Chapter 6

Chapter SIX 'Emerald, I'm scared,' said Delphina. Just then, out of the darkness, glowing lights began to appear all around us in every colour of the rainbow. The further into the tunnel Squishy swam, the more lights there were—until the whole place was lit up by a beautiful rainbow glow.

第六章“祖母绿，我害怕了，”德尔菲娜说。 就在这时，从黑暗中，我们周围开始出现五彩缤纷的亮光。 史乖宝越往隧道里游，灯光就越多——直到整个地方都被美丽的彩虹光照亮了。

'An underground cave!' I breathed, staring around in wonder at the rocky walls, which glittered and twinkled all over with the glowing crystals.

“一个地下洞穴！”我呼吸着，惊奇地看着四周的石壁，石壁上闪烁着发光的水晶。

Squishy began to slow down, mesmerized. His big button eyes glittered and twinkled too, with the reflection of so many sparkling gems. 'Not just any underground cave!' said Delphina. 'An underground crystal cave! WOOOW!' I reached out my hand and touched a particularly beautiful green, glowing jewel embedded in the rock. It felt smooth and shiny and... magical. I knew we were extremely lucky to have come upon such a rare and beautiful place. It was definitely calming Squishy down too. He floated gently through the water, gazing at all the glittering crystals in the cool, dim light.

史乖宝开始放慢脚步，被迷住了。 他那双钮扣般的大眼睛也闪闪发光，反射着许多闪闪发光的宝石。 “不是一般的地下洞穴！”德尔菲娜说。 “一个地下水晶洞！”WOOOW !”我伸出手，摸到了嵌在岩石中的一颗特别美丽的绿色发光宝石。 摸起来又光滑又有光泽…… 神奇的。我知道我们非常幸运地来到了这样一个罕见而美丽的地方。 这肯定也能让史乖宝平静下来。 他轻轻地浮在水面上，在凉爽、昏暗的光线下凝视着所有闪闪发光的水晶。

'You should take that gem, Emerald!' said Delphina. 'It's green like your name! Let's take a crystal each. They can be our souvenirs from the holiday!' 'OK!' I agreed, excitedly. It would be lovely to take a souvenir home from this mystical place. I began to pull at the gem, tugging it as hard as I could.

“你应该拿走那颗宝石，祖母绿！”德尔菲娜说。 “跟你的名字一样绿！”我们每人拿一块水晶吧。 它们可以作为我们假期的纪念品！”“好吧!”我兴奋地同意了。 从这个神秘的地方带个纪念品回家该多好啊。 我开始使劲地拉那颗宝石。

'Let me help,' said Delphina, and together we managed to dislodge the crystal from the wall so that it came free in a shower of rock dust. 'Hmm, said Delphina, looking around. Now, which one shall I take? My favourite colour is pink!' I stared down at the beautiful glassy green gem in my hand. It had lost a little bit of its lustre, and the glow was fading slightly. The elation I had felt at the thought of taking it quickly disappeared, and I felt an unexpected twinge of guilt. 'Umm...' I began. 'That's the one I want!' said Delphina, pointing at a particularly large pink gem

“让我来帮你，”德尔菲娜说，我们一起把水晶从墙上移了下来，它在一阵岩石尘埃中自由地落了下来。 “嗯，”德尔菲娜说着，向四周看了看。 现在，我该选哪一个呢？ 我最喜欢的颜色是粉红色！”我低头凝视着手中那颗晶莹剔透的绿色宝石。 它已经失去了一点光泽，光芒也稍稍暗淡了一些。 一想到要参加考试，我的那种兴高采烈的感觉很快消失了，我感到一种意想不到的负罪感。 “嗯…”我开始。“这就是我想要的！”德尔菲娜指着一颗特别大的粉红色宝石说

on the opposite wall of the cave. 'Will you help me pull it out, Emerald?' She swished over to it in a flurry of bubbles, but I didn't follow. 'Actually... I'm not sure we should take the gems, Delphina,' I said. 'They belong here.' 'What!?' Delphina gave me an incredulous look. 'But you have one!' 'I'm going to put mine back,' I said. Very carefully, I slotted the gem back into the hole in the rock. It clicked into place and began to glow again.

在洞穴对面的墙上。 “你能帮我把它拔出来吗，祖母绿？”她在一阵泡泡声中嗖嗖地走过去，但我没有跟上。 “其实…“我不确定我们是否该带上这些宝石，黛尔菲娜，”我说。 “他们属于这里。“什么! ?”德尔菲娜怀疑地看了我一眼。 “可是你有一个！”“我要把我的放回去，”我说。 我小心翼翼地把宝石插回岩石的洞里。 它咔哒一声就位，又开始发光了。