The Starfish[qh]
海星[qh]
Last summer l took a trip to an island.[qh]
去年夏天我去一个小岛旅行
I had a lot of fun.[qh]
我玩得很开心
I sat and watched the waves and listened to the ocean.[qh]
我坐着看海浪,听大海的声音
I learned to identify birds.[qh]
我学会了识别鸟类
I discovered pretty things and enjoyed the taste of new foods.[qh]
我发现了漂亮的东西,享受了新食物的味道
It was a very nice time.[qh]
那是一段非常美好的时光
One evening I took a pleasant walk by the ocean.[qh]
一天晚上,我在海边愉快地散步
When the waves came in, many starfish fell on the beach.[qh]
海浪来袭时,许多海星落在海滩上
Some starfish went back into the water, and they were safe.[qh]
一些海星回到了水里,它们是安全的
But other starfish were still on the sand.[qh]
但其它海星还在沙滩上
They would die if they did not get into the water.[qh]
如果不回到水里,它们就会死
There were many star fish on the beach that night.[qh]
那天晚上海滩上有许多海星
It made me sad, but I knew l could not fix the problem.[qh]
这让我很难过,但我知道我无法解决这个问题
I stepped very carefully so l did not damage them.[qh]
我走得很小心,以免弄伤它们
Then I saw a little girl.[qh]
然后我看到一个小女孩
She was also sad about the starfish.[qh]
她也为海星感到难过
She wanted to prevent all of them from dying.[qh]
她想阻止所有海星死去
She asked me if l could perhaps help her.[qh]
她问我是否可以帮助她
"I don't think we can do anything," I said.[qh]
“我想我们什么也做不了,”我说
The little girl started to cry.[qh]
小女孩哭了起来
She sat back against a rock and thought for a while.[qh]
她靠在一块石头上,想了一会儿
Finally, the emotion was gone.[qh]
最后,这种情绪消失了
She stopped crying and stood up.[qh]
她停止了哭泣,站了起来
Then she picked up a star fish and threw it into the water.[qh]
然后她捡起一条海星,把它扔进了水里
"What are you doing?" I asked her.[qh]
“你在干什么?”我问她
But she did not answer me.[qh]
但她没有回答我
She just threw as many starfish as she could.[qh]
她只是尽可能多地扔海星
"You cannot save all of them!" I said.[qh]
“你救不了所有的海星!”我说
She stopped to look at me.[qh]
她停下来看着我
"No, I cannot save them all," she replied.[qh]
“对,我不能救所有海星,”她回答
Then she picked up a very big starfish and said,"But I can save this one."[qh]
然后她捡起一只很大的海星说:“但是我可以救这一只
And then she smiled and threw the starfish as far as she could into the ocean.[qh]
然后她笑了笑,把海星尽可能地扔进了海里