Young Girl Warns Others about Tsunami
小女孩发出海啸警告
Tilly Smith is from England. Two weeks before the 2004 Christmas holiday, Tilly's teacher talked about tsunamis in her geography class.
泰丽·史密斯来自英格兰。2004年圣诞节的前两周，泰丽的老师在地理课上讲了海啸的知识。
This helped her save many lives on December 26th, 2004.
这让她在2004年12月26日这天挽救了许多人的生命。
The tsunami reached Maikhao Beach in Thailand in the morning. What was Tilly doing at that time?
海啸早上到达泰国的迈克奥海滩。那时候泰丽正在做什么？
On that morning, ten-year-old Tilly and her family were walking on Maikhao Beach and enjoying the sun.
那天早上，10岁的泰丽和家人在迈克奥海滩上散步，享受日光浴。
Then suddenly, the water went out very far. It was bubbling, too.
突然，海水退到很远处，并且还冒着水泡。
Was Tilly paying attention to this?
泰丽注意到这个现象了吗？
Yes, she was, and she told her mother at once. A tsunami was coming.
是的，泰丽注意到了这个现象。她马上告诉母亲，说海啸要来了。
Her mum didn't understand. Tilly was very sad.
母亲并不知道发生了什么情况。泰丽十分难受。
She shouted to her dad. He warned others and everyone left the beach.
她开始嘲父亲喊叫。他警告海滩上的其他人，于是大家都离开了海滩。
What were people doing before the tsunami came?
海啸来临的时候，人们在干什么？
Although some people were walking on the beach or in the water, many were still sleeping or taking a shower in the hotel near the beach.
虽然有些人在海滩上散步，有的人在海水里泡着，但是大部分人仍然在海滩旁边的酒店里休息或者洗澡。
Because of Tilly's warning, the hotel workers quickly helped guests get to a safer place.
由于泰丽的警告，酒店的工作人员马上将客人转移到了安全的地方。
The tsunami killed about eight thousand people in Thailand. However, no one died at Maikhao Beach.
海啸夺走了泰国大约8000人的生命。但是，没有一个人在迈克奥海滩遇难。
People think Tilly saved about 100 people that day.
人们都认为是泰丽在那一天挽救了100人的生命。