拯救珊瑚礁——泰国关闭世界闻名海滩

中等

初中二年级

说明文

世界与环境

本文主要介绍了泰国为了保护珊瑚礁将关闭一个世界闻名的海滩以及专家和相关人士对此的看法。

Thailand will close one of its world famous beaches to try and protect its coral(珊瑚) from tourism. The beach is on the island of Koh Phi Phi Leh. It was in the blockbuster movie The Beach. Millions of tourists put it on their bucket lists and up to 5,000 a day visit its shores. They arrive on hundreds of boats. These cause great damage(损害) to the bay’s coral. Most of the coral has died. The beach will close between June and September to let the coral recover.

泰国将关闭一个世界闻名的海滩以试图保护珊瑚礁免受旅游业的破坏。这个海滩在小皮皮岛上。它在卖座电影《海滩》里出现过。上百万的人把它放在愿望清单里，一天有5000人参观它的海岸。他们会上上百艘船上。这对海湾的珊瑚礁造成了巨大的破坏。大多数珊瑚礁已经死亡。为了让珊瑚礁恢复，海滩将于六月和九月间关闭。

Experts say that 80 percent of Thailand’s coral reefs have been destroyed. Many beaches have been damaged by tourism. A marine expert criticized the tourism. He said the biggest problems were beachfront hotels, boat anchors breaking the coral, and plastic waste in the sea. He believes the “ideal solution” is to close the beach permanently. He said, “While it’s a very pretty bay, a flotilla of boats and hordes of tourists detract(降低) from the magic.”

专家说泰国80%的珊瑚礁已经被破坏。很多海滩被旅游业破坏。一位海洋专家批评旅游业。他说最大的问题是靠海滨的旅馆，船锚破坏了珊瑚礁，还有海洋里的塑料垃圾。他相信最理想的解决方式是永久地关闭海滩。他说：“虽然它是一个很美的海湾，但是小型船队和成群结队的游客会消减它的神奇。”