Will It Float?

Will It Float? This past winter, my family went on a vacation. It was a lot of fun. I was surprised to find that I could float with very little effort while swimming in the ocean. l asked my mom why. She said, " Ocean water is salty. Things do not sink easily in salty water. Let's do an experiment. " She got a glass and an egg. She filled the glass halfway with water. She put the egg in the glass. It sank to the bottom. “ Now, let's add some salt, ” she said. One teaspoon, two teaspoons. the egg started to rise a little. Three teaspoons…and it was floating in the water.

它会浮起来吗? 去年冬天。我们一家人去度假了，好多好多乐趣。 我惊讶地发现，在海里游泳时，我可以毫不费力地浮起来。 我问妈妈为什么。她说:“海水是咸的。东西在盐水中不容易下沉。我们做个实验吧。” 她拿了一个杯子和一个鸡蛋。她把杯子装满了一半的水。她把鸡蛋放进玻璃杯里。它沉到海底。 “现在，让我们加一些盐，”她说。一茶匙，两茶匙……鸡蛋开始上升了一点。三茶匙…它漂浮在水里。

“ Salty water is heavy, ” explained Mom. Things do not sink easily in salty water. Ocean water makes you float. That is why you can swim easily in the ocean. Still, you must be a good swimmer to swim in the ocean. And if you get water in your mouth, you can tell that it is really salty!

“盐水很重，”妈妈解释说。东西在盐水中不容易下沉。海水能让你浮起来。这就是为什么你可以很容易地在海里游泳。 不过，你必须是个游泳好手才能在海里游泳。如果你嘴里有水，你就会知道它真的很咸!