The children walked through the beach grass and sat on the sand.
孩子们穿过海滩上的草丛，坐在沙滩上。
“Jessie, look at that!” cried Benny, pointing.
“杰西，看那个！”本尼指着喊道。
As he spoke, a stream of water shot out of the sand.
就在他说话时，一股水流从沙子里喷了出来。
But Henry did not stop to say how pretty it was. “Clams!” he shouted.
但亨利没有停下来赞叹它有多漂亮。“蛤蜊！”他大喊道。
He jumped up and took a stick from the beach.
他跳起来，从海滩上捡起一根木棍。
The rest of the children and the dog ran to watch Henry as he began to dig.
其余的孩子和狗都跑过去看亨利开始挖掘。
Sure enough, he took a real clam from the wet hole.
果然，他从湿漉漉的洞里挖出了一只真正的蛤蜊。
“Oh, I wish I had a shovel!” cried Henry. “There are lots of clams here. See that hole, and that!”
“噢，我要是有把铲子就好了！”亨利叫道，“这里有很多蛤蜊。看那个洞，还有那个！”
“Let’s run up and get two big spoons and the dishpan,” cried Jessie.
“我们快跑去拿两把大勺子和洗碗盆吧，”杰西喊道。
They raced for the tools, leaving Benny and Violet with the stick.
他们飞奔去拿工具，留下本尼和维奥莱特拿着木棍。
When they came running back, they found that Benny had dug out another clam.
当他们跑回来时，发现本尼又挖出了一只蛤蜊。
“I am going to keep mine,” said Benny, very pleased with himself. “It is such a pretty purple color.”
“我要把我的这只留着，”本尼得意地说，“它的紫色真漂亮。”
“You can put all yours together into this pan, Benny,” said Jessie, giving him a saucepan.
“你可以把你挖的都放进这个锅里，本尼，”杰西说着递给他一个平底锅。
“You won’t want to keep them when you find out how good they are to eat.”
“等你发现它们有多好吃时，你就不会想留着了。”
The children took off their shoes and set to work.
孩子们脱下鞋子，开始干活。
“There’s another!” cried Benny. “I can’t dig fast enough.”
“又有一只！”本尼叫道，“我挖得不够快。”
Watch seemed to know what was going on.
沃奇（狗名）似乎知道发生了什么。
He stood still a minute watching Benny dig with the stick.
它静静地站了一会儿，看着本尼用木棍挖。
Then he began to dig too, with his paws.
然后它也开始用爪子挖了起来。
“Good old Watch!” cried Benny. “You can do all my digging if you want, and I will take the clams out for you.”
“好样的沃奇！”本尼叫道，“如果你愿意，你可以替我挖，我来帮你把蛤蜊拿出来。”
As if he really did understand, the dog waited for Benny to show him where the clam was.
仿佛真的听懂了一样，狗等着本尼告诉它蛤蜊在哪里。
Then he began to dig again.
然后它又开始挖了。
The older children laughed to see the sand fly under his paws, but they were very glad to see the pan fill up.
大孩子们看着沙子在它的爪子下飞溅，笑了起来，但看到锅渐渐装满，他们也非常高兴。
“I suppose these are for dinner tomorrow,” said Henry, as he threw a clam on the pile.
“我想这些是明天晚餐吃的，”亨利边说边把一只蛤蜊扔到堆上。
“Yes,” said Jessie. “These will keep all right here. We can cover them all over with seaweed.”
“是的，”杰西说，“放在这里保鲜没问题。我们可以用海藻把它们盖起来。”
“I think we have enough,” said Henry, looking at the pan.
“我觉得够了，”亨利看着锅说。
He went to the water and pulled out a lot of wet seaweed.
他走到水边，捞出了许多湿海藻。
He spread this carefully over the clams.
他小心地把海藻铺在蛤蜊上面。
“I wish we knew what was around that next point,” he said. “Let’s find out.”
“真希望我们知道下一个海岬那边有什么，”他说，“我们去看看吧。”
“We’re exploring now, Benny,” said Violet. “You must keep your eyes open.”
“我们现在是在探险，本尼，”维奥莱特说，“你得睁大眼睛仔细看。”
Benny’s eyes were certainly open when he went around the point.
当本尼绕过海岬时，他的眼睛确实睁得大大的。
In the water near the beach was a little raft.
在海滩附近的水面上有一个小木筏。
“Oh, I know that Grandfather fixed this place for us to swim in!” said Benny.
“噢，我知道这是爷爷特意给我们弄的游泳区！”本尼说。
“Of course he did,” said Henry. “The water here can’t be over my head, but it is deep enough for swimming.”
“当然是他弄的，”亨利说，“这里的水深没不过我的头，但也足够游泳了。”
The children explored until three o’clock.
孩子们一直探索到三点钟。
Then they all agreed to go swimming, and went to their rooms to put on their suits.
然后大家都同意去游泳，便回房间换上了泳衣。
When they came back to the beach, they all walked together into the water.
回到海滩后，大家一起走进了水里。
“Cold!” said Benny, walking out again. “I like warm water.”
“好冷！”本尼说着又走了出来，“我喜欢温水。”
“That’s because you’re not in all over,” said Jessie, laughing. “You just watch Henry, and you’ll soon like it.”
“那是因为你还没全身浸进去，”杰西笑着说，“你看着亨利，很快就会喜欢的。”
They all watched Henry as he went quickly into the water and began swimming hand over hand to the raft.
大家都看着亨利迅速走进水里，双手交替划着向木筏游去。
Watch swam along beside him.
沃奇在旁边陪着他游。
“It’s great!” Henry shouted, as he sat on the raft “Come on out, Jessie.”
“太棒了！”亨利坐在木筏上喊道，“快来吧，杰西。”
“I will, just as soon as I get Benny in,” she called back. “You’ll never be warm unless you go in all over, Benny.”
“我马上就来，只要能让本尼下水，”她回应道，“除非你全身都浸进水里，否则永远不会觉得暖和，本尼。”
But Benny would not go in. He sat in his swimming suit, throwing stones into the water.
但本尼就是不肯下水。他穿着泳衣坐在那里，往水里扔石头。
Violet was down the beach, looking for seaweed.
维奥莱特在海滩下游寻找海藻。
She said she would stay with Benny while Jessie swam out to the raft.
她说杰西游向木筏时，她会留下来陪本尼。
As Jessie and Henry sat with their feet in the water, they saw a man coming.
杰西和亨利坐在水边泡着脚时，看见一个人走了过来。
“It’s Joe!” said Henry. It was Joe, and he was wearing a swimming suit.
“是乔！”亨利说。确实是乔，他也穿着泳衣。
Henry watched as Joe came along the beach and sat down beside Benny.
亨利看着乔沿着海滩走来，在本尼身边坐下。
“How is the water today?” asked Joe.
“今天水温怎么样？”乔问。
“It’s awfully cold,” replied Benny. “It’s ice melted.”
“冷得要命，”本尼回答，“简直像融化的冰水。”
“I guess that’s because you haven’t been in all over,” said Joe, smiling.
“我想那是因为你还没全身浸进去，”乔微笑着说。
“Yes, that’s what Jessie says,” said Benny.
“是啊，杰西也是这么说的，”本尼说。
“That is called rockweed,” said Joe suddenly, as Violet picked up a long piece of brown seaweed.
“那叫岩藻，”乔突然说道，这时维奥莱特正捡起一条长长的棕色海藻。
“There are beautiful seaweeds around here. See this dark green one on the sand? And here’s another red one. Look! There is a piece of it in that wave!”
“这附近有很多漂亮的海藻。看到沙滩上这条深绿色的了吗？这儿还有一条红色的。看！海浪里还有一片！”
Joe went into the water, and Violet followed him.
乔走进水里，维奥莱特也跟了上去。
“Oh, there it goes!” she cried. “We’ve lost it.”
“噢，漂走了！”她叫道，“我们错过了。”
Benny was standing up by this time, looking into the waves.
这时本尼站了起来，注视着海浪。
He did not even feel the water washing over his feet.
他甚至没感觉到海水漫过了他的双脚。
The seaweed came up on a wave and went down again. This time Benny went after it.
那片海藻随着波浪浮起又沉下。这次本尼追了过去。
“I’ve got it!” he shouted. He was right. He had caught the red seaweed, and he was wet all over.
“我抓住了！”他喊道。没错，他抓住了那片红海藻，浑身也都湿透了。
“Good for you, Benny!” said Joe with a smile. “Let me take it a minute.”
“干得好，本尼！”乔笑着说，“让我拿一下。”
“Here,” said Benny, handing the seaweed to Joe. He did not know that he was standing in melted ice.
“给你，”本尼说着把海藻递给乔。他都没意识到自己正站在冰冷的海水里。
“Say, I have an idea,” said Joe. “Float the seaweed like this in water. Then pick it up by putting a piece of writing paper under it and spread out the feathery branches with a pin.”
“嘿，我有个主意，”乔说，“像这样把海藻浮在水里。然后在下面垫一张信纸把它托起来，再用针把羽状的枝叶拨开。”
“Will the seaweed stay on the paper?” asked Violet.
“海藻会粘在纸上吗？”维奥莱特问。
“Yes,” said Joe. “There is something in the seaweed that makes it stick to the paper when it is dry. Then you can use the paper for writing letters.”
“会的，”乔说，“海藻里有一种物质，干了以后会让它粘在纸上。然后你就可以用这张纸写信了。”
“Oh, I’d like that,” cried Violet, “but I’d also like to make a seaweed collection!”
“噢，我喜欢这个主意，”维奥莱特叫道，“但我也想做一本海藻标本集！”
“Fine!” said Henry, for he and Jessie had come back from the raft to see what was going on. “You can write down the names of the seaweed and make a little book.”
“好啊！”亨利说，他和杰西已经从木筏那边回来看看发生了什么事。“你可以写下海藻的名字，做成一本小册子。”
“That will be hard to do. There aren’t many everyday names for seaweed,” said Joe.
“那可不容易。海藻并没有多少通俗的名字，”乔说。
“You know lots of things, don’t you, Joe?” said Benny.
“你知道的真多啊，是不是，乔？”本尼说。
The three older children agreed, for they had seen how clever Joe had been in getting Benny into the cold water without his knowing it.
三个大孩子都表示赞同，因为他们看到了乔是多么巧妙地让本尼在不知不觉中下了冷水。
After they had dressed and were sitting down to supper, Henry was thinking about Joe.
换好衣服坐下来吃晚饭时，亨利一直在想着乔。
Later, when he was in bed, he thought, “Joe is a very strange handy man, to know the names of the different kinds of seaweed.”
后来躺在床上时，他想：“乔真是个奇怪的杂工，竟然知道各种海藻的名字。”
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