Me too. I was hoping we could go to the beach today, but it looks like that's out of the question.
我也这么想,我本来希望我们今天去海边,但看来没戏了。
The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where -- it is said -- pirates used to hide gold.
在靠近海边的一个据说过去海盗常在里面藏金子的岩洞里,这种机器被派上了用场。