25 THE SONG

CHAPTER 25 THE SONG Somewhere in the ocean, a whale was singing a sad song. It began with a high-pitched note. The note hung there for a while, and then descended, sliding down to a low rumble before swinging up a little higher and fading to silence. The song was repeated, but this time it came from a different direction and a different voice. Then it was repeated again, from somewhere else. Throughout that great, big ocean, whales were singing the same song, over and over. Roz scanned the area for whales, but she saw none. Sound can travel incredibly fast and far in water. The whales could have been anywhere. So the robot kept marching as the whales kept singing. Their sad song went like this. Whales are at home Across all the seas From warm waves of foam To where whole oceans freeze

第二十五章歌声在海洋的某个地方，一条鲸鱼正在唱着一首悲伤的歌。 它以一个高音开始。 这个音符在那里悬了一会儿，然后下降，下降到低沉的隆隆声，然后再上升一点，最后消失在寂静中。 那首歌又重复了一遍，但这次是从一个不同的方向和不同的声音传来的。 然后又从别的地方重复了一遍。 在那片辽阔的海洋里，鲸鱼们一遍又一遍地唱着同一首歌。 罗兹在这片区域寻找鲸鱼，但她没有看到。 声音在水中传播的速度和距离都非常快。 鲸鱼可能在任何地方。 所以机器人继续前进，鲸鱼继续唱歌。 他们悲伤的歌是这样唱的。 从温暖的浪花到整个海洋结冰的地方，鲸鱼在所有的海洋中都很自在

But a danger emerges And it fills us with dread Southward it surges Leaving behind only dead Whales, we can't stay Through the blue we must ride There's no other way To survive the poison tide

但是危险出现了它让我们充满恐惧它向南涌动留下的只有死鲸，我们不能停留穿过蓝色我们必须骑行没有其他方法可以在毒潮中生存