第1439期:Closing the doors on paradise

Koh Tachai is a beautiful Thai island. Sandy beaches, blue sea, plenty of sunshine; paradise … 大猜岛是一个美丽的泰国岛屿。沙滩，蔚蓝的大海，充足的阳光；天堂…and that's why you can't go there! It's part of the Similan National Park, which attracts too many holidaymakers and divers and this has been causing problems.这就是为什么你不能去那里！它是斯米兰国家公园的一部分，吸引了太多的度假者和潜水者，这一直在造成问题。According to Tunya Netithammakul, Director General of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plants Conservation, 根据国家公园、野生动物和植物保护司司长 Tunya Netithammakul 的说法，"we have to close it to allow the rehabilitation of the environment both on the island and in the sea without being disturbed by tourism activities before the damage is beyond repair."“我们必须关闭它，以便在损坏无法修复之前恢复岛上和海上的环境，而不会受到旅游活动的干扰。”Many beauty spots around the world have paid a high price for their popularity. 世界各地的许多景点都为它们的受欢迎程度付出了高昂的代价。The Phi Phi Islands, also in Thailand, came under pressure after the movie The Beach, starring Leonardo Di Caprio, was filmed there.同样在泰国的皮皮岛，在莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥主演的电影《海滩》在这里拍摄后面临压力。 The boom in tourism might have been good news for local traders but not for the coral reefs, destroyed by boats' anchors and pollution from motorboats.旅游业的繁荣对当地商人来说可能是个好消息，但对珊瑚礁却不是，因为船锚和摩托艇造成的污染破坏了珊瑚礁。               Far away, in Ecuador, the Galapagos Archipelago, a World Heritage Site, is famous for a unique ecosystem that inspired Charles Darwin to write his Theory of Evolution.在遥远的厄瓜多尔，世界遗产加拉帕戈斯群岛以独特的生态系统而闻名，它启发了查尔斯·达尔文撰写了他的进化论。 There's a concern about what can be taken away – it's illegal to buy souvenirs made from animal parts or native wood – but also about the invasive species brought in by visitors. 人们担心什么会被带走——购买由动物部位或原生木材制成的纪念品是违法的——而且还担心游客带来的入侵物种。A researcher has warned about the new types of ants arriving all the time travelling in aircraft, boats and even tourists' luggage.一位研究人员警告说，新型蚂蚁一直在飞机、船只甚至游客的行李中旅行。Maybe we humans are the most threatening of all invasive species.也许我们人类是所有入侵物种中最具威胁性的。We tend to leave rubbish everywhere and build infrastructure in some areas that can't support it. 我们倾向于到处乱扔垃圾，并在一些无法支持它的地区建立基础设施。The question we should ask ourselves is: would we agree to give up visiting these paradises for a while in order to allow them to regenerate and preserve them for future generations or as we only live once, should we go wherever we like and enjoy it while it lasts? 我们应该问自己的问题是：我们是否同意暂时放弃参观这些天堂，以便让它们为后代再生和保存它们，或者我们只活一次，我们是否应该去任何我们喜欢的地方并享受它？它持续吗？词汇表sandy beach 沙滩holidaymaker 度假者diver 潜水员wildlife 野生生物rehabilitation 修复beauty spot 美景，名胜a high price （付出了）高昂的代价boom in tourism 旅游业迅速发展coral reef 珊瑚礁anchor 锚motorboat 摩托艇，汽艇，游船archipelago 群岛ecosystem 生态系统theory of evolution 进化论souvenir 纪念品invasive species 入侵物种luggage 行李infrastructure 基础设施

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