a painful beach adventure

marguerite looked forward to her first trip to the pacific ocean. although she was an avid swimmer, she had no experience with the ocean, so she was eagerly anticipating the relaxation and sunbathing on the sand.

amazingly, she learned that one of her classmates--a girl named amelia--was heading to the same california beach that week and would be staying in a hotel about a block (n. 街區) away. they promised to look for each other along the beach, and maybe get together with their parents for lunch one afternoon.

after a tiring drive in a rather small car, marguerite and her family arrived at the beach in california. everyone was excited, people were running around, flying kites, and even fishing, because the weather was perfect. finally, a california ocean vacation.

marguerite stepped into the water, amazed that it wasn\'t freezing cold, and surveyed the ocean around her. the waves were ing in low and not too fast, and marguerite could see the ocean floor through two feet of water. it was as beautiful as she had imagined.

marguerite decided to wade a bit deeper, feeling the warm pacific water reach up to her belly button. she was cautions about venturing out too far, because she knew she was inexperienced with enough water. she also knew her parents would worry. after walking a few more steps, margeurite suddenly felt a tremendous pain in her left leg. she yelped and started swimming to shore, trying to grip her leg with one hand to lessen the pain.

marguerite made it to the shore, but the pain was getting worse. when she inspected her leg, she observed that her left calf (n. 小腿) was turning red. the area that was stinging felt like she had run directly into a thon bush. maguerite assumed she had a jellyfish sting, which was something she had heard about but had never imagined would happen to her. the pain wasn\'t going away, so she started to yell for her parents, but to her plete surprise, there stood amelia.

\”wow, marguerite, what\'s the matter\” asked amelia, wiping sunscreen off her hands using a towel draped around her shoulders.

\”i think i\'ve been stung by a jellyfish,\” marguerite groaned unhappily, showing her friend the red, swollen area on her calf.

\”okay, marguerite, you\'re going to be all right. we\'ve been ing to this beach for a long time, and my brother\'s been stung before. i know what to do. hold on, i\'ll be right back.\”

amelia ran back up the beach towards a group of people--most likely her family--sitting on towels spread across the sand. she quickly bounded back down to where marguerite waited near the water\'s edge, carrying what appeared to be a bottle of vinegar. \”what are you going to do with that\” asked marguerite, and then trying to keep her spirits up, added jokingly, \”i\'m not a salad!\”

\”just have some confidence in me,\” responded amelia with smile, and she began pouring vinegar over the red, irritated area on marguerite\'s leg. marguerite expected to feel a horrific burning sensation, but the horrible stinging subsided and changed into a dull throb.

\”let\'s get you up to your parents, and then we\'ll head inside. we can finish dealing with the injury there. can you walk okay\” asked amelia.

\”i think so,\” marguerite replied hesitantly, and she carefully got up to tag along behind amelia.

back inside their hotel room, marguerite\'s parents helped her to the couch while amelia went into the kitchen to gather up supplies to trat the burn. amelia returned with a bucket of hot water and antibacterial ointment, which she applied to marguerite\'s jellyfish sting.

\”boy,\” said marguerite, \”i can\'t think of a better time i could have run into you! i definitely wasn\'t prepared for an encounter with a california beach jellyfish!\”

問題:

1. who is the protagonist what was the conflict and resolution

2. what is the main setting of the story, and what role does it play

3. if amelia had not been at the beach, how would the oute of the story have been different

4. do you think this is a realistic story

5. even though she is in a lot of pain, why does marguerite try to make a joke

6. what is the most likely reason amelia\'s family has a bottle of vinegar with them at the beach

a. they are having a picnic, and they brought vinegar with them for salads.

b. they were using the vinegar as a type of natural sunscreen.

c. an open container of vinegar keeps away sand fleas.

d. they bring vinegar with them in case someone gets stung by a jellyfish.