济州岛非遗「海女」——辛勤养家的「美人鱼」(4)

In ancient times, thousands of women on South Korea’s Jeju Island worked as sea divers. Sea diving was one of the best ways to
support
1 a family on the island at that time. There were far more female divers than male ones. While the women worked, their husbands often
looked after
2 the children and did the shopping.
在古代，韩国济州岛有数千位女性的职业是海底潜水员。那时候海底潜水是在岛上养家活口最好的方式之一。女性潜水员远远多于男性。当女人工作时，男人则经常照顾小孩和采买东西。
Over the years, however, South Korea has gone through3 many changes, and the number of haenyeo has decreased. Sea diving used to be one of the only professions available4 to women on Jeju Island, but now, they have many different choices. As a result5, most women choose not to become a sea diver, which is a very difficult and dangerous job.
然而多年以来，韩国经历了许多改变，海女的数量也减少了。海底潜水在过去是济州岛女性少数可从事的职业，但现在她们有非常多种不同的选择。因此大多数的女人不会选择海底潜水这种艰难且危险的工作。
While there are still haenyeo around today, most are elderly. A mother and daughter, Park Suk-Hee and Ko Ryou-Jin, however, have shown that it’s still possible to succeed6 as a haenyeo. In the morning, the two dive into the ocean to catch sea creatures. In the afternoon and evening, they cook the seafood they caught and serve it to customers. People come from far and wide7 to taste their freshly caught dishes. Thanks to their diving skills and restaurant, this mother-daughter pair can continue to8 support themselves through the sea.