Now,whatmakeschildrenliketheseasidesomuch?

　　原文：

　　WhenJulycomes,childrenknowthey’llhavetheirexaminationsandtheschoolyearwillendsoon.

　　Boysandgirlswillhavenearlyatwo-monthholiday,andthey’llleaveschoolbytrainorbycartoseetheirparents.

　　Thesummerholidaysarethebesttimeoftheyearformostchildren.Theweatherisusuallygood,sochildrencanspendmostoftheirtimeplayingoutside.Ifonelivesinthecountryside,hecangoandplayinthewoodsorinthefields.Ifhelivesinabigtown,hecanusuallygototheparktoplay.

　　Thebestplaceforchildrentospendtheirsummerholidaysistheseaside.Somechildrenareluckyenoughtolivenearthesea.Butforthosewhodonotlivethere,iftheyhavethelucktostayinoneofthebigseasidetownsforaweekortwo,they’lltalkaboutitallthefollowingschoolyear.

　　Now,whatmakeschildrenliketheseasidesomuch?Ithinktheyarethesand,theseaandthesun.Thefeelingsofthesandundertheirfeet,saltwaterontheirskin,andthewarmsunon.

　　试译：

　　七月来的时候,孩子们知道他们要考试了,学年会很快结束.男孩和女孩将有近两个月的假期,他们将要离开学校的火车或汽车去看望他们的父母.对于大多数孩子来说,暑假是一年中最好的时光.通常来说,暑假的天气都很好,大部分时间孩子们可以在外面玩.如果生活在农村,他可以去森林或田野里玩.如果在一个大城市,他通常去公园玩.暑假,儿童最好玩的地方海边.一些孩子很幸运,他们住在海边.但那些不住海边的孩子,如果他们有幸在一个海边的城镇住上一两个星期,接下来的一个学年他们会对此喋喋不休,津津乐道.那么,到底是什么让孩子们这么喜欢海边?我认为是他们脚下软软的沙滩,是滑过皮肤的咸咸的海水,是天上那暖暖的阳光.