8 Another Adventure

Chapter 8 Another Adventure Back on Wind Rider, Sofia went below to find a safe

第八章另一次冒险回到风骑士上，索非亚到下面去找一个保险箱

place to put the broken turtle egg Laila had given them. She chose one of the wooden shelves next to the carved sea chest. The eggshell would be safe there, and she knew that every time she and Max saw it, they'd be reminded of this magical trip to Hawaii. When Sofia climbed back up the steps, she saw that Wind Rider was sliding slowly out of the cove and back into open water. She joined Max by the deck rail. The beam from the lighthouse flickered on the waves ahead, but no land was in sight. "Are you sure we can get back home like this?" she asked Max. He stepped up to the rail beside her. "The boat knows what to do. I can feel it," he said.

把莱拉给他们的破乌龟蛋放在那里。 她从雕刻的海箱旁边的木架子上挑了一个。 蛋壳在那里是安全的，她知道每次她和马克斯看到它，他们就会想起这次神奇的夏威夷之旅。 当索非亚爬上台阶时，她看到风骑士正慢慢地滑出海湾，回到开阔的水域。 她和马克斯一起站在甲板栏杆旁。 灯塔的光束在前方的波浪上闪烁，但看不见陆地。 “你确定我们这样能回家吗？”她问马克斯。 他走到她旁边的栏杆旁。 “船知道该怎么做。 我能感觉到，”他说。

Moments later, a familiar gust of wind sent Sofia's

过了一会儿，一阵熟悉的风吹来了索菲亚的手

hair blowing across her face. When the deck beneath her feet lurched, she smiled widely. "Here we go," she said. Max had already gripped the rail. As the helm began to spin, he crouched low and called out, "Time to ride the wind!" As the deck rocked and the wind howled, Max squeezed his eyes shut and imagined the marina at Starry Bay. It had been an amazing adventure, but he was ready to go home. Then, just as suddenly as it had whipped up, the wind died down, and the boat was still. Max opened his eyes to daylight drenching the deck. But the boat's smooth planks looked weathered and warped again, and the tattered sail hung at a tilt. They were back where they'd started, in the mangrove forest. Sofia shielded her eyes and looked up at the sky. "The sun hasn't moved," she said. "It's like no time has passed at all." Max's freckled face broke into a smile. "Maybe it hasn't," he said. "Anything is possible when you've got a magic boat." As they climbed off Wind Rider's deck onto solid

头发拂过她的脸。 当她脚下的甲板摇晃时，她笑得很开心。 “我们走吧，”她说。马克斯已经抓住栏杆了。 当舵开始旋转时，他蹲下身子，喊道：“是时候乘风而上了！”甲板摇晃着，狂风呼啸着，马克斯闭上眼睛，想象着星空湾的码头。 这是一次奇妙的冒险，但他已经准备好回家了。 然后，就像突然刮起来一样，风也停了，船静止了。 马克斯睁开眼睛，看到了洒满甲板的阳光。 但那艘船光滑的木板又显得饱经风霜，歪歪扭扭了，那张破烂的帆也歪着垂了下来。 他们回到了出发的地方，红树林。 索菲亚遮住眼睛，抬头望着天空。 “太阳没有移动，”她说。 “就像时间没有流逝一样。” 马克斯布满雀斑的脸上绽开了笑容。 “也许没有，”他说。 “只要你有一艘神奇的船，一切皆有可能。” 当他们从风骑士的甲板上爬下来

ground, Max turned to give the hull one last pat. "I hope we can go on another adventure soon," he said. "Yes!" cried Sofia. "And maybe we can help other animals in trouble. But... how will we know when they need us?" Caw, caw! The seagull flew over her shoulder, so close that she felt the flap of its wings. As Sofia ducked, she laughed out loud. Max grinned. "I'm pretty sure our feathered friend will let us know when it's time to come back to the

落地后，马克斯转身最后拍了拍船身。 他说：“我希望我们能很快再进行一次冒险。” “是的！”索菲亚叫道。“也许我们可以帮助其他陷入困境的动物。 但是…我们怎么知道他们什么时候需要我们？”高高的高高的!海鸥从她的肩膀上飞过，离她很近，她能感觉到它拍打翅膀的声音。 索菲亚一边低头，一边放声大笑。 马克斯咧嘴一笑。“我很确定我们的长着羽毛的朋友会告诉我们什么时候该回去。

boat." With one last caw, the gull flew over the mangrove forest toward the marina. Max and Sofia followed, pushing their way through the tangle of trees. When they came out into the open, everything seemed to be exactly the way they'd left it.

船。”海鸥叫了最后一声，飞过红树林，飞向码头。 马克斯和索菲亚紧随其后，穿过错综复杂的树林。 当他们走到户外时，一切似乎都和他们离开时一模一样。