Chapter 1

Chapter ONE My family and I were sitting at breakfast, discussing where to go on our holidays. 'We've been to some splendid hotels in the past!' Auster said. He's my stepdad and also King of Scallop City. 'In warmer waters, of course.' 'Ooh, yes!' squealed my stepsister, Delphina. 'Remember when we stayed in

我和家人坐在一起吃早饭，讨论假期去哪里。 “我们以前去过一些很好的旅馆！”奥斯特说。 他是我的继父，也是扇贝城的国王。 “当然是在温暖的水域。“哦，是的！”我同父异母的妹妹黛尔菲娜尖叫道。 “还记得我们呆在家里的时候吗

the Hotel Mediterranea, Dad? They had an all-you-can-eat buffet every morning. I loved the swirly sea-croissants with sweet seaweed jam.'

地中海酒店，爸爸？ 他们每天早上都有自助餐。 我喜欢漩涡状的海带牛角包和甜海藻酱。”

'Sounds delicious!' Mum laughed. We've never been to a hotel before, have we, Emerald? We always used to go camping when you were little.' I nodded excitedly. I used to love camping holidays with Mum and Dad.

“听起来美味!”妈妈笑了。 我们从没去过酒店，对吧，翡翠？ 你小的时候我们经常去露营。”我兴奋地点了点头。 我以前喜欢和爸爸妈妈一起去露营度假。

My parents aren't together any more. Mum married King Auster (which makes me a princess-yes, really!). And Dad has a new girlfriend called Sirena. I spend half my time in the palace with Mum and half my time with Dad, who lives in a small pearly-pink house on the other side of Scallop City. It was a lot to get used to at first but now I quite like it. Although I do feel a bit sad to think that me and Mum and Dad will never go on one of our camping trips again. 'I've never been camping!' said Delphina. 'What's it like?' 'FUN!' I replied. 'Oh yes!' agreed Mum. 'It's definitely

我父母已经不在一起了。 妈妈嫁给了奥斯特国王（这让我成为了公主——是的，真的！） 爸爸交了个新女朋友叫塞丽娜。 我一半的时间和妈妈在宫殿里，一半的时间和爸爸在一起，他住在扇贝城另一边的一所珍珠粉色的小房子里。 一开始我很难适应，但现在我很喜欢它。 虽然一想到我和爸爸妈妈再也不会去露营了，我就觉得有点难过。 “我从来没有露营过！”德尔菲娜说。 “它是什么样子的？”“好玩!”我回答说。 “哦,是的!妈妈同意了。这是肯定

fun. We always did a lot of exploring on our camping trips, didn't we, Emerald? We found a wonderful multicoloured coral reef to pitch our tent beside once. It glowed all night with rainbow lights. 'That was so magical!' I sighed. Delphina looked enchanted.

乐趣。我们总是在露营的时候探险，对吧，翡翠？ 有一次，我们找到了一个色彩斑斓的珊瑚礁，在那里搭起了帐篷。 它整夜闪烁着彩虹的光芒。 “太神奇了！”我叹了口气。 德尔菲娜看起来很着迷。