22 THE HOPE

CHAPTER 22 THE HOPE Something big was bobbing along the choppy surface of the sea. It looked like a chunk of driftwood, but as Roz marched closer, she saw that it was a sea creature, slowly swimming against the current. The creature had a small head and long flippers and a large, streamlined shell. "Hello, sea turtle," said the robot. "My name is Roz!" "You should turn around," said the sea turtle. "The poison tide is near." "I appreciate the warning, but I am not an animal. I am a robot. The poison tide does not affect me." The sea turtle rolled his eyes and snapped, "Well, aren't you lucky? The rest of us are fighting for our lives, and you're just going for a pleasant stroll!" "Actually, I am going to stop the poison tide." "And how do you plan on doing that?"

第二十二章希望有个大东西在波涛汹涌的海面上上下浮动。 它看起来像一大块浮木，但当罗兹走近时，她发现那是一个海洋生物，正慢慢地逆流而游。 这种生物有一个小脑袋，长长的鳍和一个巨大的流线型外壳。 “你好，海龟，”机器人说。 “我叫罗兹！”“你应该转过身来，”海龟说。 “毒潮就要来了。” “我很感激你的警告，但我不是动物。 我是一个机器人。毒潮对我没有影响。” 海龟翻了翻眼睛，厉声说：“好吧，你不幸运吗？ 我们其他人都在为生存而战，而你只是在愉快地散步！”“事实上，我要去阻止毒潮。” “那你打算怎么做呢？”

"I am heading north in search of the Ancient Shark. I have heard that she is wise and powerful, and she will know what to do. Together, we will find a way." "With the Ancient Shark's help, you might have a shot," said the sea turtle, and his hard expression softened. "I'm sorry I snapped at you, Roz. These are tough times. Yesterday, I visited a beach where hundreds of sea turtles had laid thousands of eggs in the sand. And then the poison tide washed ashore. The grown turtles escaped, but none of the eggs survived." Roz's glowing eyes dimmed, and she said, "I am deeply sorry for your loss. I will do everything in my power to stop the poison tide." "So there's hope?" said the sea turtle.

“我要向北去寻找古鲨。 我听说她很聪明，很有能力，她知道该怎么做。 我们一起会找到办法的。” “有了老鲨鱼的帮助，你也许会有机会的。”海龟说，他那严厉的表情缓和了下来。 “对不起，我冲你发火了，罗兹。 这是艰难的时刻。昨天，我参观了一个海滩，那里有数百只海龟在沙滩上产下数千只蛋。 然后毒潮冲上岸。 成年海龟逃了出来，但没有一个卵存活下来。” 罗兹明亮的眼睛暗淡下来，她说：“我对你失去亲人深表遗憾。 我将尽我所能阻止毒潮。” “这么说还有希望？”海龟说。

"There is hope," said the robot. "Thank you, Roz. I'm going to tell the other sea turtles about you. We all need a little hope right now." With that, the robot and the turtle parted ways and continued through that shallow sea in opposite directions.

“还有希望，”机器人说。 “谢谢你，罗兹。我要把你的事告诉其他海龟。 我们现在都需要一点希望。” 说完，机器人和乌龟分道扬镳，朝相反的方向继续在浅海中穿行。