Name: 【盒裝】6分鐘學英文：旅遊與觀光 英文大補帖！ (BOX SET: 6 Minute English - 'Travel and tourism' English mega-class!)
Uploaded: 2026-01-26T01:02:11.000Z
Duration: 30 min 43 s

Six Minute English from BBC Learning English.

這是 BBC Learning English 的 Six Minute English。

And in this program, we're talking about tourism, but in a very special place.

在今天的節目裡，我們要聊聊旅遊，不過是在一個非常特別的地方。

It's considered the last great wilderness on Earth.

它被認為是地球上最後一片偉大的荒野。

Wilderness means an area with no people and no agriculture because of the difficult living conditions.

荒野的意思是，因為生活條件艱困，所以沒有人煙、也沒有農業的區域。

Yes, in Antarctica there are only research stations with scientists and a few tourists.

對，在南極洲只有研究站，有科學家和少數遊客。

About 37,000 tourists are expected there this season.

預計這個季節會有大約三萬七千名遊客前往。

Many don't go ashore, but there's no denying that it disturbs the environment.

很多人不會登陸，但不可否認這會破壞環境。

We're asking if it's fair for tourists to set foot.

That means go to such a sensitive environment.

這表示要去一個這麼敏感的環境。

We'll also use some vocabulary related to Antarctica.

我們也會學一些跟南極洲有關的詞彙。

By the way, Neil, do you know a lot about the South Pole?

對了，Neil，你對南極洲很瞭解嗎？

I've been reading that the ice caps, these, the thick layers of ice permanently covering a vast area of land in the Arctic and Antarctic are melting due to global warming.

我讀到說，冰帽，就是那種永久覆蓋在北極和南極廣大土地上的厚厚冰層，因為全球暖化正在融化。

And global warming is the increase in world temperatures due to the presence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

全球暖化是指因為大氣中有二氧化碳，導致世界溫度上升。

This gas and some others have been stopping the heat from the Earth escaping into space even.

這種氣體和其他一些氣體，甚至讓地球的熱量無法逃逸到太空中。

I would like to visit Antarctica before it melts too much.

我希望能趁南極洲還沒融化太多之前去看看。

But penguins aside, what large resource can be found in Antarctica?

不過企鵝先不說，南極洲還有什麼重要的資源呢？

Is Antarctica A, the world's largest coal field, B, the world's largest gold source, or C, the world's largest diamond source?

南極洲是 A，世界上最大的煤礦區，B，世界上最大的黃金來源，還是 C，世界上最大的鑽石來源呢？

Hmm, I'm gonna have a guess because I don't know that it's coal.

嗯，我來猜猜好了，因為我不知道是煤。

Well, as usual, we'll give you the answer at the end of the program.

嗯，跟往常一樣，我們會在節目最後公佈答案。

I wonder how that very sensitive environment in Antarctica is going to be preserved.

我想知道南極洲那個非常敏感的環境要怎麼被保護。

That's why BBC reporter Juliet Rix's visit to Antarctica caught my attention.

這就是為什麼 BBC 記者 Juliet Rix 的南極洲之旅引起了我的注意。

I bet she's asking the same question as you, Rob.

我敢打賭她跟你一樣，Rob，也在問同樣的問題。

Listen to what she has to say about the need to have some level of tourism in the Antarctic.

聽聽她對在南極洲進行一定程度旅遊的必要性有什麼看法。

What word does she use to describe people who defend a cause?

她用了哪個詞來形容捍衛某項事業的人？

In this case, the preservation of the region?

在這個情況下，是這個區域的保育？

I'm all too aware that this is not my habitat.

我非常清楚這不是我的棲息地。

Like a scuba diver under the sea, I'm an alien visitor in the penguins world.

就像潛水員在海裡一樣，我是企鵝世界裡的外來訪客。

Which makes me wonder, should I be here at all?

這讓我忍不住想，我到底該不該來這裡？

Am I just by setting foot on this extraordinary continent, polluting the last great wilderness on Earth?

我踏足這塊非凡大陸的同時，是不是就在汙染地球上最後一片偉大的荒野？

All visitors leave a footprint, admits Maiturlidub.

所有遊客都會留下足跡，Maiturlidub 承認。

And we all tend to go to the same places, the accessible coastline, which is also where the penguins and seals go to breed.

而且我們都傾向去同一個地方，就是容易到達的海岸線，那裡也是企鵝和海豹繁殖的地方。

Nonetheless, he argues, carefully controlled tourism is not just ok, but

不過，他認為，經過嚴格控管的觀光不僅沒問題，

useful without a native population of its own.

反而很有用，因為這裡沒有原住民。

tourism creates a global constituency of people ready to support and indeed fund its preservation.

而觀光能培養一群準備好支持甚至資助其保育的全球支持者。

Not everyone is convinced that the benefits outweigh the risks, but most are pragmatic.

並不是所有人都相信益處大於風險，但大多數人都很務實。

That's what we call people who defend a cause or an idea.

這就是我們稱呼捍衛某個訴求或想法的人。

Juliet Ritz's tour guide told her it's good that some people go to Antarctica and then when they get back to their countries, they defend conservation and give money to organisations which work for the preservation of the environment.

Juliet Ritz 的導遊告訴她，有些人去南極洲，回來後在自己的國家裡，會支持保育並捐款給致力於環境保育的組織，這是很棒的事。

Some people might not agree, because if there are some companies making profit, it might be difficult to prevent an increase in tourism to Antarctica.

有些人可能不贊同，因為如果有些公司在賺錢，就可能很難阻止前往南極洲的觀光增加。

And what control do they have over the tourists?

而他們對遊客又有什麼控制權呢？

Juliet Ricks tells us about the instructions given to her group when they approached Antarctica.

Juliet Ricks 告訴我們，當她們的隊伍接近南極洲時，收到的訓示。

She says that tourists must clean their clothes with a vacuum cleaner before they leave the ship to go on land.

她說，遊客在離開船隻登陸前，必須用吸塵器清潔他們的衣物。

We're given a mandatory briefing before gathering for a vacuum party.

在集合進行吸塵派對之前，我們會收到一份強制性的簡報。

We bio secure ourselves, hoovering our clothes and kit and disinfecting our boots to ensure we introduce no alien species to Antarctica.

我們會進行生物安全檢查，用吸塵器吸淨我們的衣物和裝備，並消毒我們的靴子，以確保我們不會將任何外來物種帶入南極洲。

There's no eating or smoking on land and we're instructed to take nothing away except photographs and leave nothing behind, not even a bit of yellow snow.

在陸地上禁止飲食和吸菸，我們被訓示除了照片什麼都不能帶走，連一丁點黃色的雪都不能留下。

The BBC reporter tells us that the group of tourists has to disinfect their boots.

BBC 的記者告訴我們，這群遊客必須消毒他們的靴子。

Disinfect means to clean something using chemicals or in this case, vacuum, to kill or remove bacteria.

消毒的意思是使用化學藥品，或像這裡一樣用吸塵器清潔，來殺死或清除細菌。

This is to avoid the risk of contaminating the region and to go to the toilet before leaving the ship.

這是為了避免汙染該區域的風險，並在離開船隻前去上廁所。

The penguins have exclusive rights on that.

But what do you think about visiting Antarctica, Rob?

不過，你覺得去南極洲旅遊怎麼樣，Rob？

Are you keen on paying the penguins a visit?

Yeah, I'd like to go, because, as I said, it's all about the penguins.

耶，我很想去，因為就像我說的，一切都是為了企鵝。

Well, let's stop dreaming about exotic trips and go back to the question I asked you earlier in the program.

嗯，別再做異國旅行的白日夢了，讓我們回到節目一開始問你的問題。

What large resource can be found in Antarctica?

Is it the world's largest coal field, the world's largest gold source, or the world's largest diamond source?

是世界上最大的煤礦區、世界上最大的黃金來源，還是世界上最大的鑽石來源？

Now, no one is able to mine that coal because the Antarctic Treaty has banned the exploitation of resources for 50 years.

嗯，目前沒有人能夠開採那些煤，因為《南極條約》禁止了資源開發長達50年。

Anyway, we're running out of time, so let's remember some of the words we said today, Neil.

反正我們時間快到了，Neil，讓我們來複習一下今天說過的幾個單字吧。

The words were wilderness to set foot, ice caps, global warming advocates to disinfect.

今天的單字有「set foot」（踏足）、 「ice caps」（冰帽），還有「global warming advocates」（全球暖化倡議者）和「disinfect」（消毒）。

Go to bbclearningenglish.com to find more Six Minute English programmes.

請到 bbclearningenglish.com 收聽更多 Six Minute English 節目。

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