Foundations Reading 1B

Chap 2 Reading 1B

第2章 阅读1B

THE LOST CITY OF ATLANTIS Most people have heard the story of the lost city of Atlantis. But is any part of the story true? Over two thousand years ago, the Greek writer Plato wrote about Atlantis, an island in the Atlantic Ocean. The island's people were very rich. They built a big city with many great buildings. But the people became greedy—they had many things, but they still wanted more. So the gods became angry. Earthquakes and large waves began to strike the island. Finally, Atlantis sank into the sea. Many explorers have looked for Atlantis. In 2004, explorer Robert Sarmast reported finding the remains of a city under the sea near Cyprus. However, Sarmast and other scientists later realized the structures he found under the sea were natural, not man-made. Mark Adams, author of the 2016 book Meet Me in Atlantis believes the city was in Morocco. Plato wrote about red and black stone circles around the city. Adams found similar red and black stones in the desert there, very near the Atlantic Ocean. Most people, however, think Atlantis is simply a story. The purpose of the story may be to teach people not to be greedy. Richard Ellis also wrote a book about Atlantis. He says "there is not a piece of solid evidence" for a real Atlantis. So was the island real or not? We only know one thing: The mystery of Atlantis will be with us for a long time.

失落的亚特兰蒂斯城 大多数人都听说过失落的亚特兰蒂斯城的故事。 但故事的任何部分都是真的吗？ 两千多年前，希腊作家柏拉图写过大西洋中的一个岛屿亚特兰蒂斯。 岛上的人非常富有。 他们建造了一座有许多伟大建筑的大城市。 但人们变得贪婪了——他们有很多东西，但他们仍然想要更多。 于是众神发怒了。 地震和巨浪开始袭击该岛。 最后，亚特兰蒂斯号沉入大海。 许多探险家都在寻找亚特兰蒂斯。 2004年，探险家Robert Sarmast报告称在塞浦路斯附近的海底发现了一座城市的遗迹。 然而，Sarmast和其他科学家后来意识到，他在海底发现的结构是天然的，而不是人造的。 2016年出版的《在亚特兰蒂斯遇见我》一书的作者马克·亚当斯认为这座城市在摩洛哥。 柏拉图写过城市周围的红黑石圈。 亚当斯在大西洋附近的沙漠中发现了类似的红色和黑色石头。 然而，大多数人认为亚特兰蒂斯只是一个故事。 这个故事的目的可能是教人们不要贪婪。 理查德·埃利斯还写了一本关于亚特兰蒂斯的书。 他说，“没有确凿的证据”表明存在真正的亚特兰蒂斯。 那么，这个岛是真的还是假的？ 我们只知道一件事：亚特兰蒂斯的神秘将伴随我们很长一段时间。

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