1. The End of the Rainbow

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The End of the Rainbow "Look, Dad!" said Rachel Walker. She pointed across the blue-green sea at the rocky island ahead of them. The ferry was sailing toward it, dipping up and down on the rolling waves. "Is that Rainspell Island?" she asked. Her dad nodded. "Yes, it is," he said, smiling. "Our vacation is about to begin!" The waves slapped against the side of the ferry as it bobbed up and down on the water. Rachel felt her heart thump with excitement. She could see

“看，爸爸!”瑞秋·沃克说。 她隔着蓝绿色的大海，指着他们面前那座岩石岛。 渡船朝它驶来，在翻滚的波浪上上下颠簸。 “那是雨魔岛吗?”她问。 她爸爸点点头。“是啊，”他笑着说。 “我们的假期就要开始了!”渡船在水面上上下浮动，波浪拍打着船舷。 瑞秋兴奋得心砰砰直跳。 她能看见

white cliffs and emerald-green fields on the island. Even golden sandy beaches, with tide pools here and there. Suddenly, a few fat raindrops plopped down onto Rachel's head. "Oh!" she gasped, surprised. The sun was still shining. Rachel's mom grabbed her hand. "Let's get under cover," she said, leading Rachel inside. "Isn't that strange?" Rachel said. "Sunshine and rain!" "Let's hope the rain stops before we get off the ferry," said Mr. Walker. "Now, where did I put that map of the island?" Rachel looked out of the window. Her eyes opened wide. A girl was standing alone on the deck. Her dark hair was wet with raindrops, but she didn't seem to care. She just stared up at the sky.

岛上有白色的悬崖和翠绿的田野。 甚至还有金色的沙滩，到处都有潮汐池。 突然，几颗胖胖的雨点扑通一声落在瑞秋的头上。 “哦!”她惊讶地喘着气说。 太阳还在照耀着。 瑞秋的妈妈抓住她的手。 “我们躲起来吧，”她说着，把雷切尔领了进去。 “这不是很奇怪吗?”瑞秋说。 “阳光和雨水!”“希望在我们下船之前雨就停了，”沃克说。 “现在，我把那张岛的地图放哪儿了?”瑞秋看着窗外。 她的眼睛睁得大大的。一个女孩独自站在甲板上。 她的黑发被雨滴打湿了，但她似乎并不在意。 她只是抬头望着天空。

Rachel looked over at her mom and dad. They were busy studying the map. So Rachel slipped back outside to see what was so interesting. And there it was. In the blue sky, high above them, was the most amazing rainbow that Rachel had ever seen. One end of the rainbow stretched far out to sea. The other seemed to fall somewhere on Rainspell Island. All of the colors were bright and clear.

瑞秋看着她的爸爸妈妈。 他们正忙着研究地图。 所以瑞秋溜到外面去看看有什么好玩的。 它就在那里。在他们头顶的蓝天上，出现了瑞秋从未见过的最神奇的彩虹。 彩虹的一端一直延伸到大海。 另一个似乎落在雨魔岛的某个地方。 所有的颜色都明亮而清晰。

"Isn't it perfect?" the dark-haired girl whispered to Rachel. "Yes, it is," Rachel agreed. "Are you going to Rainspell on vacation?" The girl nodded. "We're staying for a week," she said. "I'm Kirsty Tate." Rachel smiled as the rain began to stop. "I'm Rachel Walker. We're staying at Mermaid Cottage," she added. "Oh! We're at Dolphin Cottage," said Kirsty. "Do you think we might be close to each other?" "I hope so," Rachel replied. She had a feeling she was going to like Kirsty. Kirsty leaned over the rail and looked down into the shimmering water. "The ocean looks really deep here, doesn't it?" she said. "There might even

“这不是很完美吗?”黑发女孩小声对瑞秋说。 “是的，是的，”瑞秋同意道。 “你要去雨魔岛度假吗?”女孩点点头。 “我们要待一个星期，”她说。 “我是Kirsty Tate。”雨开始停了，瑞秋笑了。 “我是瑞秋·沃克。我们住在美人鱼小屋，”她补充道。 “哦!我们在海豚小屋，”科斯蒂说。 “你觉得我们可能很亲近吗?”拉结回答说:“但愿如此。” 她有一种感觉，她会喜欢科斯蒂的。 柯斯蒂靠在栏杆上，俯视着波光粼粼的水面。 “这里的海洋看起来真的很深，不是吗?”她说。 “甚至有可能

be mermaids down there, watching us right now!" Rachel stared at the waves. She saw something that made her heart skip a beat. "Look!" she said. "Is that a mermaid's hair?" Then she laughed when she saw that it was just seaweed. "It could be a mermaid's necklace," said Kirsty, smiling. "Maybe she lost it when she was trying to escape from a wild sea monster." The ferry was now sailing into Rainspell's tiny harbor. Seagulls flew around them, and fishing boats bobbed on the water. "Look at that big white cliff over there," Kirsty said. She pointed it out to Rachel. "It looks a bit like a giant's face, doesn't it?"

当美人鱼在下面看着我们吧!”瑞秋盯着海浪。 她看到了让她心跳加速的东西。 “看!”她说。“那是美人鱼的头发吗?”然后，当她看到那只是海藻时，她笑了。 “这可能是一条美人鱼的项链，”科斯蒂笑着说。 “也许她是在试图逃离一个凶猛的海怪时弄丢的。” 渡船现在正驶进雨拼城的小港口。 海鸥在他们周围飞来飞去，渔船在水面上颠簸。 “看那边那个巨大的白色悬崖，”科斯蒂说。 她指给瑞秋看。 “它看起来有点像巨人的脸，是不是?”