04 Fish City

Chapter 4. Fish City. There were fish everywhere, floating over the swaying seagrass, eating in the white sandy bottom, peeping out of coral caves. Some kinds of coral look like blue fingers or lacy fans. Others look like deer antlers, or lettuce leaves, or mushrooms, or trees. Jack read in the book. Coral reefs are only found in warm tropical waters. Nearly 5 ,000 different species of coral live in the ocean.

第四章 鱼儿之城 到处都是鱼，有的在摇曳的海草上方游动，有的在洁白的 沙底觅食，还有的从珊瑚洞里探出头张望。有些珊瑚长得像蓝色的手指 或是带蕾丝边的扇子。还有的像鹿角、生菜叶、蘑菇，或是小树。 杰克从书里读到：珊瑚礁只生长在温暖的热带水域中。 海洋里生活着近5000种不同的珊瑚。

species of fish live around coral reefs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Jack pulled out his pencil and notebook. He started to write a list. Coral reef research. Warm water. Over 5 ,000 kinds of fish. Look! said Annie. The sub floated past a huge starfish, then a pink jellyfish, then a blue seahorse. Jack added to his list starfish, jellyfish, seahorses. What is that? said Annie. Jack saw a creature that looked like a

印度洋和太平洋的珊瑚礁周边，还生活着许多不同种类的鱼。 杰克掏出铅笔和笔记本，开始列清单。 珊瑚礁研究记录：暖水水域，生存着超过5000种鱼类。 “快看！”安妮喊道。潜水艇飘过一只巨大的海星，接着是一只粉色水母，然后是一只蓝色的 海马。杰克把海星、水母、海马也加到了他的清单里。 “那是什么？”安妮问。杰克看到一只生物，长得像个

Giant pancake with a long tail. A stingray, said Jack. He put that on his list as well. And that, said Annie. She pointed at the biggest shell Jack had ever seen. It was as big as a footstool. I'll have to check on that one, said Jack. He turned the pages of the Ocean Book. When he got to the page about clams, he read aloud. The giant clam of the coral reef is three feet wide and weighs up to two hundred pounds. Wow, said Annie. No kidding, said Jack. He added giant clam to his list. Dolphins, cried Annie. Jack looked up. Two dolphins were peering at Jack.

拖着长尾巴的巨型煎饼。 “是黄貂鱼。”杰克说。 他也把黄貂鱼加到了清单上。 “还有那个！”安妮说。 她指着杰克这辈子见过的最大的贝壳。 它和脚凳一样大。 “我得查一下这个是什么。”杰克说。 他翻动着《海洋百科》的书页。 翻到介绍蛤蜊的页面时，他大声读了出来。 珊瑚礁里的巨蛤宽达3英尺，重量最高可达200磅。 “哇！”安妮惊叹道。 “可不是嘛。”杰克说。 他把巨蛤也加到了清单上。 “是海豚！”安妮大喊起来。 杰克抬起头。 两只海豚正盯着杰克看呢。

They tapped their noses against the glass. Their eyes were bright. They seemed to be smiling. Jack laughed. It was like we're in the fish tank and they're looking at us. He said, Their names are Suki and Sam, said Annie, sister and brother. You're nuts, said Jack. Here's a kiss for you, Suki, Annie said. She pressed her lips to the glass as if she were kissing the dolphin's nose. Oh, brother, said Jack. But the dolphin opened her mouth and tossed her head. She seemed to be laughing. Hey, I know the answer to the riddle. Dolphins, said Annie. They're gray and plain, but they have great beauty inside.

它们用鼻子轻轻敲着玻璃。 它们的眼睛亮晶晶的。 看起来好像在笑一样。 杰克笑了起来。 这感觉就像我们待在鱼缸里，它们在外面看着我们似的。 他说： “它们叫苏琪和萨姆，是兄妹俩哦。”安妮说。 “你可真能瞎想。”杰克说。 “苏琪，给你一个亲亲~”安妮说。 她把嘴唇贴在玻璃上，就像在亲海豚的鼻子一样。 “哎哟我的天。”杰克无奈地说。 不过那只海豚张开嘴，晃了晃脑袋。 它看起来好像在笑呢。 “嘿，我知道谜语的答案啦！” “是海豚。”安妮说。 “它们灰乎乎的看起来很普通，但是内在可美啦。”

We forgot the rough -as -a -rock part," said Jack. Dolphin skin looked smooth and slippery. All right," said Annie. The dolphins flipped their tails. They swam off into the light blue water. Wait! Don't go! called Annie. Suki! But the dolphins were gone. It's time for us to go, too," said Jack. He was afraid someone might be looking for the mini -sub. But we haven't solved the riddle," said Annie. Jack studied the bright underwater world.

“可是我们忘了谜语里‘像岩石一样粗糙’的部分呀。”杰克说。 海豚的皮肤看起来滑溜溜的，一点都不粗糙。 “好吧。”安妮说。 海豚甩了甩尾巴。 它们游向了浅蓝色的海水中。 “等等！” “不要走！” 安妮大喊道。 “苏琪！” 可是海豚已经游得看不见了。 “我们也该走啦。”杰克说。 他担心有人会来找这艘迷你潜水艇。 “可是我们还没解开谜语呀。”安妮说。 杰克仔细打量着这片明亮的水下世界。