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The beauty of Indonesia 印尼之美 撰文及考題設計 British Council 英協教育中心 Jen Wen 中譯 陳怡君（中央社編譯）
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期嗎？考慮花上兩週，享受印尼潔淨的海水和雪白
ave you ever taken a two-week vacation to
的沙灘吧！印尼擁有大約1萬3,000座島嶼，其中大
a majestic beach that is beyond your wildest
約6,000座有人居住。由於地理環境的緣故，據信
dreams? Consider spending two weeks soaking
約在150萬年前，南島人曾在此生活。印尼普遍信
in the clear waters and white sands of Indonesia.
奉印度教、佛教和伊斯蘭教。
Indonesia consists of about 13,000 islands, of which,
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about 6,000 are inhabited (this number varies with sources). Due to its geographic position, it
The islands are scattered right on the equator,
is believed to be once inhabited by Austronesian
which are also in the same location as the Australian
people around 1.5 million years ago. Hinduism,
tectonic plates, making it a home to volcanoes!
Budd hism, and Islam are prevalent religions
About 150 volcanoes are scattered throughout these
throughout the country.
islands; many of which are still active and have
你曾在做夢都不敢想像的壯麗海邊度過兩週假
caused major devastation even up until now. There are many famous volcanoes, such as Krakatoa, Mount Rinjani and Mount Agung. Mount Agung, the highest point of Bali island, is said by many Balinese to be a copy of Mount Meru, a sacred mountain for the Hindus. They say that this mountain is the epicenter of all the physical, metaphysical and spiritual worlds. On 24 February and 17 March of 1963, the volcano exploded, generating pyroclastic flows and debris 8 to 10 km into the air.
印尼的潔淨海水和雪白沙灘吸引無數國內外觀光客到訪。圖為峇里島著名的庫塔海灘。
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Needless to say, that eruption
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印尼是一個多火山的島嶼國家，大約 有150座火山座落在島嶼上，許多仍是 活火山。圖為2016年7月20日印尼東 爪哇島上的Bromo火山（後）噴發產 生大量火山灰。
killed nearly 2,000 people from nearby villages.
known as the Japanese Wreck, and the other, the
印尼島嶼分布 於 赤道，與 澳 大利 亞板塊落 在
Liberty Ship Wreck. The first site was a patrol ship
同一處，成為一 個多火山國家。大 約有150座火
that was sunk during World War 2. And ironically,
山座落在這些島嶼上；許多仍是活火山，即使到
the Liberty was torpedoed by Japanese in 1942,
現在，還經常造成重大災害。印尼擁有許多知名
which then beached on Bali. The vibrations of a
火山，包括喀拉喀托火山、林賈尼火山和阿貢火
volcano eruption moved the ship off the beach in
山。許多峇里島居民 將島上最高峰阿貢火山 視
1963, making it one of the most famous dive sites
為印度教聖山梅魯山的翻版。他們說，這座山是
in Bali.
物理世界、形而上世界和精神世界的中心。這座
印尼海灘美到令人屏息。擁有這麼美麗景色，當
火山最近一次於1963年噴發，綿延8至10公里的
然也有許多休閒水上活動，像是衝浪、潛水與浮
火山碎屑流 和碎片直衝天際，奪走鄰近村莊 近
潛。峇里島東北岸有兩個知名潛水地點，一個稱為
2,000條人命。
日本沉船（Japanese Wreck），另一個是自由號沉船
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（Liberty Ship Wreck）。第一個地點是二次世界大
Indonesia’s beaches are breathtaking. With such
戰沉沒的巡邏船。諷刺的是，自由號遺骸是在1942
beautiful landscape, it’s also home to many recre-
年遭日本人以魚雷擊沉，之後被拖上峇里島岸邊。
ational aquatic activities, such as surfing, diving
1963年一座火山噴發引起的震動，將這艘船隻震
and snorkeling. Along the north-east coast of Bali,
到海灘外，使其成為峇里島數一數二知名的潛水
there are two well-known dive sites; one is simply
地點。
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印尼海灘上有許多休閒活動，像是衝浪、潛水 與浮潛。圖為2014年12月7日一名峇里島人裝 扮成耶誕老人，在庫塔海灘教一群孤兒衝浪。
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忘返，船程需約一個小時。吉利群島是由三座島
Another set of islands that are breathtaking and
嶼組成，分別是特拉旺岸島、空氣島與美偎島。吉
quite memorable, are the Gilis; which requires
利群島上沒有機動車輛，只有馬車、腳踏車與休閒
a 1-hour boat ride to get to. The Gilis consist
電動車。這些島嶼讓人非常放鬆，有許多海邊餐
of 3 islands; Gili Trawangan, Gili Air, and Gili
廳，還有各式各樣的水上活動。想在較有活力島
Mena. There are no motorized vehicles on the
嶼玩耍的旅客，建議前往吉利三島中最大的特拉
islands, only horse-pulled carts, bicycles, and the
旺岸島。想要比較悠閒，但可以來點刺激的遊客，
occasional electric bicycles. These islands are very
可以選擇空氣島。若想要待在只聽得到海浪拍打
relaxed; with many beachside restaurants and an
海灘的聲音，那麼有蜜月島之稱的美偎島，就很
assortment of aquatic activities. For those who are
適合你。
looking for a livelier island, Gili Trawangan, the
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largest of the three, is recommended. For those who want something slightly more relaxed, but
There are an infinite number of islands to explore
still accessible to some sort of excitement, choose
in Indonesia. If you have a mind for adventure and
Gili Air. And for those who seek the refuge of only
a taste for beautiful beaches, something exciting
hearing the waves lapping on the beach, then Gili
surely awaits you in Indonesia!
Mena is for you; it is also known as the honeymooner’s island. 另一組擁有絕美景色的是吉利群島，令人流連
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印尼有玩不完的島嶼可以探索。如果你有一顆 冒險的心，想要欣賞美麗的海灘，印尼肯定有讓你 興奮的地方等著你！
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Key Words austronesian people 南島人 – People from Asia, Oceania and Africa that speak an Asian language.
through which lava, ashes, and steam are expelled.
prevalent 普遍的 – widespread, in general use or acceptance.
Hindu 印度教 – It’s a common religion in India that is also seen as a set of beliefs, as well as a way of life.
equator 赤道 – a line notionally drawn on the earth equidistant from the poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0。. t e c to ni c p l a t e s 構造板塊 – is a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere (the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle). volcano 火山 – a rupture in the Earth’s crust
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devastation 破壞 – great destruction or damage.
epicenter 震央 – the point on the earth’s surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake. metaphysical 形而上學的 – a branch of philosophy that deals with abstract concepts, such as being, knowing, identity, time, and space. py ro c l a s t i c f l ow 火山碎屑流 – a mass of destructive, hot ash lava fragments, and gases ejected from a volcano and typically flows at a great speed.
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Questions – Choose one word only from the article for each answer. 1. Who are the first people to have inhabited Indonesia? 2. Where are the islands located? 3. Which sacred mountain is Mount Agung a copy of? 4. What caused the death of 2,000 people in 1963? 5. Which Gili island would you go if you wanted to be very busy and social? Answers:1.Austronesian 2.equator 3.Mount Meru 4.volcano 5.Gili Trawangan
Fill in the blanks. 1. The three prevalent religions are ____________, _____________,and_________________. 2. Mount Mena is considered the _____________ of the universe by the___________. 3. Indonesia is located right on the ___________ _______________ ______________, which makes it a home to volcanoes. 4. The _________________ was torpedoed by the _____________________, while the Japanese patrol ship was sunk during ________ ____________ ____. 5. The three Gili islands are ___________, _____________, and ________________. Answers: 1. Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam 2. epicenter, Hindus 3. Australian tectonic plates 4. Liberty, Japanese, World War 2 5. Gili Trawangan, Gili Air, Gili Mena. CNA NEWSWORLD
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