14 The Rocky Shore Report

The Rocky Shore Report written by Pam Holden illustrated by Robin Van't Hof

《洛基海岸报告》由帕姆·霍尔顿撰写，罗宾·范·特·霍夫绘制

Every summer, the children at Hilltop School visit the rocky shore. Before they go, they make careful plans and good safety rules. Some parents are invited to go on the trip. It is important to visit when the tide is low. The children read books about rock pools, and they find information about the creatures and plants they might find there.

每年夏天，山顶学校的孩子们都会去岩石海岸游玩。 在出发之前，他们会制定周密的计划和良好的安全规则。 一些家长被邀请去旅行。 退潮时参观是很重要的。 孩子们读关于岩石池的书，他们找到了关于他们可能在那里找到的生物和植物的信息。

Everyone has fun exploring the rock pools. The children watch tiny fish swimming in clear water. They see seaweed and pretty plants that look like flowers, and they count lots of starfish. There are crabs of all sizes scuttling along, and different kinds of shellfish. If they are lucky, the children might even find an octopus waving its eight tentacles. They always hope to see a tiny seahorse swimming slowly around. The teachers and parents take photographs of each thing the children find. When they leave, they make sure everything is left exactly the way they found it. Back at school, the children write reports about their visit. Each year they look forward to returning to the rocky shore.

每个人都在岩石池里玩得很开心。 孩子们看着小鱼在清澈的水中游泳。 他们看到海藻和漂亮的像花一样的植物，他们还数了很多海星。 有各种大小的螃蟹和各种贝类在游动。 如果幸运的话，孩子们甚至可能发现一只章鱼在挥动它的八条触手。 他们总是希望看到一只小海马慢慢地游来游去。 老师和家长给孩子们找到的每样东西拍下照片。 当他们离开时，他们会确保所有东西都保持原样。 回到学校后，孩子们写关于这次访问的报告。 每年它们都盼望着回到岩石海岸。

But one year the children were disappointed. They noticed that there were not many crabs and shellfish in the tide pools, and it was hard to find any little fish swimming around. They counted a few starfish, but nobody could find an octopus or a seahorse. Everyone was puzzled and worried because the water in the pools was cloudy instead of clear. "What has happened here?" the children asked. Their parents and teachers explained that some visitors did not understand the rules of the sea. Too many shellfish had been taken away. Lots of fish and crabs had been caught in nets by greedy people.

但是有一年孩子们失望了。 他们注意到潮池里没有多少螃蟹和贝类，也很难找到游来游去的小鱼。 他们数了几只海星，但没有人找到章鱼或海马。 每个人都感到困惑和担心，因为水池里的水浑浊而不是清澈。 “这里发生了什么事?”孩子们问。 他们的父母和老师解释说，一些游客不了解海上规则。 太多的贝类被带走了。 许多鱼和螃蟹被贪婪的人用网捕获。

When the disappointed children returned to school, they made a new plan. "We'll write a report about the empty pools," they decided. "We'll send it to all our friends to remind them about the rules of the sea. When people understand the rules, maybe they will leave the rock pools for the sea creatures. They will look but not touch."

当失望的孩子们回到学校时，他们制定了一个新计划。 “我们要写一篇关于空水池的报告，”他们决定。 “我们会把它发给我们所有的朋友，提醒他们遵守海洋规则。 当人们明白了规则，也许他们会离开岩石池，去海洋生物那里。 他们只会看，不会碰。”

First, the children made a book with photos that showed the rocky shore before the problem started. The pools were clear and full of plants and sea creatures. Next, they put photos of the beach as it looked now, showing rubbish and empty pools. Then they made a list of rules of the sea. "Please help to save the rocky shore before it is too late," they wrote.

首先，孩子们制作了一本书，里面有问题发生前岩石海岸的照片。 池塘很清澈，充满了植物和海洋生物。 接下来，他们放上了海滩现在的照片，上面是垃圾和空水池。 然后他们制定了一系列海上规则。 “请帮助拯救岩石海岸，否则就太晚了，”他们写道。