03 Mini-Sub

Chapter 3. Minisub. You've really done it now, Annie, said Jack. Sorry, sorry, but look out the window! Annie said, look! Forget it, we have to figure this out. Jack stared at the computer. He saw a row of pictures at the top of the screen. What did you do? he asked. I just pressed the on button, said Annie.

第三章 迷你潜水艇 杰克说：“安妮，你这回可闯祸啦。” “对不起对不起，你快看窗外呀！” 安妮说：“你看！” “算了，我们得先搞清楚现在的情况。” 杰克盯着电脑屏幕。 他看到屏幕顶端有一排图片。 他问道：“你刚才做了什么？” 安妮说：“我就按了一下开机键呀。”

The screen lit up and he pressed the starfish. That must be the command to go under the water, said Jack. Yeah, then the map came on, said Annie. Okay, okay, the map shows the reef, said Jack. Look, there's the mini -sub on the map. It's moving away from the reef. It's like a video game, said Annie. I thought I knew what to do. Annie pressed a key with an arrow pointing right. The mini -sub on the screen moved right. The real mini -sub turned to the right also. Great, said Jack with relief. You press the arrows to steer the mini -sub, so now we can go back.

屏幕亮了起来，他按了海星图案的按键。 杰克说：“那肯定是下潜到水下的指令。” 安妮说：“对呀，然后地图就出来了。” 杰克说：“好的好的，地图上标着珊瑚礁呢。” 你看，地图上的迷你潜水艇，正在往远离珊瑚礁的方向走。 安妮说：“这就像电子游戏呀，我还以为我知道怎么操作呢。” 安妮按了一下标着右箭头的按键。 屏幕上的迷你潜水艇向右移动了。 真正的迷你潜水艇也跟着向右转了。 杰克松了口气，说道：“太棒了。” 按箭头键就能操控潜水艇，我们现在可以回去了。

Oh no, not right away," said Annie. It's so beautiful down here. We have to get back to the reef," said Jack. His eyes were still glued to the computer screen. Where did the owners find it gone? Look out the window," said Annie, just for one teeny second. Jack sighed. He pushed his glasses into place and looked up. Oh man," he said softly. Outside the glass was a strange world of bright moving color. It looked like another planet. The mini -sub was moving past red, yellow, and blue coral. Past little coral mountains, valleys, and caves. Past fishes of every color and size. Can we stay a little while? The answer to Morgan's riddle must be here," said Annie.

安妮说：“哦别呀，别马上回去嘛。” 这里的海底好漂亮呀。 杰克说：“我们得回珊瑚礁那边去。” 他的眼睛还是牢牢黏在电脑屏幕上。 要是主人发现潜水艇不见了，会去哪找呀？ 安妮说：“你看看窗外嘛，就看一小会儿。” 杰克叹了口气。 他推了推眼镜，抬起头来。 他轻声说：“哇，太神奇了。” 玻璃窗外是个奇异的世界，满是鲜亮灵动的色彩。 看起来就像另一个星球。 迷你潜水艇正驶过红色、黄色和蓝色的珊瑚丛。 驶过小小的珊瑚山、珊瑚谷，还有珊瑚洞穴。 驶过各种颜色、各种大小的鱼儿。 我们能不能多待一小会儿呀？ 安妮说：“摩根谜语的答案肯定就在这里。”

Jack nodded slowly. She might be right, he thought. Besides, when would they ever get to visit a place like this again?

杰克慢慢点了点头。他心想，她说的说不定是对的。 再说了，他们以后哪还有机会再来这样的地方呀？