The coral was scribbled in the sea as though a giant had bent down to reproduce the shape of the island in a flowing, chalk line but tired before he had finished.

• 珊瑚礁在海中散布着，就好像一个巨人曾弯腰要为海岛的轮廓划一条流动的白粉线，可还没来得及划好就因累而作罢。