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[托福阅读] 托福考试阅读练习题:世界上最小国家正在出售

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发表于 2012-8-14 23:21:39 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
 许多普通人都曾有过成为一国元首一国之君的梦想,如今购买一个世界上最小的国家就能圆梦。  
: d1 Q# @9 D  N! t; s  For sale: the world's smallest country with its own flag, stamps, currency and passports.
/ Q# B0 I0 k0 I0 ^0 L6 ?  待售:世界上最小的国家,含该国国旗、邮票、货币以及护照。
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  ^& r5 Z. {" I: u  S2 R  Apply to prince michael of sealand if you want to run your own nation, even if it is just a wartime fort perched on two concrete towers in the north sea.
6 Q  f/ t# Z( P! Q* E9 M$ e# `  如果你想治理一个属于自己的国家,且不计较它仅仅是由北海中两座混凝土塔楼组成的一个战时城堡,那就去向西兰公国的迈克尔王子申请吧。4 M3 I* B, k. @/ R, D1 v, X3 p

/ H; j3 l0 u# Z, F; O6 v; J; V6 z  Built in world war Two as an anti-aircraft base to repel german bombers, the derelict plat-form was taken over 40 years ago by retired army major Paddy Roy Bates who went to live there withhis family.
2 j. j$ ?2 |2 ?- r! e' u  该城堡建于二战期间,是个用于抵御德国轰炸机的防空基地。40年前,退休少校帕迪·罗伊·贝茨带着家人住到这里,接管了这个已废弃的高台。! ~/ O* j+ A% Y; j6 u* B7 j+ q

, N, s: F+ k$ F  He declared the platform, perched seven miles off the east coast of england and just outside britain's territorial waters, to be the principality of sealand." R( w# u+ ^% V* N9 _) x* m6 Q
  他将这个距英国东海岸七英里、恰在英国领海外的高台宣布为西兰公国。
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% ^0 H# g/ p* s# B1 v6 ]. E8 F" ?5 c, K  The self-styled prince Roy adopted a flag, chose a national anthem and minted silver and gold coins.
( y- e# w# T4 P. U  这位自封的罗伊王子选定了国旗、国歌还铸造了西兰银币和金币。
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  The family saw off attempts by Britain's Royal Navy to evict them and also an attempt in 1978 by a group of german and dutch businessmen to seize sealand by force.
% M  d) _0 J/ q% _* _: d* H  英国皇家海军曾试图驱逐他们,1978年还有一队德国和荷兰商人试图用武力夺取西兰.他们最终都被这家人赶了出去。
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- W, R/ l2 s& {. K$ C* w! @) R( r  Roy, 85, now lives in Spain and his son Michael told BBC Radio his family had been approached by estate agents with clients "who wanted a bit more than a bit of real estate, they wanted autonomy."" y9 U6 [- b  Q$ D$ J3 k# L$ E0 B
  罗伊现已85岁,住在西班牙。他的儿子迈克尔对英国广播公司电台说,一些客户已通过房地产中介与他们家取得了联系,“这些人想要的不只是一处房产,还有自治权。”  _) F: f1 K' T& q, O& Z$ z8 g

0 W* R# F4 S' g- _1 [' b  Notes:
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  fort :堡垒" Y/ w6 h! s5 Y. C9 q7 ]4 d
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  mint [mint] n. 薄荷;造币厂,巨款
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$ ~# i* y; ^! v. U7 V  a$ c- ^6 h5 A  vt. 铸造,铸币
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. D. z% P/ ~% K! W# q0 E0 v  Royal Navy : 皇家海军
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