欧美人文风情第375篇: 全世界最拥挤的岛屿

 A two-hour boat ride off the coast of Colombia is an island, the most densely-populated island on Earth. 从哥伦比亚海岸搭船两个小时会抵达一座小岛，这是地球上人口最稠密的岛屿。

Santa Cruz del Islote consists of more than 1,200 people living on land the size of two soccer fields, making it four times as dense¹ as Manhattan. 圣克鲁斯岛内有超过 1200 位居民，住在两个足球场大小的土地上，人口密度是曼哈顿的四倍。

On the island is a school that runs up to the 10th grade, two shops, and one restaurant. 岛上有一间能读到十年级的学校，两间商店，和一间餐厅。

There is no steady supply of water and a sole generator² that only runs for five hours per day. 水的供应很不稳定，而唯一的发电机每天只运转五个小时。

There are no police, but there isn't much need for them, as everyone on the island knows each other. 那里没有警察，但也不怎么需要警察，因为岛上所有人彼此都认识。

150 years ago, the island was primarily uninhabited and was sometimes used by local fishermen as a place to rest and take shelter during storms. 一百五十年前，这座岛原先是没有人居住的，有时会成为当地渔民在暴风雨来袭时休息、躲避的地方。

Gradually, some fishermen came to build their homes here. These were the grandparents and great-grandparents of the current generation of residents. 后来慢慢地，有些渔民来到这里建造他们的家园。这群人就是这一代居民的祖父母或曾祖父母。

Despite the close living quarters, inhabitants on the island say they wouldn't give up their peaceful existence for anything, not even a little more room. 尽管住得非常近，岛上居民说他们绝不会为了任何事情去放弃他们的和平现状，即使是为了换取多一点空间，他们也不会放弃。

 

1 dense   

a.密集的，稠密的，浓密的；密度大的

参考例句：

• The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。
• The path was completely covered by the dense foliage. 小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。

2 generator   

n.发电机，发生器

参考例句：

• All the while the giant generator poured out its power.巨大的发电机一刻不停地发出电力。
• This is an alternating current generator.这是一台交流发电机。