5 Save the Whale!

Chapter 5 Save the Whale! "We've got to get down there right now!" said Max, as Gunnar and Agnes came to peer over the cliff edge. He started for the trail. "Not that way! It'll take too long and we might not have enough time," said Gunnar. "Follow me. There's a shortcut." "Maybe this is why Wind Rider brought us here," Sofia muttered to Max. "To save the whale. C'mon!" Max tightened the straps on his backpack and hurried after her. Gunnar led them to a steep, rocky path that hugged a

第五章拯救大鲸！“我们得马上下去！”马克斯说，这时加纳和艾格尼丝正从悬崖边上往下看。 他开始向小路走去。“不是那样！”这需要很长时间，而且我们可能没有足够的时间。” “跟我来。有一条捷径。” “也许这就是风骑士带我们来这里的原因。”索菲亚喃喃地对麦克斯说。 “为了拯救鲸鱼。来吧!”马克斯系紧背包上的带子，急忙跟在她后面。 加纳把他们带到了一条陡峭的岩石小道上

trickling waterfall. As Max picked his way across the moss-covered rocks, the wind whipped wildly. He hung on to every shrub and tree he could find. "Take your time," called Agnes from behind. "The rocks can be slippery." When the path finally leveled out, Gunnar stopped. "Watch your step," he said. Then he leaped across a narrow gorge. Sofia followed, bounding as if she had springs for legs. "You want me to do what now?" said Max as he approached the gorge. The gap between the rocks was only a few feet wide, but he couldn't see the bottom. If he slipped, how far would he fall? "It's all right," said Agnes. "I'll show you how." She leaped across the gap with ease. Max swallowed hard and glanced at Sofia, who waited for him on the other side. "You've got this," she said, holding out her hand. "Do it for the whale!"

滴瀑布。当马克斯小心翼翼地穿过长满青苔的岩石时，风猛烈地刮着。 他紧紧抓住他能找到的每一棵灌木和树木。 “慢慢来。”艾格尼丝从后面喊道。 “岩石可能很滑。” 当小路终于平坦时，加纳停了下来。 “小心脚下，”他说。 然后他跳过了一个狭窄的峡谷。 索非亚跟着，跳着，好像她的腿有弹簧似的。 “你现在想让我做什么？”马克斯走近峡谷时说道。 岩石之间的缝隙只有几英尺宽，但他看不见底部。 如果他滑倒了，他会掉多远？ “没关系，”阿格尼斯说。 “我来告诉你怎么做。”她轻松地跳过了缺口。 马克斯使劲咽了一口唾沫，看了一眼在另一边等他的索菲亚。 “你能行的，”她伸出手说。 “为了鲸鱼，就这么干吧！”

With that thought, Max blew out his breath. Then he took a few steps backward and raced toward the gorge. He jumped... and flew so far over it, he missed Sofia's outstretched hand and landed in a heap. "Oops." Sofia helped him up. "I knew you could do it," she said with a grin. "Let's go!" Farther down the trail, Gunnar reached for his walkie-talkie. "I'll call the other Puffin Patrollers," he said over his shoulder. "And the aquatic vet. We're going to need all the help we can get!" "Will they get here in time?" Sofia asked Agnes. Agnes studied the water below. "I hope so," she said.

想到这里，麦克斯喘了口气。 然后他后退了几步，向峡谷跑去。 他跳了……他飞得太远了，没有抓住索菲亚伸出的手，摔在地上。 “哦。”索菲亚把他扶了起来。 “我就知道你能行，”她笑着说。 “我们走吧!”沿着小路往前走，加纳伸手去拿他的对讲机。 “我去叫其他海雀巡逻队，”他回过头说。 “还有水生兽医。我们需要尽可能多的帮助！”“他们能及时赶到吗？”索菲亚问阿格尼斯。 阿格尼斯端详着下面的水。 “我希望如此，”她说。

"Look, the poor beluga's family is waiting." Sofia glanced toward the sea, where ten or twelve pale whales skimmed the surface of the water. They circled slowly, as if watching—and waiting. Her heart swelled. "Oh, we have to hurry!" she cried, breaking into a sprint. But when they finally reached the beach, Gunnar held up his hand. "Try not to scare the whale," he said. They tiptoed across the black sand. Max marveled at the creature stretched out before them. The creamy white whale lay on its belly. It was almost as long as a small car. Its sides were heaving, as if it were struggling to breathe. As they stepped closer, the whale eyed them warily and thumped its head up and down, as if trying to swim away. Then Max saw a crinkly mass pressed across the whale's round head. "That looks like a plastic bag," he cried.

“看，可怜的白鲸的家人在等着呢。” 索非亚朝大海瞥了一眼，海面上有十头或十二头苍白的鲸鱼在游动。 他们慢慢地绕着圈子，好像在观察和等待。 她的心膨胀起来。“啊，我们得快点了！”她叫道，然后开始冲刺。 但当他们终于到达海滩时，加纳举起了手。 “尽量不要吓到鲸鱼，”他说。 他们踮着脚尖走过黑色的沙滩。 马克斯对眼前这个生物感到惊奇。 这条乳白色的鲸鱼腹部躺着。 它几乎和一辆小汽车一样长。 它的两侧起伏着，好像在挣扎着呼吸。 当他们走近时，鲸鱼警惕地盯着他们，上下摇晃着头，好像想要游开。 接着，马克斯看到鲸的圆头上压着一团皱巴巴的东西。 “那看起来像个塑料袋，”他叫道。

Sofia gasped. "The bag is covering the whale's blowhole. If it can't breathe, it'll suffocate!" she said. "Maybe that's why it beached," said Agnes. "What do we do?" Sofia asked. She turned toward Gunnar, who lowered his walkie-talkie. "The Puffin Patrol says the vet is out on another call," he said, worry creasing his forehead. "It will take time for her to get here." We don't have time! thought Sofia. She set her jaw. "I'll do it. I'll get the bag." The words flew out of her mouth before she could think them through. "Are you sure?" asked Max. Sofia nodded and licked her lips. She stepped slowly toward the whale, who watched her with cautious eyes. It bobbed its head again and squealed, the bag tightening over its blowhole. Can I do it? Sofia wondered, her chest tight. Will the whale trust me enough to let me help?

索非亚气喘吁吁地说。“袋子盖住了鲸鱼的喷水孔。 如果它不能呼吸，它会窒息的！” “也许这就是它搁浅的原因，”阿格尼斯说。 “我们该怎么办？”索菲亚问道。 她转向加纳，加纳放下了对讲机。 “海雀巡逻队说兽医出去接另一个电话了，”他说，担心地皱起了额头。 “她到这里需要时间。” 我们没时间了！认为索非亚。 她咬紧牙关。“我来做。 我去拿袋子。”话还没来得及想就脱口而出了。 “你确定吗？”麦克斯问。 索菲亚点点头，舔了舔嘴唇。 她慢慢地向鲸鱼走去，鲸鱼用谨慎的目光注视着她。 它又摇了摇头，尖叫起来，袋子盖住了它的气孔。 我能做到吗？索非亚想道，她的胸膛紧绷着。 鲸鱼会足够信任我，让我帮忙吗？