Chapter 3

Chapter THREE Eventually, we travelled out of Scallop City and into calmer waters, where there were fewer houses, shops, and parks. Huge fronds of seaweed waved about in the silky current, and multicoloured shoals of fish darted above acres of rippled sand. I looked into the inky-blue distance and felt myself relax a little bit. The camping trip

最后，我们驶出了扇贝城，进入了比较平静的水域，那里的房屋、商店和公园都比较少。 巨大的海藻叶在柔滑的水流中摇摆，五彩斑斓的鱼群在数英亩的荡漾沙滩上游动。 我望着墨蓝色的远方，觉得自己放松了一点。 野营之旅

could start properly now! I settled myself on Spinner's back and tried to enjoy the scenery as we swished through the water alongside the royal carriage. I could see my family through the windows, playing Find the Fish, and although I really didn't want to travel by carriage, I couldn't help feeling a tiny bit left out. Auster spotted me through the window. 'Want to join, Emerald?' he asked. 'No, thank you,' I said, defiantly. 'I'm enjoying sea trekking!' And I was enjoying sea trekking. It's just that Find the Fish looked fun too... I pulled ahead of the carriage and kept my eyes fixed on the path ahead.

现在可以开始了！我在斯宾纳的背上坐了下来，试着欣赏我们在皇家马车旁穿过水面时的景色。 我可以透过窗户看到我的家人，玩着“找鱼”的游戏，虽然我真的不想坐马车旅行，但我忍不住感到有点被冷落了。 奥斯特透过窗户看到了我。 “想加入吗，祖母绿？”他问。 “不，谢谢，”我挑衅地说。 “我喜欢海上徒步旅行！”我很喜欢海上徒步旅行。 只是《寻找鱼》看起来也很有趣…… 我把车开到马车前面，眼睛紧盯着前面的小路。

There were so many beautiful types of seaweed and billowy ocean flowers around. Some of them were even bigger than the carriage! It was starting to feel like we were in the proper wilderness.

周围有许多美丽的海藻和波涛汹涌的海洋花朵。 有些甚至比马车还大！我们开始觉得自己身处真正的荒野。

After a few hours, we stopped beside a coral reef dotted with glowing neon anemones. Mum and Auster swam out of the carriage, with Delphina following close behind, clutching her squishy pufferfish toy in her arms. I slipped off Spinner's back and went over to join them.

几个小时后，我们停在一个珊瑚礁旁边，那里点缀着发光的霓虹海葵。 妈妈和奥斯特从马车里游了出来，德尔菲娜紧紧地跟在后面，怀里抱着她那软绵绵的河豚玩具。 我从斯宾纳背上滑下来，走过去加入他们。

'This looks like a lovely spot for a picnic,' Mum was saying. 'Look, there's even a ledge we can sit on.' She gestured to a smooth, flat part of the coral reef. 'Lovely!' replied Auster. 'I am ravenous. What have we got to eat?' 'Sandwiches,' said Mum, opening a picnic bag that she had brought with her from the carriage.

“这看起来是个野餐的好地方，”妈妈说。 “看，这里甚至还有一块岩架，我们可以坐在上面。”她指了指珊瑚礁上一块光滑平坦的地方。 “可爱的!奥斯特回答。“我饿极了。 我们有什么吃的？“三明治，”妈妈说着，打开了她从马车上带来的一个野餐袋。

Auster looked slightly disappointed as Mum took out four sandwiches, along with a few cartons of juice. 'Yum!' I said as I unwrapped my sandwich and began to munch. Sea cheese! This was more like it. This felt like a proper camping picnic with ordinary non-royal food, out in the wilderness. 'Ah,' said Auster, looking at his sandwich. 'While this does look delicious, I wouldn't mind something

奥斯特看起来有点失望，因为妈妈拿出了四个三明治和几盒果汁。 “好吃!”我一边说，一边打开三明治的包装，开始大嚼起来。 海奶酪!这才像话。 这感觉就像在野外吃普通的非皇室食物的正规露营野餐。 “啊，”奥斯特看着他的三明治说。 “虽然这看起来很美味，但我不介意吃点什么