美国语文第一册 第100期:沙滩

 Mary and Lucy have come down to the beach with their grandpa. 玛丽和露西跟随爷爷来到海滩。

They live in a town near the sea. 他们住在一个靠近海边的小镇上。

Their grandpa likes to sit on the large rock, and watch the big ships as they sail far away on the blue sea. 爷爷喜欢坐在大岩石上，望着那些大船在蔚蓝的海面上驶向远方。

Sometimes he sits there all day long. 有时他会待上一整天。

The little girls like to dig in the sand, and pick up pretty shells.  小女孩们喜欢在沙子上挖洞，捡拾漂亮的贝壳。

They watch the waves as they roll up on the beach, and break into white foam¹. 她们看着浪花翻卷到海滩上，泛起白色的泡沫。

They sometimes make little houses of sand, and build walls around them;  有时，她们用沙子推小房子，

and they dig wells with their small wooden spades². 在它们周围砌上墙，并用她们的小木铲挖一些小井。

They have been picking up shells for their little sister.  她们为她们的小妹妹捡了一些贝壳。

She is too young to come to the beach. 她们的妹妹还太小，来不了海滩。

I think all children like to play by the seaside when the sun is bright, and the wind does not blow too hard. 我所有孩子们都喜欢在风和日丽的日子里来海边玩。

1 foam   

v./n.泡沫，起泡沫

参考例句：

• The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
• The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。

2 spades   

锹(复数)

参考例句：

• They were playing on the beach with their buckets and spades . 他们带着桶和铲子在沙滩上玩。
• He bid three spades. 他叫三个黑桃。