每日一句初級口語第186期: 馬爾代夫垃圾島

今天我們要學的每日一句的內容是：

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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75萬名遊客來到純淨的馬爾代夫海灘，但繁榮的旅遊
業也讓當地付出了代價。大量外國遊客持續遺留下的垃圾令當地政
府疲於應對，不得不將一座島嶼變成垃圾場。

【Vocabulary】

1. flock:聚集；成羣而行

Example: There are many flocks of tourists in the palace.
宮殿裏有好幾羣遊客。

2. pristine:原始的；未受損的；清新的；純樸的

Example: The jungle was pristine; it looked like no person had ever been there.
這個叢林是原始的,看起來像沒有人到過那裏。

3. influx:流入；河口；彙集；涌入

Example: There was a sudden influx of goods onto the market.
大批商品一下子涌入市場。

4. struggling:努力的；鬥爭的

Example: We should help those still struggling for liberation.
我們應當幫助那些仍然爲獨立而鬥爭的人。

5. dump:扔垃圾

Example: A fine for dumping trash on public land; dumped the extra gear overboard.
因在公用土地上傾倒垃圾而受的罰款; 把多餘的裝備丟到船外。