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TheLostLand

1Mostpeoplehaveheardthestoryofthelostislandof

Atlantis.Butisanypartofthestorytrue?

TheGreekwriterPlatowrotethatAtlantiswasanislandinthe

AtlanticOcean.Theisland’swealthypeopledesignedmanygreat

5buildingsandcanals.1Atthecenteroftheislandtheybuilta

beautifulgoldentemple.2ButtheAtlanteansbecame

greedy—theyhadeverything,buttheystillwantedmore.The

godsbecameangry,andtheislandwashitbyearthquakes3

andgreatwaves.Finally,thewholeofAtlantissankintothe

sea.

10Throughouthistory,explorershavereportedfinding

Atlantis.In2004,theexplorerRobertSarmastreported

findingtheisland’sremains4onanunderseamountain

nearCyprus.

However,Sarmastandotherscientistslaterfound

outthesefindingswerenatural,notman-made.

15ManypeoplethinkAtlantisissimplyastory.The

purposeofthestorywastoteachpeopleaboutthe

evils5ofgreed.RichardEllispublishedabookon

Atlantisin1999.Hesays“thereisnotapieceof

solidevidence”6forarealAtlantis.

20Sowastheislandrealornot?Onlyonethingis

certain:themysteryofAtlantiswillbewithusfora

longtime.

释义：

1Acanalisalong,man-madewaterway,oftenused

forboats.

2Atempleisabuildingwherepeoplepracticeareligion

(Buddhism,Judaism,etc.).

3Anearthquakeisashakingofthegroundcausedby

movementoftheEarth’scrust.

4Theremainsofsomethingarethepartsthatareleftafter

mosthavebeentakenaway,ordestroyed.

5Evilmeansalltheverybadthingsthathappenintheworld.

6Evidenceisanythingthatmakesyoubelievethatsomething

ist