People were strolling along the beach.是什么意思？

People were strolling along the beach.

人们在海滩漫步。

people

n. 人，人类，居民，人民，种族；vt. 居住于，布满，使住满人，在…殖民，把动物放养在；

例句
Most people have very little difficulty in seeing why a Van Gogh is a work of genius.
多数人不难理解为什么凡·高的作品是天才之作。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

strolling

adj. 巡回的；

例句
They started strolling down the dusty road in the moonlight.
在月光下他们开始沿着满是尘土的路漫步。

along

adv. 一起，向前，进展，到某处；prep. 沿着，顺着，靠着…边；

例句
The helicopter can zip along at about 150 kilometres an hour.
该直升机能以每小时150公里左右的速度疾进。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

beach

n. 海滩，海滨，岸上的沙子和卵石；vt. 将…拖上岸，将滑艇拖到小屋前面的岸边；

例句
Other people walk along the beach at night, so I didn't pay any attention at first...
入夜后还有人在沙滩上散步，起先我并没注意到。