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瀕死的死海

死海，這個觀光勝地，每年有許多遊客去體驗在這世界上含鹽濃度最高的水中游泳，享受它的療效，不過，它正以驚人速度縮小中，我們來看相關文章…

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• shrink [ʃrɪŋk] (v.) 收縮、縮短、縮小
• punish [ˋpʌnɪʃ] (v.) 懲罰
• mineral [ˋmɪnərəl] (n.) 礦物
• decline [dɪˋklaɪn] (v.) 下跌、下降、衰退
• replenish [rɪˋplɛnɪʃ] (v.) 把…裝滿

(n.) 名詞 (v.) 動詞 (adj.) 形容詞 (adv.) 副詞

文章賞析

• (CNN)Something's happening at the lowest point on our planet, some 1,388 feet below sea level.
  大事發生了，就在我們星球的最低處，海平面1388英呎之下。
• The Dead Sea, a salt lake nestled by Israel, Jordan and the West Bank, is shrinking at an alarming rate -- about 3.3 feet per year, according to the environmentalist group EcoPeace Middle East. And human actions are largely to blame.
  死海，依偎著以色列、約旦及約旦河西岸，根據中東環保組織表示，目前正以驚人的速度縮小中，大約是每年3.3英呎。而人類行為就是其罪魁禍首。
• "It's not just like one country is punishing the Dead Sea; it's more like the whole region," said photographer Moritz Kustner, who visited the area in February to work on his series "The Dying Dead Sea."
  攝影師Moritz Kushner為了拍攝他的作品集「瀕臨死亡的死海」而在二月造訪了這個區域，他表示「這不是一個國家在懲罰死海，而是這一整個地帶」
• The Dead Sea needs water from the other natural sources surrounding it, such as the Jordan River basin. But around the 1960s, some of the water sources it relied upon were diverted. Israel, for instance, built a pipeline during that time so it could supply water throughout the country.
  死海需要從鄰近地區的自然水源獲得水量，例如約旦河流域。不過在1960年代起，這些水源就被輸送給以色列，建造了渠道，以便把水提供給整個國家。
• Mineral extraction industries are another main reason the water levels are declining, experts say. The Dead Sea's minerals have been hailed for their therapeutic properties and can often be found in cosmetics and other consumer products.
  抽取礦產是另外一個主因，造成水平面下降。專家說，常見於化妝品或消費商品中具有治療效用的礦物質，也是取自於死海。
• And then, of course, there's the Middle East's hot, dry climate, which makes it difficult for the lake to replenish itself.
  然後呢，當然還有中東又熱又乾的氣候，也讓河水難以再把自己裝滿。
• 文章節錄自：http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/20/travel/cnnphotos-dead-sea-dying/index.html