73 THE DISCOVERY

CHAPTER 73 THE DISCOVERY In the weeks following their return, Brightbill and Glimmer told everyone about their journey to the far north. They spoke of icebergs and of robots and of the armies of ocean animals who sunk the mighty Juggernaut. Their friends wanted to hear all the exciting details, but what they wanted more than anything was for the poison tide to leave and for Roz to come home. "We just want to go back to our normal lives!" said Shelly. "Sea otters belong in the sea!" "They certainly do," agreed Mr. Beaver. "I'm worried about my kits and I'm worried about Roz and I'm worried about our island and I'm worried about the ocean and I guess what I'm saying is I'm worried about everything!" said Chitchat. Geese had it easier than most. To survive, they needed only plants and fresh water and each other. And while most of the animals were stranded on the island, the geese were free to fly away whenever they liked. As a matter of fact, it was almost time for their next winter

第七十三章发现在他们回来后的几个星期里，布莱特比尔和格里默把他们到遥远的北方的旅行告诉了每个人。 他们谈到冰山，谈到机器人，谈到击沉强大的巨神号的海洋动物大军。 他们的朋友们想听所有激动人心的细节，但他们最想要的是毒潮离开，让罗兹回家。 “我们只想回到我们正常的生活！”雪莉说。 “海獭应该呆在海里！”“当然了，”比弗先生表示同意。 “我担心我的孩子们，我担心罗兹，我担心我们的岛屿，我担心海洋，我想我要说的是，我担心一切！” 大雁的日子比大多数动物都好过。 为了生存，他们只需要植物、淡水和彼此。 当大多数动物被困在岛上时，鹅可以随时自由地飞走。 事实上，差不多到了下一个冬天的时候了

migration. The goslings had made plenty of short flights, but a migration would require real strength and smarts. So every morning, Brightbill led his family on flights across the island to exercise their muscles and their minds. And it was during one of those flights that our friends made a truly momentous discovery. The poison tide was leaving. With each passing day, the ocean became clearer and clearer, and then one morning the geese took flight to find that the flow of poison tide had completely stopped. However, as they glided above the shoreline, they saw that their problems weren't quite over. There was still a dusting of poison tide on the seabed and all along the coast. The poison tide might have stopped flowing, but traces of the toxic dust still remained.

迁移。小鹅们做了很多短途飞行，但迁徙需要真正的力量和智慧。 因此，每天早上，布莱特比尔带着他的家人乘飞机穿越岛屿，锻炼他们的肌肉和思维。 在其中一次飞行中，我们的朋友有了重大发现。 毒潮正在退去。 一天一天过去，大海变得越来越清澈，一天早上，鹅们飞起来，发现毒潮已经完全停止了。 然而，当他们在海岸线上滑行时，他们发现他们的问题还没有完全结束。 海底和海岸上仍然有一层毒潮。 毒潮可能已经停止流动，但有毒粉尘的痕迹仍然存在。