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All over the country, beach managers have tried to make beaches safer by discouraging the use ofglass bottles on the sand.
在全國范圍內，為了安全起見，主管沙灘的經理們都不鼓勵把玻璃灑用于沙灘。
Florida, however, has actually begun using glass as sand at the beach as a way to keep its shoresfriendly to both tourists and wildlife.
然而佛羅里達州，開始用玻璃來代替沙撒在海灘上，以此來保護游客和野生動植物。
A stable beach is important for human use and for many wildlife populations.
一個穩定的沙灘對于人們的使用和許多野生動物種群來說是非常重要的。
Each year, the oceansurf causes substantial erosion of these beaches as it carries tons of sand with it back into theocean.
每年，海洋沖浪都會引起海灘的嚴重侵蝕，因為它會帶著好幾噸的沙重回大海。
The most common way to restore the sand lost to erosion is to pipe it from the oceanfloor back up to the beach.
儲存沙最常見的方法就是用管子把它從海底重新運回海岸。
This method, though, is expensive and does damage to the fragileecosystems on the ocean floor.
這種方法不僅花費昂貴，而且也容易破壞海底脆弱的生態系統。
In the search for an alternative to this costly and destructive piping method, scientists turned to crushed glass.
在尋找可以代替這種昂貴的和破壞性的管道方法的過程中，科學家們轉向了粗碎玻璃。
The glass was made into pieces roughly two-hundredth-of-an-inch in size thatwere similar in shape and texture to ordinary sand.
這種玻璃被做成0.0127厘米大小的類似于普通沙子的質地和形狀的樣子。
The glass sand was then tested to make surethat it would not only look like sand, but would also behave like sand in the natural environment.
他們對玻璃沙子進行測試，確保它不僅看起來像沙子，而且在自然環境中也能像自然沙子那樣發揮作用。
Researchers found that the glass sand was very similar to ordinary sand in terms of heat, moistureand oxygen levels.
研究人員發現，玻璃沙子在熱量，濕度和含氧量方面都非常類似于普通的沙子。
They also determined that the glass sand was suitable for those who inhabit thebeach, from microorganisms to crabs and turtles.
他們還發現玻璃沙子對于在海邊居住的生物也同樣適合，從微生物到螃蟹，再到海龜。
Thanks to these scientists, today you can visitone of these lovely, sparkling beaches and even build a glass castle in the sand.
多虧了這些科學家，今天你可以參觀到這些可愛的，閃閃發亮的海灘，甚至于矗立于海灘中一座玻璃城堡。
