7 Race to the Beach

Chapter 7 Race to the Beach Below, Max, Laila, and the lighthouse keeper nervously waited. "What's going on?" he called up to Sofia. "Did it work?"

在下面，马克斯、莱拉和灯塔看守人紧张地等待着。 “怎么回事？”他朝索菲亚喊道。 “管用吗？”

Suddenly, bright, blinding light poured through the staircase window. "You did it!" he cried. "Sofia, you did it!" "It's so bright," said Laila, shielding her eyes. "The baby turtles will see it for sure!" Sofia's flushed face appeared on the landing above. "Let's go!" she said. "We have to get back to the beach!" "Steady," the lighthouse keeper reminded her as he reached for her hand.

突然，一束耀眼的强光从楼梯的窗户射进来。 “你做到了！”“索菲亚，你做到了！”“它是如此明亮，”莱拉说，遮住她的眼睛。 “小海龟肯定会看到的！”索非亚红扑扑的脸出现在上面的楼梯平台上。 “我们走吧！”她说。“我们必须回到海滩上！”“稳住，”灯塔看守人伸出手提醒她。

"Let's get you there in one piece. And let's try to keep the stairway in one piece, too!" He helped her step over the rotted boards. Then they hurried back down toward the door.

“让我们把你完好无损地送到那里。 我们也要把楼梯保持完整！”他帮她跨过那些腐烂的木板。 然后，他们急忙朝门口走去。

At the bottom, the lighthouse keeper paused. "Good luck, kids," he said with a nod. "I really hope this works." "Thanks!" said Max. He started to race out the door, but then he stopped. "And thanks for helping us." "I'll come back to tell you how it all turns out," Laila promised the old man. The man's eyes crinkled into a smile. "If it works, I'll make sure the light is on every night through turtle- hatching season." "Thank you!" said Sofia, grinning. With one last round of goodbyes, they left the lighthouse keeper in the doorway. Max thought the man was standing a little taller as the light from his lighthouse led them safely back down the rocky trail to their boat.

到了海底，灯塔看守人停了下来。 “祝你们好运，孩子们。”他点点头说。 “我真的希望这能奏效。” “谢谢！”麦克斯说。他开始往外跑，但后来又停了下来。 “谢谢你帮助我们。” “我会回来告诉你事情的结果，”莱拉向老人保证。 那人的眼睛皱了起来，露出微笑。 “如果它成功了，我会确保在海龟孵化季节每天晚上都亮着灯。” “谢谢你！”索菲亚笑着说。 在最后一轮道别之后，他们把灯塔看守人留在了门口。 马克斯以为那个人站得更高一些，灯塔的灯光指引他们安全地沿着岩石小径回到船上。

As Wind Rider crossed the waves toward the turtle nest, bright lights and party music poured from the doors of the Aloha Inn. "Will the lighthouse be bright enough?" Laila asked as she glanced over her shoulder. "It has to be!" said Sofia. With a jolt, Wind Rider dropped anchor. Max hoped they wouldn't have to swim too far to get to shore. But this time, the boat had anchored beside a long pier that led to the sandy beach. "C'mon!" he called to the others. Together, they stepped down onto the pier and

当风骑士穿过海浪向海龟巢进发时，明亮的灯光和派对音乐从阿罗哈酒店的门口倾泻而出。 “灯塔够亮吗？”莱拉回头看了一眼，问道。 “一定是！”索菲亚说。 风骑士摇晃了一下，抛锚了。 马克斯希望他们不用游得太远就能到岸边。 但这一次，船停泊在一个通往沙滩的长码头旁。 “走吧！”他对其他人喊道。 他们一起走下码头，然后

raced toward the mesh fence surrounding the turtle nest. Sofia got there first, just as a tiny gray head popped out of the sand. "It's happening!" she whispered. The baby turtle squirmed side to side, as if waking from a long nap. The sand churned beneath it, and soon other turtles began to push and pull their way out, too. They climbed over one another, heading every which way. "What do we do?" he asked Laila, who stood on the other side of the nest.

跑向龟巢周围的网栅栏。 索菲亚先到的，就在这时，一个灰色的小脑袋从沙子里探了出来。 “发生了！”她低声说。 小海龟扭动着身子，好像从长时间的午睡中醒来。 沙子在它下面翻腾，很快其他的海龟也开始挤来挤去。 他们互相攀越，朝各个方向走去。 “我们该怎么办？”他问站在鸟巢另一边的莱拉。