Postcards From Under the Sea 来自海底的明信片
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- 创建于 2013年12月04日
- 最后更新于 2023年12月18日
- 发布于 2013年12月04日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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If you want to send a postcard while on vacation in Vanuatu, you should probably put some flippers on your feet. That’s because the Pacific Ocean nation is home to the world’s first and only underwater post office. The submarine mail station is operated by four specially trained and fully accredited postal workers.
当你在万那杜度假而想要寄张明信片时，你或许得先穿上蛙鞋。这是因为此太平洋岛国拥有世上第一、也是唯一的水底邮局。负责营运此海底邮政站的是四位受过特殊训练亦完全认定合格的邮差。
Those who want to send a card from this small fiberglass hut must use special stationery, which is embossed to make it waterproof. Then they have to don swim gear, as the office is 50 meters from the shore and 3 meters below the surface.
若想要从这个小玻璃纤维屋寄出卡片的人，就必须使用特殊的文具，那是利用浮雕凸饰以达防水之效；接着必须穿上游泳装备，因为此邮局离海岸有50公尺之远，而且是3公尺之深。
Since opening in 2003, Vanuatu’s underwater post office has received more than 100,000 letter-sending divers. The 83 islands that make up the country are famous for their beautiful scenery, above and below the water. It’s a picture-perfect vacation destination. So if you ever go to Vanuatu to spend a holiday, don’t forget to swim down to send a unique card from under the sea.
自2003年开幕之后，万那杜的海底邮局便迎接超过10万名欲寄信的潜水游客。由83个岛所组成的这个国家，最著名的是它的美丽景色，包括海面上和海面下。这里是最能拍出完美风景照的度假圣地。所以若你有机会造访万那杜，千万别忘了游泳到海底寄张独一无二的卡片。
－by Geoffrey Trager
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submarine [ˋsʌbmə͵rin] adj. 海底的
There are submarine tours we can take to watch the fishes under the sea.
hut [hʌt] n.（简陋的）小屋
The villagers lived in huts that they made from wood and mud.
waterproof [ˋwɔtɚ͵pruf] adj. 防水的
This jacket is waterproof so it's great for camping and rainy days.
gear [gɪr] n. 设备，装置
Soldiers have to carry lots of gear on them when they go to war.
scenery [ˋsinərɪ] n.风景
The scenery is so beautiful here that I don't want to leave.
unique [juˋnik] adj. 独一无二的；独特的
Picasso's artwork is so unique and many people tried to copy him.
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flipper [ˋflɪpɚ] n. 蛙鞋
is home to 是....的所在地
accredited [əˋkrɛdɪtɪd] adj. 鉴定合格的；达标的
fiberglass [ˋfaɪbɚ͵glæs] adj. 【美】玻璃纤维
emboss [ɪmˋbɔs] v. 使（花纹、文字）凸起
don [dɑn] v. 穿上；披上
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