Chapter 9

CHAPTER NINE "Quick! We've got to warn the others!" Phoebe cried. Phoebe and Zara leapt on to their unicorns and thundered back up the cliff path, yelling loudly to wake their friends up. "What's all the noise about?" Aisha said as she and Lily stumbled from their tents, pulling on clothes. "Phoebe! Your hair!" Lily gasped. "You've bonded with Shimmer." "Yes, and he really does have his magic– energy magic– but that's not important right now," Phoebe said. "What matters is that everyone is in danger!"

第九章“快！我们得警告其他人！”菲比哭了。 菲比和扎拉跳上他们的独角兽，沿着悬崖小径咆哮着把朋友们叫醒。 “这些噪音是怎么回事？”艾莎说，她和莉莉跌跌撞撞地走出帐篷，穿上衣服。 “菲比!你的头发!”莉莉气喘吁吁地说。 “你已经和微光结缘了。” 菲比说：“是的，他确实有他的魔力——能量魔法——但现在这并不重要。” “重要的是每个人都处于危险之中！”

The words tumbled out of Zara and Phoebe as they explained about the sea. "What can we do?" asked Aisha. "Nothing," said Lily, ashen-faced. "There is absolutely nothing that can stop a tsunami. The only thing to do is get as far away as possible." "We need to warn everyone before it hits," said Phoebe frantically. "Let's go!" said Lily. "Wait!" cried Zara. She pointed at Lily. "There is something that can stop a tsunami! I read about it in one of the books last night. Scientists have a new theory. There are special types of sound waves called acoustic waves that can move really fast through the ocean, and scientists believe that if these waves of energy could be shot right into a tsunami, they could break it up and weaken it. They haven't found a way to do it yet, it's just a theory." "Well, how will that help us?" said Phoebe. "If the scientists don't know how to fire acoustic waves into a tsunami then what can we do?" "Use magic!" said Zara, her eyes gleaming. "If Shimmer shoots the tsunami with pure balls of

萨拉和菲比在解释大海的事时，一字一顿地说了出来。 “我们该怎么办呢？”阿伊莎问。 “没什么。”莉莉脸色苍白地说。 “绝对没有什么可以阻止海啸。 唯一能做的就是离得越远越好。 “我们需要在它来袭之前警告大家。”菲比疯狂地说。 “我们走吧！”莉莉说。“等等！” 她指着莉莉。“有东西可以阻止海啸！”我昨晚在一本书里读到的。 科学家们有了一个新理论。 有一种特殊类型的声波被称为声波，它可以在海洋中快速传播，科学家们认为，如果这些能量波可以直接射向海啸，就可以破坏并削弱海啸。 他们还没有找到一种方法，这只是一个理论。” “好吧，这对我们有什么帮助呢？”菲比说。 “如果科学家不知道如何向海啸发射声波，那么我们能做什么？”“使用魔法！”扎拉说，她的眼睛闪闪发光。 “如果微光用纯净的球射海啸。

energy, it might just have the same effect as firing acoustic waves. It may break up the tsunami before it hits the coast." "Could it work?" said Lily. "I don't know. But it's our only chance." Zara looked at Shimmer. "Would you try, Shimmer?" He glanced uncertainly at Phoebe. "Do you think I can do this?" Phoebe stroked his cheek. "I think you can do anything you set your mind to." He seemed to grow several centimetres taller. "Then I'll try!" he declared. "You'd better be quick!" whinnied Moonbeam. Phoebe gasped as she looked out to sea and saw a huge blue wall of water rolling towards them. It seemed to blot out half the sky. We're doomed she thought, but then she realised she had a very important job to do and she had to stay calm. She didn't speak her thought out loud. "You can do this, Shimmer," she told him fiercely. "I know you can." "We believe in you, Shimmer!" cried Zara, lifting her voice above the thundering of the

能量，它可能和发射声波有同样的效果。 它可能会在海啸袭击海岸之前阻止它。” “能行吗？”莉莉问。 “我不知道。但这是我们唯一的机会。” Zara看着Shimmer。“你愿意试试吗，微光？”他迟疑地瞥了菲比一眼。 “你觉得我能做到吗？”菲比抚摸着他的脸颊。 “我认为只要你下定决心，你就能做成任何事情。” 他似乎长高了几厘米。 “那我试试！”他说。 “你最好快点！”月光低声说。 菲比望向大海，看到一堵巨大的蓝色水墙向他们滚滚而来，她倒吸了一口气。 它似乎遮住了半边天。 她想我们完蛋了，但后来她意识到她有一项非常重要的工作要做，她必须保持冷静。 她没有大声说出自己的想法。 “你能做到的，希默。”她恶狠狠地告诉他。 “我知道你可以。”“我们相信你，微光！”扎拉叫道，她的声音盖过了雷鸣般的雷声

water. "Try, please try!" begged Lily as their unicorns whinnied encouragement. Shimmer reared up and stamped both front hooves on the ground as hard as he could. A massive blue ball of energy exploded from his hooves and shot through the air, towards the incoming tsunami. Phoebe held her breath as it smashed into it. "Again, Shimmer!" she cried. Zara whooped. "We're combining magic and science. This is amazing! Go, Shimmer!" Shimmer stamped his hooves over and over again. Huge balls of energy bowled through the air, hitting the tidal wave one after the other. Shimmer's sides heaved and his legs began to buckle, and still he kept on. "The wave is slowing down!" yelled Lily. "I'm sure of it." "Keep going!" shouted Aisha The gigantic wave had slowed but was still approaching. The thundering was so loud, Phoebe could hardly hear herself think. Her heart thumped for the villagers who wouldn't have time

水。“试试，求求你试试！”莉莉恳求道，他们的独角兽发出鼓励的声音。 微光站起身来，用两只前蹄使劲地跺着地面。 一个巨大的蓝色能量球从他的蹄子里爆炸出来，射向空中，朝着即将到来的海啸飞去。 菲比屏住呼吸，看着它撞在上面。 “再来一次，微光！”她叫道。 Zara欢呼。“我们正在把魔法和科学结合起来。 这太神奇了！去,微光!”微光一遍又一遍地跺着蹄子。 巨大的能量球在空中盘旋，一个接一个地击中了潮汐波。 微光的身体上下起伏，双腿开始弯曲，但他仍然坚持着。 “海浪慢了！”莉莉喊道。 “我敢肯定。”“继续前进！”艾莎喊道。巨浪虽然慢了下来，但仍在逼近。 雷声太响了，菲比几乎听不见自己在想什么。 她的心为那些没有时间的村民怦怦直跳

to run for their lives– for her school friends on the clifftops, for the teachers and all the unicorns. Shimmer was their only hope. Her throat tightened. "Keep trying, Shimmer! Don't give up!" she begged. "You can beat the wave!" The wave peaked, cresting in a huge curl of white froth. It's over, thought Phoebe. But… wait… was that a wobble? The giant wave teetered as if it no longer had the strength to carry on. Gaps appeared in its body, holes breaking through the

为了逃命——为了悬崖上的同学，为了老师和所有的独角兽。 微光是他们唯一的希望。 她的喉咙收紧了。“继续努力，闪闪！”不要放弃！”她恳求道。 “你能战胜海浪！”波浪达到顶峰，形成一卷巨大的白色泡沫。 结束了，菲比想。 但是，等等，那是晃动吗？ 巨大的波浪摇摇晃晃，好像再也没有力量继续前进了。 它的身体上出现了裂缝，洞穿过

thick blue wall as the water splashed back into the sea and the wave slowly shrunk. "Fire again!" gasped Phoebe, giving Shimmer a kiss. His body trembled with tiredness but he cracked his hoof down on the ground, sending the largest bolt of pure magic yet spinning into the centre of the wave. The wave folded over as if it had been punched in its gut. As the wave teetered, a man's voice could be heard bellowing furiously above the fading roar of the water. "You think you can stop me but you can't. I will return, and next time, chaos will reign." The tsunami collapsed into the sea, shooting a jet of water into the air. "We did it!" Shimmer panted. The frothing sea calmed to a gentle swell. Shimmer swayed too, exhausted from using so much magic. Hearing shouts, Phoebe looked round. The teachers and other students were galloping towards them and Mr Longnose was running from the opposite direction, from the coastal path by the village. "Is everyone safe?" asked Ms Nettles as

厚厚的蓝墙随着水溅回大海，波浪慢慢缩小。 “又开火了！”菲比喘着气说，给了微光一个吻。 他累得浑身发抖，但他把蹄子踩在地上，发出了迄今为止最大的纯魔法的闪电，旋转着进入了波浪的中心。 波浪折了过来，好像肚子上挨了一拳。 当波浪摇摇欲坠时，可以听到一个男人的声音在逐渐消失的水声中疯狂地咆哮。 “你以为你能阻止我，但你不能。 我会回来的，下次，混乱就会降临。” 海啸冲入大海，向空中喷射出一股水柱。 “我们成功了！”微光气喘。 翻腾的海面平静下来，变成了温和的波涛。 微光也摇晃了一下，用了那么多魔法，他已经筋疲力尽了。 听到喊声，菲比回过头来。 老师和其他学生向他们奔来，朗鼻先生从相反的方向，从村边的海边小路上跑过来。 “大家都安全吗？