CNN News:雖近在眼前，卻有遙不可及

雖近在眼前，卻有遙不可及

The city of San Diego California is just one part of San Diego Country, where 3.3 million people live. About 20 percent of school age children there live in poverty. Some have never seen the ocean despite living just miles from it.

美國加利福尼亞州圣迭戈僅是圣迭戈縣的一部分。這里人口達330萬。但是20%的學齡兒童卻生活貧困。盡管他們距離大海僅數(shù)英里遠，但是卻從未見過大海。

The founder of Ocean Discovery Institute says their world can be very small. So, she started a non-profit program that offers classroom activities, field trips and community projects to inspire budding scientists.

海洋研究所的創(chuàng)始人稱那些學齡兒童的世界很局限。所以，她開始創(chuàng)辦公益項目，提供室內(nèi)活動，實地旅行以及社區(qū)項目來激發(fā)這些未來的科學家。

The city is only minutes from the ocean, and yet it`s completely disconnected in many ways.

這座城市距離海邊僅有數(shù)十分鐘的路程，然而，卻多方不通。

It`s a high poverty community, low graduation rates, high crime, infrequent opportunities for science or nature access.

這是一個非常貧困的地區(qū)，這里就業(yè)率低、犯罪率高、享受科學和自然的幾率貧乏。

We have one microscope for you.

我們?yōu)槟銣蕚淞艘粋€顯微鏡。

I ran an organization that empowers young people through the ocean sciences.

我組織的這個機構(gòu)，能夠讓年輕人獲得海洋科學的知識。

We work with about 6,000 kids a year in the City Heights community from pre-K through college and beyond.

在這個社區(qū)我們每年和6000余名孩子一起學習。他們貫穿了幼兒園到大學甚至大學以后。

That one is a different species. So, you actually found a whole totally different species in that.

這是一種不同物種，你可以發(fā)現(xiàn)完全不同的物種

So, by exposing them to ocean science, they get curious.

對海洋科學的接觸，讓他們變得很好奇。

When they`re on the third grade and they come on our field trip and they see the ocean, they gasped, because it`s literally the first time many of them have ever seen the ocean.

在三年級的時候，盡管他們氣喘噓噓，但參加實地旅行他們看到了大海。而這次是他們很多人第一次真正的看到大海。

They took me swimming, my first swimming lesson. We went tide pooling with the scientists. It felt exciting and like -- I felt like I was in paradise.

在我人生第一堂游泳課上，他們帶著我游泳。我和科學家一起去踏潮，那感覺棒極了，仿佛在天堂。

What`s this?

這是什么?

Brain corral.

大腦控制

That`s a brain corral, right.

這是大腦控制

We think of everything as a living laboratory. It`s important that students get to actually understand the environment as a contexts for science, exploration and discovery.

我們認為一切都是活生生的實驗室。重要的是學生能夠理解科學、探索和發(fā)現(xiàn)的環(huán)境。

These are barnacles and they attach with their heads.

這些是藤壺，他們將這些藤壺帶在頭上。

You can study technology, engineering, mathematics, all through studying the ocean.

你可以通過研究海洋，來研究科技、工程、數(shù)學等等。

This is a career field that students from very diverse communities don`t pursue and our students are pursuing at unprecedented rates.

很多社區(qū)的學生并不會研究這一領(lǐng)域，但是我們的學生卻正在以史無前例的速度進行探索。

Working side by side with all the amazing scientists gave me that feeling that maybe I can make a difference in the world. I was really inspired to study marine biology in college.

和優(yōu)秀的科學家們并肩工作，有時，我就在想，或許自己也可以讓世界與眾不同。在大學中學習了海洋生物學讓我很受啟發(fā)。

Hey, you guys, check this (INAUDIBLE). It`s cool.

看!這個太棒了!

Wow.

哇!

All kids need science opportunities. Our students who go through these programs, they succeed whatever path it is they take.

所有的孩子都需要科學機遇。我們的學生通過這些項目，可以在未來的所選取的任何道路上收獲成功。