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In a small town by the sea, fishing was a convention.在一个海边的小镇上，捕鱼是每天的「惯例」。 For years the boats went out at night.很多年里，渔船都在夜里出海。 Then the fish came later, and some nets stayed empty.后来鱼来得更晚了，有些渔网一直空着。 An old fisher said the sea gave an extraordinary signal.一位老渔民说，大海给出了一个「非凡的」信号。 Also, the yearly catch was falling increasingly fast.而且，每年的捕获量下降得「越来越」快。

A group of contemporary researchers came to investigate.一群「当代的」研究者前来「调查」。 They asked for cooperation from the fishers.他们请求渔民给予「合作」。 They watched the water and the fish for two years.他们观察水和鱼，整整两年。 One young woman kept a notebook and read it each evening.一位年轻女子记着一本笔记，每晚都读一遍。

Her intellectual work was slow, but she did not stop.她的「脑力的」工作很慢，但她没有停下。 Her first study showed warmer water and loss of food.她第一次的研究显示海水变暖、食物减少。 That destruction was pushing the fish deeper.这种「破坏」正把鱼推向更深处。 The town tested the water with local intelligence and its own eyes.镇上用当地的「智力」和自己的眼睛来检测水质。

The fishers also wrote down where they found fish.渔民们也写下他们在哪里发现了鱼。 The town changed its conventional practice, and the fish returned.镇上改变了「传统的」做法，鱼又回来了。 Local shops and boats slowly came back to life.当地的店铺和渔船慢慢恢复了生气。 The old fisher said cooperation is better than quick answers.那位老渔民说，「合作」比快速的答案更好。