Mauritius

毛里求斯

Mauritius, with its full name the Republic of Mauritius, an island country, lies 1,200 miles off the southeastern coast of Africa, and just east of Madagascar（马达加斯加岛）, another African island country, which is larger by far than Mauritius.

毛里求斯是一个岛国，全称毛里求斯共和国，位于非洲东南海岸1200英里外，马达加斯加以东。马达加斯加是非洲岛国，其面积远远大于毛里求斯。

The country can be divided into many parts with different climate all because of its peculiar（奇怪的） terrains（地形）.

这个国家由于其特殊的地形可以分成许多不同的气候区。

In the center there are volcanoes（火山） several thousand feet high, and 90% of its arable（耕地） land is covered with sugarcane（甘蔗）.

毛里求斯中心有几千英尺高的火山，其90%的可耕地种满了甘蔗。

There are no people living on the island before the Dutch landed on it in 1638. The Dutch abandoned it in 1710, and five years later, the French came and succeeded in planting sugarcane there.

在1638年荷兰人登陆之前，岛上没有人居住。荷兰人在1710年放弃了它，五年后，法国人来到这里，并成功地种植了甘蔗。

It was conquered（攻占） by Britain in 1818. As a result, its official language is English. The main big cities are Beau Bassin and Mahebourg, with Port Louis as its capital.

毛里求斯1818年被英国占领。因此，毛里求斯的官方语言是英语。毛里求斯主要的大城市是博巴森和马可邦，首都是路易港。

Mauritius has many rare and unique animals, such as the snakes, parrots（鹦鹉） and lizards（蜥蜴）.

毛里求斯有许多珍稀特有动物，如蛇、鹦鹉和蜥蜴。

Mauritius was extremely poor when it declared its independence in 1968.

毛里求斯在1968年宣布独立时非常贫穷。

In the past ten years, obvious economic prosperity（繁荣） has shown itself in this island country. Nowadays its business, culture and tourism are developing rapidly.

在过去的十年里，这个岛国经济增长非常明显。如今，它的商业、文化和旅游发展迅速。

Every year, thousands of millions of people rush there to enjoy the silver sand beach and song and dance performances with native national characters.

每年，成千上万的人涌入毛里求斯，观赏其银色的沙滩和具有民族特色的歌舞表演。

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