In the warm tropical waters off the coast of Australia, two clownfish swam at the edge of the Great Barrier Reef. Here the ocean was a place of brightly colored anemones, towering corals, and delicate sea plants. But just beyond the reef was the vast open sea.
查看中文翻译
"Yes, honey. It's beautiful," a clownfish named Coral said nervously to her husband, Marlin. "When you said you wanted an ocean view, you didn't think you were gonna get the whole ocean, did you?"
查看中文翻译
"Oh, yeah. A fish can breathe out here," Marlin boasted.
查看中文翻译
He grinned. The edge of the Great Barrier Reef! He couldn't think of a better spot to make their new home.
查看中文翻译
"I know that the Drop-off is desirable, with the great schools and the amazing view and all that. But do we really need so much space?" Although Coral loved her new anemone home, she was a bit cautious about the location near the open sea, with its unpredictable dangers.
查看中文翻译
"Coral, honey. Our kids deserve the best," Marlin said. "They'll wake up, poke their little heads out of the window, and they'll see a whale passing right by."
查看中文翻译
"Shhh! You're gonna wake the kids," Coral whispered. They gazed inside the cozy cave just below the anemone, where hundreds of tiny fish eggs nestled close together -- Marlin and Coral's children.
查看中文翻译
Marlin couldn't wait for their babies to hatch. He wanted to show his children all the sights of the glorious ocean.
查看中文翻译
"We still have to name them," Coral said. Marlin puffed up with pride and drew an imaginary line down the center of the group of eggs with his fin. "We'll name this half Marlin junior and this half Marlene."
查看中文翻译
"I like Nemo," Coral said.
查看中文翻译
"Nemo?" Marlin repeated. "Well, we'll name one Nemo."
查看中文翻译
Coral looked over at Marlin wistfully. "Just think," she said. "In a couple of days we're going to be parents."
查看中文翻译
"What if they don't like me?" Marlin said.
查看中文翻译
"There's over four hundred eggs. Odds are one of them is bound to like you," Coral teased.
查看中文翻译
Marlin stared at her and shyly asked: "You remember how we met?"
查看中文翻译
"Well, I try not to," Coral replied.
查看中文翻译
Marlin playfully chased his wife in and out of the anemone. "I remember." he said. " 'Excuse me, miss. Could you check and see if I have a hook in my lip? Oh, you gotta look closer.'"
查看中文翻译
Coral laughed and swam out of the anemone to avoid getting caught by her husband. Marlin poked his head out of the anemone and was startled to find that the neighborhood was eerily quiet. He spotted Coral, who was motionless, staring into the water at a hungry barracuda.
查看中文翻译
"Get inside the house, Coral," he whispered. But Coral didn't want to leave her babies exposed. She darted for the grotto, but was too slow -- the barracuda reached her as she entered the cave.
查看中文翻译
Marlin slammed against the barracuda, trying desperately to save his wife. But with a quick swish of its tail, the barracuda batted Marlin against some rocks. Dazed, Marlin floated down into the protective fronds of an anemone.
查看中文翻译
After the sand had settled, Marlin came to with a start and bolted out of the anemone.
查看中文翻译
"Coral?" he called.
查看中文翻译
There was no answer. He peered inside the grotto. Empty. He squinted into the vast blue water.
查看中文翻译
Nothing.
查看中文翻译
Coral was gone. The eggs were gone.
查看中文翻译
Marlin couldn't believe this was happening! In the space of a few minutes, his life had been changed forever. His family was gone. He shook his head. He felt like it was his fault. He shouldn't have insisted they live by the Drop-off. As he sadly turned away, he noticed something out of the corner of his eye.
查看中文翻译
Lying on a small ledge not far away was one tiny egg. It was damaged with a small scratch. But the egg was alive. Alive!
查看中文翻译
Marlin cradled the egg in his fin. "There, there. Daddy's here. And I promise, I will never let anything happen to you…" He paused a moment, then called the egg by name.
查看中文翻译
"Nemo."
查看中文翻译