Chapter 12

12 A Dip in the Bay Rosa woke up early the next day-though not as early as Albert, who had already gone off in search of apples with Little Pig. Nan was still snoring, and was battling even Mr Hibberdee for the prize of loudest sleeper. Light on her feet, Rosa carried Stick outside to avoid waking the others. The sun was low in the sky and cast a dazzling light on to the calm sea. It was a beautiful morning for

第二天，罗莎起得很早——虽然没有阿尔伯特起得早，因为他已经带着小猪去找苹果去了。 南还在打鼾，甚至和希伯迪先生争睡得最响的奖。 罗莎轻手轻脚地把木棍抱到外面，以免吵醒其他人。 太阳低低地挂在空中，在平静的海面上投下耀眼的光芒。 这是一个美丽的早晨

rubbish collecting. Oki led the way along the beach, carrying a rubbish sack over his shoulder and removing anything he spotted. Rosa couldn't believe how much junk washed up each day. 'Is there nothing we can do to stop it?' she asked, placing a piece of plastic pipe in a bag made of old fishing nets. 'You can't stop the tides and currents of the sea,' said Oki. 'Only people can make a difference by not throwing plastic away so carelessly. Rosa understood Oki's words, and was determined to do even better from now on. And that meant finding every last little piece that was scattered across the beach.

垃圾收集。Oki在沙滩上走在前面，肩上扛着一个垃圾袋，捡走他看到的任何东西。 罗莎简直不敢相信每天有这么多垃圾被冲上岸。 “我们没有办法阻止它吗？”她问道，把一根塑料管放进一个用旧渔网做成的袋子里。 “你无法阻止潮汐和海流，”Oki说。 “只有人们不要如此随意地扔掉塑料，才能有所作为。” 罗莎明白了奥基的话，决心从现在开始做得更好。 这意味着要找到散落在海滩上的每一个小碎片。

As she collected bottle tops and slivers of packaging Rosa heard the lighthouse door clank open. Oki laughed aloud. 'There goes your grandma!' he said. Grandma Nan hurtled down the beach wearing just her dark brown swimsuit, a yellowing white swimming cap and her big glasses. 'Coming for a dip, Rosa?!' cried Nan, with a wonderful giggle. 'Now there's an offer you can't refuse!' said Oki.

罗莎正在收集瓶盖和包装碎片，她听到灯塔的门哐当一声打开了。 Oki大笑起来。“你奶奶走了！”他说。 南奶奶只穿着深棕色的泳衣，戴着一顶黄白色的泳帽，戴着一副大眼镜，从海滩上冲下来。 “来游泳吗，罗莎？”南咯咯地笑着叫道。 “现在有一个提议你不能拒绝！”Oki说。

'But won't it be really cold?' said Rosa. 'Not when you have fur'said Oki, patting his chest. Rosa suddenly wished she had fur, even if it made her look funny. Nan leapt headfirst into the water, making it look as easy and carefree as stepping into a warm bath. 'I don't know,' Rosa said. 'You'll regret it if you don't,' said Oki and, with that, he dropped his bag of rubbish and raced off to join Nan. Nothing could stop Oki from swimming. Rosa sighed,but she knew Oki was right. It wasn't every day you got to swim in the sea. 'All right,' she said bravely, pulling her swimsuit from her backpack. 'Wait for me!'

“可是那里不会很冷吗？”罗莎说。 “当你有毛的时候就不会了。”Oki拍着他的胸部说。 罗莎突然希望她有皮毛，即使它让她看起来很滑稽。 南一头跳进水里，看起来就像走进一个温暖的浴缸一样轻松和无忧无虑。 “我不知道，”罗莎说。 “如果你不这么做，你会后悔的。”大木说着，扔下垃圾袋，跑去找南。 没有什么能阻止奥基游泳。 罗莎叹了口气，但她知道奥基是对的。 不是每天都能在海里游泳的。 “好吧，”她勇敢地说，从背包里拿出泳衣。 “等等我！”

She got changed in a hurry and skipped down the beach. Stick raced her all the way, and hurtled into the white foam of the surf with all the joy of youth. But Stick clearly had never been in the sea before. No sooner had the chilly water penetrated her fur than she leapt back on to dry land with a shiver and a yelp. Rosa giggled, patting her as she reached the water's edge. 'I know,' she said wisely. Rosa held out her big toe and dipped han it in the water as the lightly breaking waves frothed at her feet.

她匆忙换好衣服，蹦蹦跳跳地沿着海滩走去。 棍子一路追着她，带着青春的欢乐冲进白色的泡沫里。 但很明显，斯蒂克以前从未下过海。 冰冷的水刚渗进她的皮毛，她就跳回到陆地上，打了个寒颤，大叫一声。 罗莎咯咯地笑着，在她走到水边时拍了拍她。 “我知道，”她明智地说。 罗莎伸出大脚趾，把它伸进水里，轻轻拍打的海浪在她的脚上翻腾起泡沫。