Horseshoes Aren't Just for Good Luck

Horseshoes aren't just for good luck. Written by Deborah Ambrosa. Illustrated by Marcy Ramsey.

马蹄铁可不只是用来带来好运的哦。作者：黛博拉·安布罗萨。绘者：玛西·拉姆齐。

Introduction I had my best summer vacation when I was 9. I went to visit Graham, my great -grandmother, and I saw the ocean for the first time.

引言 我最棒的一次暑假，是在我九岁的时候。 我去看望我的曾祖母格雷厄姆，还第一次见到了大海。

Life by the Sea I rode on a train from the city all by myself. Gram and her friend Jim met me at the train station and we drove to Gram's big gray house. In her small beach town, most people walked or rode bicycles. I even saw horse carriages.

海边的生活 我独自一人坐火车从城市出发。 格雷厄姆奶奶和她的朋友吉姆到火车站接我，然后我们开车去了她那栋灰色的大房子。 在她住的这个海滨小镇里，大多数人都步行或者骑自行车出行。 我还见到了马车呢。

Graham's house had a colorful flower garden and a big front porch. She told me to pick the bedroom I wanted, so I picked the yellow room. It had a window that faced the ocean.

格雷厄姆家有个五颜六色的花园，还有一个大大的前廊。 她让我选自己喜欢的卧室，我选了那间黄色的屋子。 那间房有一扇正对着大海的窗户。

My Summer Home It was very quiet in Graham's house, but I could hear the sound of the waves. I wanted to see them up close. I ran downstairs to go to the beach. Graham stopped me. She said I couldn't go to the beach alone until I had learned the rules of the sea. We took off our shoes and walked to the beach together.

我的夏日小屋 格雷厄姆家里静悄悄的，但我能听见海浪的声音。 我想凑近看看海浪。 我跑下楼打算去海边。 格雷厄姆拦住了我。 她说在我学会海边的安全规则之前，不能独自去海边。 我们脱掉鞋子，一起往海边走去。

Graham said I could walk along the beach between two rock jetties. The jetties were walls of rocks that helped to keep the beach sand from eroding away into the sea. Graham said not to go into the water unless she or Jim were with me. She told me about currents. The currents were strong flows of water that could drag me far out into the ocean. I learned a lot. That night, moonlight streamed into my room. I went to sleep listening to the waves.

格雷厄姆说我可以在两座防波石堤之间的沙滩上散步。 防波堤是用石头砌成的墙，用来防止沙滩的沙子被海水冲走。 格雷厄姆说，除非有她或者吉姆陪着，不然我不能下水。 她跟我讲了洋流的事。 洋流是流速很快的水流，会把人冲到很远的外海去。 我学到了好多知识。 那天晚上，月光洒进我的房间。 我听着海浪声睡着了。