09 Ouch!

Chapter 9. Ouch! The sun shone in the ocean. It sparkled like a diamond. Jack felt safe now. His dolphin was taking good care of him. The dolphins slowed down as they neared the reef. Jack lowered his feet. He felt the bumpy coral. He let go of the dolphin's fin and stood up in the water. Annie stood too. Then she threw her arms around her head.

第九章 哎哟！ 阳光洒在海面上，像钻石一样闪闪发光。杰克现在感觉很安心，他的海豚正好好照顾着他呢。 海豚们靠近礁石的时候放慢了速度。 杰克放下脚，摸到了凹凸不平的珊瑚。他松开海豚的鳍，在水里站了起来。 安妮也站了起来，然后她伸手抱住了自己的头。

dolphin and gave her a big hug. Thank you, Suki! She cried, and she kissed the dolphin's nose. Suki tossed her head and clicked at Annie. Kiss Sam now! Annie said to Jack. You're nuts! Said Jack. But Sam nuzzled Jack's head. Then he put his flippers around Jack's neck. Jack couldn't resist. He threw his arms around the dolphin and gave him a quick kiss. Sam nodded and made clicking sounds like laughter. Then he turned to Suki. The two dolphins chattered to each other for a moment. They nodded at Jack and Annie and swam gracefully away. Bye, Suki! Bye, Sam! Annie shouted. Thanks! Jack shouted.

海豚，给了她一个大大的拥抱。 谢谢你，苏琪！ 她喊着，亲了亲海豚的鼻子。 苏琪晃了晃脑袋，对着安妮发出咔嗒咔嗒的声音。 现在快亲亲山姆呀！ 安妮对杰克说。 你疯啦！ 杰克说。 可山姆用鼻子蹭了蹭杰克的脑袋。 然后他用鳍搂住了杰克的脖子。 杰克实在没法拒绝了。 他伸手抱住海豚，飞快地亲了他一下。 山姆点点头，发出像笑声一样的咔嗒声。 然后他转向苏琪。 两只海豚叽叽喳喳地互相说了会儿话。 他们对着杰克和安妮点点头，优雅地游走了。 再见，苏琪！ 再见，山姆！ 安妮大喊道。 谢谢你们！ 杰克大喊道。

The dolphins leapt high into the air, then they dove back into the water with a splash. Jack and Annie laughed. I wish we could swim like that, said Jack. Jack and Annie watched the dolphins until they disappeared. I miss them already, Annie said softly. Me too, said Jack. He sat down in the shallow water. I'm really tired, he said. Annie sat beside him. Me too, she said. The warm water lapped around their shorts and T -shirts. Jack pulled off his pack. He took out his glasses and put them on. They were blurry with water.

海豚们高高跃出空中，然后哗啦一声钻回了水里。 杰克和安妮都笑了。 要是我们也能游得那么好就好了，杰克说。 杰克和安妮一直看着海豚，直到他们彻底消失不见。 我已经开始想他们了，安妮轻声说。 我也是，杰克说。 他在浅水里坐了下来。 我好累呀，他说。 安妮在他身边坐下。 我也是，她说。 暖暖的海水轻轻拍打着他们的短裤和T恤。 杰克取下自己的背包。 他拿出眼镜戴上。 眼镜上沾了水，模模糊糊的。

Guess what? said Annie. What? said Jack. I saw the shark when we were swimming, Annie said. But I didn't tell you. I wanted you to stay calm. Jack stared at her. I saw it too. I just swam faster so you would swim faster. And I swam faster so you would swim faster, said Annie. I guess we swam double fast then, Jack said. He shook his head with wonder. What now? said Annie. We go home, said Jack. But we haven't solved Morgan's riddle yet, said Annie. Jack sighed. He pulled his notebook out of his pack. It was soaked.

你猜怎么着？安妮说。 怎么了？杰克说。 我们刚才游泳的时候我看见鲨鱼了，安妮说。 但我没告诉你，我想让你保持冷静。 杰克盯着她看。 我也看见了，我刚才游得快就是想让你也游快点。 我游得快也是想让你游快点呀，安妮说。 那我们刚才岂不是游得双倍快，杰克说。 他惊讶地摇了摇头。 现在我们要做什么？安妮说。 我们回家，杰克说。 可我们还没解开摩根的谜语呢，安妮说。 杰克叹了口气，他从背包里拿出笔记本，本子已经湿透了。

He pulled out the ocean book. It was soaked too. We failed, he said. My research is all wet. We'll never be master librarians now. Jack put everything away. Let's go, he said sadly. He stood up. Then he started to cross the pink leaf toward the treehouse. Annie followed him. Ouch! Annie said. What's wrong? Jack looked back. I stepped on something. Annie bent down to rub her foot. What? said Jack a shell. Yeah, this. She picked up a large gray shell. Boy, is it rough. Rough and gray as a rock. And plain as plain can be, whispered Annie.

他掏出那本海洋书，也湿透了。 我们失败了，他说。我的研究资料全湿了，我们现在肯定当不上图书馆馆长了。 杰克把所有东西都收了起来。 我们走吧，他难过地说。 他站了起来，开始穿过粉色的叶子往树屋走去。 安妮跟在他身后。 哎哟！安妮叫道。 怎么了？杰克回头看。 我踩到什么东西了。 安妮弯下腰揉自己的脚。 什么？是贝壳吗？杰克说。 对呀，就是这个。她捡起一个大大的灰色贝壳。 天呀，它好粗糙呀，灰扑扑的，和石头一样粗。 而且普通得不能再普通了，安妮小声说。

Jack. They had found the answer. The shell looked like a clam shell, only bigger and with more ridges. How could this ugly shell be the answer to the riddle? said Annie. What about the part that says, There's great beauty in me? Wait, research, said Jack. He opened the soaked ocean book. The pages were stuck together, but he was able to turn a few. He found a picture of the gray shell. He read, Diver search for oysters in deep water. But sometimes oysters wash up on reefs or beaches. Inside some oysters you can find a pearl. The pearl's natural beauty makes it a treasure. It must have a pearl inside it, said Jack.

杰克，他们找到答案了！这个贝壳看起来像蛤蜊壳，只不过更大，而且 有更多的凸起纹路。 这么丑的贝壳怎么会是谜语的答案呢？安妮说。那句“我体内藏着大美丽” 是怎么回事呀？ 等一下，查资料，杰克说。他打开湿透的海洋书，书页都粘在一起了， 但他还是翻开了几页。他找到了那张灰色贝壳的图片，读道：潜水员 会在深水里寻找牡蛎。但有时候牡蛎会被冲到礁石或者海滩上。在 一些牡蛎的身体里，你能找到珍珠。珍珠天然的美丽让它成为了珍宝。 它里面肯定有一颗珍珠，杰克说。