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The Lost Land

1Most people have heard the story of the lost island of Atlantis. But is any part of the story true?

The Greek writer Plato wrote that Atlantis was an island in the Atlantic Ocean. The island’s wealthy people designed many great 5 buildings and canals.1 At the center of the island they built a

beautiful golden temple.2 But the Atlanteans became

greedy— they had everything, but they still wanted more. The gods became angry, and the island was hit by earthquakes3 and great waves. Finally, the whole of Atlantis sank into the sea.

10 Throughout history, explorers have reported finding

Atlantis. In 2004, the explorer Robert Sarmast reported

finding the island’s remains4 on an undersea mountain

near Cyprus.

However, Sarmast and other scientists later found

out these findings were natural, not man-made.

15 Many people think Atlantis is simply a story. The

purpose of the story was to teach people about the

evils5 of greed. Richard Ellis published a book on

Atlantis in 1999. He says “there is not a piece of

solid evidence”6 for a real Atlantis.

20 So was the island real or not? Only one thing is

certain: the mystery of Atlantis will be with us for a

long time.

释义：

1 A canal is a long, man-made waterway, often used

for boats.

2 A temple is a building where people practice a religion

(Buddhism, Judaism, etc.).

3 An earthquake is a shaking of the ground caused by

movement of the Earth’s crust.

4 The remains of something are the parts that are left after

most have been taken away, or destroyed.

5 Evil means all the very bad things that happen in the world.

6 Evidence is anything that makes you believe that something

is true or has really happened.

译文：传说中的陆地（失落的陆地）

大多数人都听说过亚特兰蒂斯岛的故事。但是这个故事有真实的部分吗?

希腊作家柏拉图写道，亚特兰蒂斯是大西洋上的一个岛屿。

岛上的富人设计了许多伟大的建筑物和运河。

在岛的中央，他们建造了一座美丽的金殿。但亚特兰蒂斯人变得贪婪-他们拥有一切，但他们还想要更多。诸神

发怒了，小岛遭到了地震和巨浪的袭击。最后，整个

亚特兰蒂斯沉入大海。

纵观历史，探险家们都报告发现了亚特兰蒂斯。2004年，探险家罗伯特·萨马斯特(Robert Sarmast)报告说，他

在塞浦路斯附近的一座海底山上发现了该岛的遗迹。然而，萨马斯特和其他科学家后来发现，这些发现是自然的，而不是人为的。

许多人认为亚特兰蒂斯只是一个故事。这个故事的目的是告诉人们贪婪的罪恶。1999年，理查德·埃利斯出版

了一本关于亚特兰蒂斯的书。他说，“没有任何确凿

的证据”表明亚特兰蒂斯真的存在。

那么这个岛到底是真的还是假的?只有一件事是确定的:亚特兰蒂斯神秘将久久盘旋在人民心中。

单词：

1.center(n.) 中心

短语：research center 研究中心

in the center of 在中央，在中间

service center 服务中心；计算中心

business center 商业中心

city center n. 市中心

近义词：focus; middle

例句：Is it the center of this city?

这是市中心吗？

2.finally(adv.)最后；终于

短语：in the end finally 最后; 末了

I finally hear 最后总能听到；谙而方知

近义词：eventually , ultimately , lastly

例句：Her patience finally gave out.

她最终忍无可忍了。

3.whole (adj.) 完整的；纯粹的

(n.) 整体；全部

短语：whole note 全音符

Whole Foods 全食超市

on the whole 总的来说;