Chapter 2

Chapter TWO 'Hi, Dad!' I yelled, pushing open the front door and swooshing through to the kitchen with Marina and Inkibelle. 'Emerald!' Dad exclaimed, opening his arms for a big hug. 'And it's nice to see you too, Marina. Would you like to stay for dinner?' 'Yes, please!' replied Marina. 'I

第二章“嗨，爸爸！”我喊道，推开前门，和玛丽娜、因基贝利一起冲进厨房。 “翡翠!”爸爸喊道，张开双臂，给了他一个大大的拥抱。 “我也很高兴见到你，玛丽娜。 你想留下来吃晚饭吗？“是的，请！”玛丽娜回答。 “我

already checked with my mum, and she said it was OK.' 'Hello, you two!' smiled Sirena, swimming into the kitchen. Sirena is my dad's girlfriend. I didn't like her at first, but now I think she's lovely! Marina and I went to my bedroom to play before dinner. I pulled Starfish Plushie out of my bag and propped her against the pillow, then carefully sat Bertie next to her.

我已经问过我妈妈了，她说没问题。“你好，你们两个！”西雷娜微笑着游进厨房。 瑟琳娜是我爸的女朋友。 起初我不喜欢她，但现在我觉得她很可爱！晚饭前，玛丽娜和我去我的卧室玩。 我从包里拿出海星毛绒娃娃，把她靠在枕头上，然后小心地让伯蒂坐在她旁边。

A teddy looked a bit out of place among all the other sea creature toys and ornaments in my bedroom. 'Do you want to make bracelets?' I asked Marina. 'I've got some new pearls in pink and green. They're so shimmery!' 'Ooh, yes!' said Marina. So I got the beads out and we sat together for a while by the window, threading beads onto string and watching the colourful fish that swam by. My bracelet was going to be a little one for Bertie Bear. My gaze kept drifting over to him. His fur was all fuzzy in the water! He was so cute. But I was sure that his button eyes looked just a little bit sad.

在我卧室里的所有其他海洋生物玩具和装饰品中，泰迪熊看起来有点不合适。 “你想做手镯吗？”我问玛丽娜。 “我有一些粉红色和绿色的新珍珠。 它们太闪亮了！“哦，是的！”玛丽娜说。 于是我把珠子拿了出来，我们在窗边坐了一会儿，把珠子穿在绳子上，看着五颜六色的鱼游过。 我的手镯本来是给伯蒂熊的。 我的目光一直飘向他。 他的毛在水里都是毛茸茸的！他太可爱了。 但我敢肯定，他那双钮扣般的眼睛看上去有点悲伤。

'Do you think he's missing Jack?' I asked. 'Who?' asked Marina. 'The bear! He must be missing his human! Jack must be missing Bertie!' 'Oh,' said Marina. 'Well, maybe. But I don't think you should worry about it. You know the rules of the sea—whatever lands down here is ours to keep.' 'I know,' I said, but I didn't feel sure. There was something about Bertie being here that didn't feel right. 'I wonder if there's a way to get him back to Jack...' I said. 'What?!' Marina stopped threading beads and stared at me, shocked. 'Jack

“你觉得他会想念杰克吗？”我问。 “谁?玛丽娜问。“熊!他一定是想念他的人类了！杰克一定是在想念伯蒂！“哦，”玛丽娜说。 “嗯,也许吧。但我认为你不必为此担心。 你知道海上的规矩，这里的陆地都是我们的。“我知道，”我说，但我不敢肯定。 伯蒂在这里，总让人觉得不太对劲。 “我想知道有没有办法让他回到杰克身边……”我说。 “什么? !”玛丽娜停止穿线，怔怔地盯着我。 “杰克

is a human who lives on land, and we're mermaids! It's not possible!' 'Isn't it?' I said, as a brilliant and exciting idea suddenly fell into my head. 'All we need is a human to help us, Marina! You know someone who lives on land. Isadora Moon! She came to your birthday sleepover.' 'Isadora Moon!' said Marina, her eyes suddenly lighting up. 'Oh, I haven't seen her in ages! I didn't even think of that! She's not technically a human, you know. She's a vampire fairy.'

是住在陆地上的人类，而我们是美人鱼！这不可能！“不是吗？”我说，一个绝妙的、令人兴奋的主意突然出现在我的脑海里。 “我们只需要一个人来帮助我们，玛丽娜！”你认识一个住在陆地上的人。 伊莎多拉月亮!她来参加你的生日过夜派对了。“伊莎多拉·穆恩！”玛丽娜说，她的眼睛突然亮了起来。 “哦，我好久没见到她了！”我想都没想过！严格来说，她不是人类。 她是个吸血鬼仙女。”

'Even better!' I said. 'She has magic. I'm sure she could help us!' Marina's tail began to twitch with excitement. 'It would be an adventure!' she said. 'Let's write Isadora a letter right now!' I said. 'We can send it by seagull.' 'OK,' agreed Marina. 'We'll ask Isadora to come to Scallop Bay at the weekend. We can swim up to the shore and give her the bear, then hopefully, she'll be able to find Jack and return it. I nodded trying to ignore the twinge of sadness I got from the thought of saying goodbye to Bertie. 'If Isadora can't find Jack,' said

“更好的!”我说。“她有魔法。 我相信她能帮助我们！”玛丽娜的尾巴开始兴奋地抽动起来。 “那将是一次冒险！”她说。 “我们现在就给伊莎多拉写封信吧！”我说。 “我们可以用海鸥送。“好吧，”玛丽娜同意道。 “我们会邀请伊莎多拉周末来扇贝湾。 我们可以游到岸边，把熊给她，希望她能找到杰克，把熊还给她。 我点了点头，试图不去理会一想到要和伯蒂说再见而产生的那种刺痛的悲伤。 “如果伊莎多拉找不到杰克，”她说