这片海滩是垃圾做的

这片海滩是垃圾做的。把这条转发给那个还往海里扔瓶子的人。在美国北加州的海岸,海浪打上一片在阳光下泛着绿、蓝、白光的沙滩。远看像撒了一地宝石。

This beach is made of trash. Send this to someone who still throws bottles in the ocean. On the coast of Northern California, waves crash onto a beach that sparkles green, blue, and white in the sun. From a distance it looks like jewels.

那不是宝石。几十年里,附近的小镇就把这块地方当垃圾场,瓶子、盘子、碎玻璃全都直接倒进海里。剩下的事,是大海做的。

It is not jewels. For decades, the town nearby used this exact spot as its dump, throwing away bottles, dishes, and broken glass straight into the water. The ocean did the rest.

一浪接一浪,一年接一年,大海磨平了每一道锋利的边,把碎玻璃变成了圆圆的、彩色的小石头。今天这里是受保护的公园,连捡走一块都是违法的。

Wave after wave, year after year, the ocean smoothed every sharp edge until the broken glass turned into small, round, colorful stones. Today it is a protected park, and picking up even one piece is against the law.