He was very curious and he walked up to the figure. It turned out to be a young man who was actually not dancing but picking up something from the beach.

他觉得很奇怪，就向人影走过去。原来是一个年轻人，实际上他并不是在跳舞，他正从沙滩上捡东西。

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As he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn't dancing, but instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and very gently throwing it into the ocean.

当他靠的近一些时，他看到那个身形是一位年轻人，他并没有跳舞，而是在弯身从海岸拾起一些东西，十分温柔的扔进海里。

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Science can be hands-on, you might be down at the lake picking up algae and studying them or something, that would be hands-on.

科学研究也是要动手的,你可能会到湖底,收集水藻并研究它们,这就是动手操作

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