每日一句口语 170

今天我们要学的每日一句的内容是：

Three-quarters of a million tourists flock to the pristine¹,

white beaches every year - but this booming industry has

come at a price. When the influx² of foreigners left the

government struggling to cope with a relentless³ 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。

1 pristine   

adj.原来的，古时的，原始的，纯净的，无垢的

参考例句：

• He wiped his fingers on his pristine handkerchief.他用他那块洁净的手帕擦手指。
• He wasn't about to blemish that pristine record.他本不想去玷污那清白的过去。

2 influx   

n.流入，注入

参考例句：

• The country simply cannot absorb this influx of refugees.这个国家实在不能接纳这么多涌入的难民。
• Textile workers favoured protection because they feared an influx of cheap cloth.纺织工人拥护贸易保护措施，因为他们担心涌入廉价纺织品。

3 relentless   

adj.残酷的，不留情的，无怜悯心的

参考例句：

• The traffic noise is relentless.交通车辆的噪音一刻也不停止。
• Their training has to be relentless.他们的训练必须是无情的。