旅游和开发威胁缅甸湖泊一托福阅读机经背景.docxVIP

智课网TOEFL备考资料旅游和开发威胁缅甸湖泊一托福阅读机经背景 As Asia’s newest tourist hotspot, Burma is experiencing a surge in foreigners eager to visit places that were closed-off for decades. But the spike in tourists and growth of new industries are taking an environmental toll. Rapid development is straining an already damaged ecosystem in Burma’s scenic Inle Lake. 作为亚洲新兴的旅游热点，缅甸正迎来大批外国游客，他们渴望去参观已经封闭了几十年的地方。然而，旅游业的增长和新工业的发展是以牺牲环境为代价的。缅甸旅游胜地茵莱湖已经受损的生态系统正继续遭到破坏。 Inle Lake is considered a jewel of Burma, where migrating birds, rare animal species and a handful of Burmese tribes share space around the 110 square kilometer freshwater reservoir. 茵莱湖被视为缅甸的珍宝，在这个110平方公里的淡水湖四周，迁徙的候鸟、珍稀的物种和一些缅甸部落分享着这片天然美景。 Now, a steady stream of foreign tourists is arriving. And, although that means big business for some, many locals say they are losing out. 现在，络绎不绝的外国游客纷至沓来。尽管这为一些人带来很大的商机，但不少当地人认为他们也失去了很多。 Floating tomato gardens are the primary cash crop in this area, comprising more than 60 percent of the local agriculture. 浮动的番茄园是这一地区主要的经济作物，占了当地农业的60%。 Farmer Mee Intara says he welcomes foreign visitors, but not the increased traffic. 农民密茵塔拉表示，他欢迎外国游客，但不喜欢增加的交通流量。 “The constant waves from the increase in motorboats are destroying my crops on the lake, said Intara. 他说：“越来越多的游艇带来的持续波浪正破坏着我种在水上的作物。” Adding to the problem; diesel fuel from the boats, mixed with excessive amounts of pesticides already used by the farmers, are threatening drinking supplies. 更大的问题是：游艇留下的柴油，和农民已经使用的过量的农药混合在一起，正威胁着饮用水源。 Khin Moe Khao says his family and others living on the lake’s islands say they now must fetch clean water from elsewhere. 一家之长金茂考说，他们一家和其他居住在湖心岛上的人现在必须从其他地方获取清洁的水。 “The people who have motor boats can go to get drinking water easily, but some of the villagers only have row boats and cannot get to the water supply so they get sick from drinking dirty water, said Khao. 他说：“那些有汽艇的人可以方便地去取饮用水，但有些只有划桨船的村民没法去取水，他们喝了脏水之后就生病了。” As unregulated development and business mov