1 Fish Tanks and Friends

Chapter 1 Fish Tanks and Friends For a moment, Malia stopped thinking about her plan. She just stood there, staring at the tank full of pink jellyfish. She was at the Gulf City Aquarium with her class and teacher. "This is our last stop!" said Ms. Garay. She pointed at the jellyfish's tentacles. "Did you know that jellyfish don't sting with electricity? Nope! They have special cells containing poison!" Someone giggled at Malia's side. It was Susana Leal, her best friend. "That one looks like my brother," Susana said, smiling. "Don't you think?" Malia nodded, forcing a laugh. Then she took a

第一章 鱼缸与小伙伴 有那么一瞬间，玛利亚完全忘了自己的计划。 她就站在那儿，直直盯着装满粉色水母的鱼缸。 她正跟着班级和老师在海湾市水族馆参观。 “这是我们的最后一站啦！”加雷老师说。 她指着水母的触须。 “你们知道吗，水母蜇人可不是靠电哦？ 才不是呢！ 它们的特殊细胞里有毒液！” 玛利亚身边有人笑出了声。 是她最好的朋友，苏珊娜·莱尔。 “那只水母长得好像我弟弟呀。”苏珊娜笑着说。 “你不觉得吗？” 玛利亚点点头，勉强挤出一个笑容。 接着她深吸了

nervous breath. A week ago, she and her cousins had decided to return to 13th Street, the monster-filled dimension they had just escaped. This field trip to the Gulf City Aquarium was the perfect moment to set their plan in motion. But they needed Susana's help. Unfortunately, Susana had no memory of her time in 13th Street. That made everything trickier. Dante and Ivan walked over to meet Malia. They were right on time.

一口紧张的气。 一周前，她和表兄妹们决定回到13号街——那个他们刚逃出来的、满是怪物的异次元空间。 这次来海湾市水族馆的实地考察，正是启动计划的绝佳时机。 但他们需要苏珊娜的帮忙。 可惜的是，苏珊娜完全不记得自己在13号街的经历了。 这让一切都变得更棘手了。 丹特和伊万走过来找玛利亚。 他们来得刚刚好。

"Brains and Beauty have arrived," Dante said, smirking. "Oh, please," muttered Susana. Dante gave her a big grin. "Jealousy is an ugly thing, Susana." "And now, students, free time!" Ms. Garay said excitedly, cutting off Susana's reply. "Stay in your groups, rotating among the stations. These awesome aquarium employees can answer any questions!" "Hey, Suse?" Malia asked. "Remember what I said on the bus?" "You wanted to ask a favor." Susana shrugged. "I'm your BFF, Malia. Ask away!" "Okay. I need you to cover for us. These two weirdos and me," Malia explained. "We have to go somewhere."

“智慧与美貌组合驾到。”丹特得意地笑着说。 “哦，得了吧。”苏珊娜小声嘀咕。 丹特对着她咧嘴一笑。 “苏珊娜，嫉妒可不好看哦。” “同学们，现在是自由活动时间！” 加雷老师兴奋地说道，打断了苏珊娜的反驳。 “大家待在自己的小组里，在各个站点间轮流参观哦。 这些超厉害的水族馆工作人员可以解答你们的所有问题！” “嘿，小苏？” 玛利亚问道。 “还记得我在公交车上跟你说的事吗？” “你说想找我帮个忙对吧。” 苏珊娜耸了耸肩。 “我是你最好的朋友呀，玛利亚。 尽管说！” “好呀。 我需要你帮我们打个掩护。 就是这两个怪家伙和我。”玛利亚解释道。 “我们得去个地方。”

Susana narrowed her eyes. "Where? For how long?" "An hour?" Malia guessed. "Maybe ninety minutes? But I can't say where." "You can't Malia, this is not cool," Susana grumbled. "We don't keep secrets from each other."

苏珊娜眯起了眼睛。 “去哪里？ 要去多久？” “一个小时？” 玛利亚不确定地说。 “说不定九十分钟？ 但我不能说去哪里。” “你怎么能不说呢——玛利亚，这可不太好。”苏珊娜不满地嘟囔着。 “我们之间从来没有秘密的呀。”