每日英语积累:马尔代夫垃圾岛

2021-09-16 17:20:33来源:网络

  今天我们要学的每日一句的内容是:

  Three-quarters of a million tourists flock to the pristine,

  white beaches every year - but this booming industry has

  come at a price. When the influx of foreigners left the

  government struggling to cope with a relentless stream

  of rubbish, their answer was to turn one of this islands

  into a dumping ground.

  每年,全球有75万名游客来到纯净的马尔代夫海滩,但繁荣的旅游

  业也让当地付出了代价。大量外国游客持续遗留下的垃圾令当地政

  府疲于应对,不得不将一座岛屿变成垃圾场。

  【Vocabulary】

  1. flock:聚集;成群而行

  Example: There are many flocks of tourists in the palace.

  宫殿里有好几群游客。

  2. pristine:原始的;未受损的;清新的;纯朴的

  Example: The jungle was pristine; it looked like no person had ever been there.

  这个丛林是原始的,看起来像没有人到过那里。

  3. influx:流入;河口;汇集;涌入

  Example: There was a sudden influx of goods onto the market.

  大批商品一下子涌入市场。

  4. struggling:努力的;斗争的

  Example: We should help those still struggling for liberation.

  我们应当帮助那些仍然为独立而斗争的人。

  5. dump:扔垃圾

  Example: A fine for dumping trash on public land; dumped the extra gear overboard.

  因在公用土地上倾倒垃圾而受的罚款; 把多余的装备丢到船外。


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