翠选了挨着我的那张，而其他的人鱼朋友似乎都离我更远了。 我不能轻易地加入他们的窃窃私语，在玛丽娜的妈妈熄灯后，这种窃窃私语持续了很长很长时间。 当然，祖母绿没有加入。 她蜷缩成一团，然后

ignored everyone. It made me feel just the tiniest bit homesick. I wriggled down underneath the blanket, hugging Pink Rabbit tightly through his magic bubble.

忽视每个人。这让我有点想家了。 我蜷缩在毯子下面，紧紧地抱着粉红兔的魔法泡泡。

'Let's try and stay awake for a midnight feast!' came Oceana's voice through the darkness. 'Of course!' said Delphina sleepily. We can eat the leftover party food,' Marina said, yawning. 'Everyone, try and stay awake!' 'I'll tell a ghost story!' said Finn. 'It's about an old abandoned shipwreck...' But even though the merfriends all tried their hardest to stay awake, one by one they stopped whispering and drifted off to sleep until I was sure that I was the only one still awake. I lay there and gazed out of the window. It felt strange not to see the starry night sky, as I did from my

“让我们在午夜的盛宴上保持清醒吧！”黑暗中传来奥西安娜的声音。 “当然!德尔菲娜困倦地说。 “我们可以吃派对剩下的食物，”玛丽娜打着哈欠说。 “大家，尽量保持清醒！”“我要讲个鬼故事！”芬恩说。 “是关于一艘废弃的旧船的……”但是，尽管人鱼朋友们都尽力保持清醒，但他们一个接一个地停止了耳语，渐渐睡着了，直到我确信我是唯一醒着的人。 我躺在那里，凝视着窗外。 看不到繁星点点的夜空，感觉很奇怪，就像我从我的

bedroom at home. Instead, small glowy fish kept darting past the window against the inky black of the deep sea. I shivered and cuddled Pink Rabbit closer.

家里的卧室。相反，在漆黑的深海里，发光的小鱼不停地从窗前游过。 我打了个寒颤，把粉红兔抱得更紧了。

Now that it was dark and quiet, my mind kept thinking about how far under the sea I actually was. Miles and miles away from Mum, Dad, and Honeyblossom. It made me feel a bit funny, and my heart began to pound a little faster. What if my magic necklace stopped working? What if somehow Marina forgot the way back to the beach tomorrow? Scary thoughts kept tumbling into my head, making me feel more and more frightened and alone, when suddenly I heard a little snuffling sound from the clamshell bed next to me. It sounded like Emerald was still awake! 'Sniff.' I frowned into the darkness. Was

现在四周又黑又静，我的脑子里一直在想我到底在海底多深的地方。 离妈妈，爸爸和Honeyblossom很远很远。 这让我觉得有点滑稽，我的心跳开始加快。 如果我的魔法项链坏了怎么办？ 万一玛丽娜忘了明天回海滩的路怎么办？ 可怕的想法不断涌入我的脑海，让我感到越来越害怕和孤独，突然我听到从我旁边的翻盖床上传来轻微的鼻息声。 听起来祖母绿好像还醒着！“嗅嗅”。我对着黑暗皱起眉头。 是