Chapter 3

Chapter THREE On Sunday morning, Marina and I swam as fast as we could through the water towards Scallop Bay, flurries of bubbles trailing out behind us. Bertie was tucked safely in my rucksack. We were both so excited! Our parents had said we could stay out all day as long as Isadora's parents were at the beach.

第三章星期天早晨，玛丽娜和我以最快的速度向扇贝湾游去，浪花在我们身后荡漾。 伯蒂安全地塞在我的背包里。 我们都很兴奋！我们的父母说只要伊莎多拉的父母在海滩，我们就可以整天呆在外面。

'We're almost there!' said Marina. 'I so hope Isadora got the letter!' 'Me too,' I said, starting to feel a bit worried that all our excitement might be for nothing. As we swooshed along, I could see the sunlight starting to pierce through the surface of the sea in wavy rays. 'We're near the Scallop Bay rockpools now, said Marina, and we poked our heads out of the ocean. 'There's Isadora and her family!' I gasped. 'They came!'

“快到了！”玛丽娜说。 “我真希望伊莎多拉收到了这封信！”“我也是，”我说，开始有点担心我们所有的兴奋可能都是徒劳的。 当我们疾驰而去的时候，我看见阳光开始以波浪形的光线穿过海面。 “我们现在离扇贝湾的岩石池很近了，”玛丽娜说，我们从海里探出头来。 “那是伊莎多拉和她的家人！”我喘息着说道。 “他们来了!”

'Yay!' whooped Marina. 'And there's no one else around. That's good. It was exciting to be so close to land. Marina and I swam on until we were right among the fluffy white waves crashing on the shoreline. 'Isadora!' cried Marina, waving her arms about. A figure on the beach in a black and white striped swimming costume turned towards us. 'Marina!' Isadora yelled. 'Emerald!' She ran across the sand and splashed into the sea, followed by Pink Rabbit and a taller girl who was staring at us with her mouth open.

“耶!玛丽娜嚷道。“而且周围没有其他人。 这很好。离陆地这么近真是令人兴奋。 玛丽娜和我继续游着，一直游到拍打着海岸线的白色波浪中间。 “伊莎多拉!玛丽娜喊道，挥舞着双臂。 海滩上一个身穿黑白条纹泳衣的人转向我们。 “滨!”伊莎多拉喊道。“翡翠!”她跑过沙滩，溅到海里，后面跟着粉红兔和一个高个子的女孩，她张着嘴盯着我们。

'This is my cousin, Mirabelle!' said Isadora as the four of us bobbed among the waves at waist height. 'She's half- witch, half-fairy. She's staying with us for the weekend! And do you remember Pink Rabbit? He was my favourite stuffed toy, but my mum magicked him alive with her fairy wand!'

“这是我的表妹，米拉贝尔！”伊莎多拉说，我们四个人在齐腰高的海浪中上下浮动。 “她一半是女巫，一半是仙女。 她要和我们一起过周末！你还记得粉红兔吗？ 他是我最喜欢的毛绒玩具，但是我妈妈用她的魔法棒把他变活了！”

'Hello, Mirabelle,' I said. 'I've never met a real half-witch half-fairy before!' 'I've never met a mermaid before!' said Mirabelle. 'I love your shimmery tail. I bet you can swim super fast! What's it like living under the water? I bet sharks are always trying to eat you, aren't they?' Marina and I laughed. 'Sharks are OK really,' I said, shrugging.

“你好，米拉贝尔，”我说。 “我从来没见过真正的半女巫半仙女！”“我从来没见过美人鱼！”米拉贝尔说。 “我喜欢你闪闪发光的尾巴。 我打赌你游得很快！生活在水下是什么感觉？ 我敢打赌鲨鱼总是想吃掉你，是不是？”玛丽娜和我笑了。 “鲨鱼真的很好，”我耸耸肩说。