CNN News:虽近在眼前，却有遥不可及

虽近在眼前，却有遥不可及

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.

美国加利福尼亚州圣迭戈仅是圣迭戈县的一部分。这里人口达330万。但是20%的学龄儿童却生活贫困。尽管他们距离大海仅数英里远，但是却从未见过大海。

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.

海洋研究所的创始人称那些学龄儿童的世界很局限。所以，她开始创办公益项目，提供室内活动，实地旅行以及社区项目来激发这些未来的科学家。

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

这座城市距离海边仅有数十分钟的路程，然而，却多方不通。

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

这是一个非常贫困的地区，这里就业率低、犯罪率高、享受科学和自然的几率贫乏。

We have one microscope for you.

我们为你准备了一个显微镜。

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

我组织的这个机构，能够让年轻人获得海洋科学的知识。

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

在这个社区我们每年和6000余名孩子一起学习。他们贯穿了幼儿园到大学甚至大学以后。

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

这是一种不同物种，你可以发现完全不同的物种

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

对海洋科学的接触，让他们变得很好奇。

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.

在三年级的时候，尽管他们气喘嘘嘘，但参加实地旅行他们看到了大海。而这次是他们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课上，他们带着我游泳。我和科学家一起去踏潮，那感觉棒极了，仿佛在天堂。

What`s this?

这是什么?

Brain corral.

大脑控制

That`s a brain corral, right.

这是大脑控制

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.

我们认为一切都是活生生的实验室。重要的是学生能够理解科学、探索和发现的环境。

These are barnacles and they attach with their heads.

这些是藤壶，他们将这些藤壶带在头上。

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

你可以通过研究海洋，来研究科技、工程、数学等等。

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

很多社区的学生并不会研究这一领域，但是我们的学生却正在以史无前例的速度进行探索。

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.

和优秀的科学家们并肩工作，有时，我就在想，或许自己也可以让世界与众不同。在大学中学习了海洋生物学让我很受启发。

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

看!这个太棒了!

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学机遇。我们的学生通过这些项目，可以在未来的所选取的任何道路上收获成功。