Elias Torres, 31

The boat leaves at six ten. Before that there is only diesel, ice, and the sound of tanks knocking together in the dark. I check every valve twice, the way my uncle taught me. By the time the sun clears the cayes we are past the channel, and nobody has said a word.译六点十分开船。在那之前只有柴油、冰块，和气瓶在暗处相互碰撞的声音。每个阀门我都检查两遍，是舅舅教我的做法。太阳从凯岛后面升起来时，我们已经过了航道，谁都没说话。

Anton SkakunDiego Ferrer林雪梨Sophie van de VeldeJordi Casals

Yesterday a man decided he knew better than the briefing. Down he went, fast, breath held, mask fogging. I caught his fin at eight meters and held it until he slowed. He was angry for ten minutes. Then he saw the reef and forgot about it. I did not.译昨天有位客人觉得自己比简报更懂。他下得又快又急，憋着气，面镜全是雾。我在八米处抓住他的脚蹼，一直按到他慢下来。他气了十分钟，然后看见礁盘，就把这事忘了。我没忘。

江南雨Nusrat JahanSophie van de VeldeMbark Ould AhmedNaledi Morake

Evenings I wear the red flannel that has survived four seasons of salt. It smells faintly of vinegar, because I rinse my gear in the same bucket on the same porch. The sun took my shoulders again today. I peel the shirt off slowly and lie on the tiles until the fan wins.译傍晚我穿那件扛过四个雨季的红色法兰绒。它有一点醋味，因为我在同一个门廊、同一个桶里冲洗装备。今天太阳又把我的肩膀收走了。我慢慢把衬衫剥下来，躺在地砖上，等吊扇赢。

Mariana CostaMarkus WeberLazar Stankovic

Sunday: the leather apron comes out and the gear gets surgery. A strap worn thin, a buckle gone green, a fin strap I have already cut and spliced twice. I am not handy, only stubborn. Things I use every day get repaired, not replaced. The apron was my father's.译星期天，皮围裙拿出来，装备开始动手术。一条磨薄的带子，一个发绿的卡扣，一根我已经剪接两次的脚蹼带。我并不手巧，只是固执。每天要用的东西是修，不是换。围裙是我父亲的。

江南雨Diego FerrerYassine BelkacemBojan Petrovic

Tuesday afternoon at the library on the second floor, where the air conditioner actually works. I read the bleaching reports and understand maybe two thirds of them. Still I copy the numbers into a notebook: temperature, weeks, percent. The woman at the desk never asks what a diver wants with a marine journal.译星期二下午，在二楼那家空调确实管用的图书馆。我读白化报告，大概能看懂三分之二。看不懂也把数字抄进本子：水温、周数、百分比。柜台的女人从来不问，一个潜水员要海洋期刊做什么。

Camille LaurentMaria Fernanda QuispeAnush HakobyanMehmet Ali YurtMarkus Weber

No charters today. Rain on the tin roof, and the sea the colour of wet cement. I sit on the step and drink coffee I have already microwaved twice. There is a list of things I could do. It stays on the table. Some days the water tells you to stay out of it.译今天没有包船。铁皮屋顶上落着雨，海是湿水泥的颜色。我坐在台阶上，喝那杯已经微波过两次的咖啡。桌上有一张待办清单，就让它待着。有些日子，水会告诉你别下去。

Maria Fernanda QuispeLukas GruberAisha Rahmani

A grouper followed us for twenty minutes today, close enough that a guest reached out. I put my hand between them — not because the fish would bite, but because a hand on a reef breaks what took forty years to build. At twenty meters nobody raises their voice. That suits me.译今天有条石斑跟了我们二十分钟，近到客人伸出手去。我把手拦在中间——不是怕鱼咬人，是因为一只手落在礁上，会折断长了四十年的东西。水下二十米，没人会大声说话。这点很合我。

林雪梨Sophie van de VeldeLukas GruberBojan PetrovicMehmet Ali Yurt

End of day: rinse everything, hang everything, count the bills folded into a plastic bag. Two hundred and forty today, and a guest's number I will not call. Salt dries on my forearms in thin white lines. By seven I am asleep. People think guiding is a life of sunsets. Mostly it is rinsing.译收工：冲一遍，挂起来，数那叠折在塑料袋里的钞票。今天两百四，还有一位客人留下的号码，我不会打。盐分在手臂上干成细细的白线。七点我就睡了。人们以为做向导就是天天看日落。其实大部分时间是在冲东西。

江南雨Nusrat JahanAlban Mousavi