白水之田

波莉沿着海岸向南飞。在一条小河旁边，土地是平的。海边有几百个浅浅的水池。每个水池都像镜子一样发亮。这里是塞乔夫列盐田。七百多年来，人们一直在这里做盐。

Polly flew south along the coast. By a small river, the land was flat. There were hundreds of shallow pools by the sea. Each pool shone like a mirror. These are the salt pans of Sečovlje. People have made salt here for more than seven hundred years.

海水流进水池。整个夏天，太阳把水带走。盐留了下来。波莉走进一个水池。水是温的，很咸。

Sea water comes into the pools. All summer the sun takes the water away. The salt stays. Polly walked into a pool. The water was warm and salty.

盐工们推着长长的木耙划过水面。白色的盐堆成了小山。他们用手工作，和很久以前一样。

The salt workers pushed long wooden rakes through the water. The white salt made small hills. They work by hand, like long ago.

一位盐工给她看池底。池底又黑又光滑，像皮肤一样。它把泥挡在下面，所以盐是白的。

A worker showed her the floor of the pool. It was dark and smooth, like skin. It keeps the mud down, so the salt stays white.