2017年猫途鹰网站评选的全球十大最美海滩

    In summer, people around the world seek rest and relaxation on a beach.
    在夏天,世界各地的人们都在沙滩上寻求休息和放松。

    Depending on where you live, you might enjoy playing in ocean waves or visiting a beach along a peaceful lake or river.
    你可能喜欢搏击海浪,或是沿着平静的湖泊或河流游览河滩(湖滩),这取决于你身在何处。

    The American travel website company TripAdvisor publishes a list of the world's best beaches every year. The winners are based on the past year of ratings and reviews by TripAdvisor users worldwide.
    美国旅游网站猫途鹰(TripAdvisor)每年都会公布全球最美海滩的排名。入选者是基于猫途鹰网站用户过去一年发布的评分和评论。

    Today, we are going to explore this year's top 10 beaches in the world.
    今天,我们将会探讨一下今年的全球十大最美海滩。

    1. Baia do Sancho, Brazil
    第一名:巴西的桑乔湾海滩

    TripAdvisor named Brazil's Baia do Sancho as this year's best beach in the world. Its water is calm and clear. Its sand is fine and soft.
    猫途鹰网站今年评选巴西的桑乔湾海滩是全球最美的海滩。这里的海水平静而清澈,沙子又细又软。

    But getting to Baia do Sancho is not so easy. It is on Fernando de Noronha, a volcanic island more than 300 kilometers off Brazil's coast. Travelers must take a plane or boat from major cities in northern Brazil to get there. And no more than 420 visitors can be on the island at one time.
    但是前往桑乔湾海滩并不那么容易。它位于费南多诺罗尼亚岛,这是一座距离巴西海岸300多公里的火山岛。游客们必须从巴西北部的大城市乘坐飞机或船只到达那里。并且该岛一次只能接待最多420名游客。

    All of Fernando de Noronha is a national park. Baia do Sancho is one of its two main beaches. Getting there involves walking along steep, rocky cliffs and then climbing down a ladder. But, as one TripAdvisor user wrote, this is part of what makes the beach special: "Sancho Bay is even made more hauntingly beautiful because of its remote location, thick vegetation and rock cliffs."
    费南多诺罗尼亚岛整体就是一座国家公园。桑乔湾海滩是该岛两处大型沙滩之一。到达这里需要沿着陡峭的岩石峭壁行走,然后从梯子上爬下去。但是,正如猫途鹰网站的一位用户所写的,这形成了这座沙滩的特殊之处:“正是由于它的偏远位置、茂密植被以及岩石峭壁,使得桑乔湾海滩更加美丽。”

    2. Grace Bay, Turks and Caicos
    第二名:特克斯和凯科斯群岛的格雷斯湾

    While Baia do Sancho is difficult to get to, Trip Advisor's second-ranked beach could not be much easier for tourists to reach. Grace Bay is on Turks and Caicos, a Caribbean island group south of the Bahamas. Travelers to the islands often choose to stay at oceanfront hotels right next to Grace Bay.
    桑乔湾海滩难以抵达,然而猫途鹰网站排名第二的海滩也没那么容易让游客到达。格雷斯湾位于特克斯和凯科斯群岛,这是巴哈马以南的一座加勒比群岛。抵达该岛屿的游客通常选择住在格雷斯湾旁边的海滨酒店。

    This beach has impossibly clean and clear waters and pure white sand. Its calm waters make it extremely safe for swimming, snorkeling, or simply floating. Once on land, many visitors enjoy walking -- barefoot -- for several kilometers on the soft, warm sand.
    这处海滩有着不可思议的干净和清澈的海水,以及洁白的沙滩。它的平静海面使得游泳、浮潜和漂浮都极其安全。一旦上岸,很多游客都喜欢在这处柔软、温暖的沙滩上赤足走上几公里。

    3. Eagle Beach, Aruba
    第三名:阿鲁巴岛的鹰海滩

    To get to the third-best beach, we head south to the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba. Like Grace Bay, Eagle Beach has clear, calm waters and soft white sand.
    要到达排名第三的这处海滩,我们要向南飞到加勒比海的阿鲁巴岛。像格雷斯湾一样,鹰海滩也有着清澈平静的海面和柔软洁白的沙滩。

    It offers visitors a chance to try different water sports, including tubing and jet skiing. Eagle Beach may be best known, however, for its dramatic sunsets. On clear nights, the sky turns red, orange, and purple.
    这里为游客提供了尝试不同水上运动的机会,包括漂流和水上摩托。然而鹰海滩最有名的可能就是它令人印象深刻的日落。在晴朗的夜晚,天空变成红色、橙色和紫色。

    4. Playa Paraiso, Cuba
    第四名:古巴的天堂海滩

    TripAdvisor's fourth-best beach is also in the Caribbean. Playa Paraiso is on Cayo Largo, an island off Cuba's southern coast. Its name means "Paradise Beach" in English.
    猫途鹰网站排名第四的海滩也在加勒比海。天堂海滩位于拉戈岛,这是古巴南部海岸一座小岛。它的名字在英文中就是Paradise Beach(天堂海滩)的意思。

    Paraiso has a fun, laid-back restaurant for those who wish to eat and drink. There is little else on the beach. And that is exactly what visitors like about it. People come here for the sugar-like sand and calm waters filled with colorful wildlife.
    天堂海滩为喜欢吃喝的游客提供了一座有趣的休闲餐厅,除此之外海滩上别无它物。而这正是游客所喜欢的。人们来到这里,就是为了像糖一样的沙子以及颜色多彩的平静海面。

    5. Siesta Key, United States
    第五名:美国的西斯塔克海滩

    Next, we visit the only U.S. beach to make it among TripAdvisor's top 10 list. Florida's Siesta Key is a low-lying island. The scientist known as Dr. Beach recently named Siesta Key the best beach in America -- and for good reason.
    接下来我们来到猫途鹰网站十大最美海滩中唯一的美国海滩。佛罗里达州的西斯塔克是一座低洼的岛屿。被称之为海滩博士的科学家最近命名西斯塔克为美国最美的海滩,并且理由很充分。

    Siesta Key is on the Gulf of Mexico. It offers safe and clean waters, a big beach, stunning sunsets, and excellent seashell collecting. Visitors of all ages go to Siesta Key when the tide is low to find beautiful, large and, sometimes, rare seashells.
    西斯塔克海滩位于墨西哥湾。它提供了安全和干净的海水,一片大沙滩,迷人的日落和绝佳的拾贝体验。当退潮的时候,各种年龄段的游客都去西斯塔克海滩寻找美丽、巨大、有时甚至是罕见的贝壳。

    6. La Concha, Spain
    第六名:西班牙的贝壳海滩

    Speaking of seashells, TripAdvisor's number-six beach gets its name from a conch, a kind of large shell. La Concha beach is in the city of San Sebastian, in northern Spain's Basque area.
    谈到贝壳,猫途鹰网站排名第六的海滩就是以海螺这种大贝壳而得名。贝壳海滩位于西班牙北部巴斯克地区的圣塞巴斯蒂安市。

    People come here to surf and swim in the Atlantic Ocean's La Concha Bay. They also enjoy walking along the wide, curved beach. La Concha is more developed than the other beaches on TripAdvisor's list. From the sandy coast, you can see San Sebastian's tall buildings and hear the sounds of city life. In fact, it is one of Europe's best-known urban beaches.
    人们来这里,在大西洋的贝壳海滩冲浪和游泳。他们也喜欢沿着这处宽阔、蜿蜒的海滩漫步。贝壳海滩比猫途鹰网站名单上的其它海滩开发得更好。从沙滩看去,你可以看到圣塞巴斯蒂安的高楼,听到城市生活的声音。实际上,它是欧洲最著名的都市海滩之一。

    7. Playa Norte, Mexico
    第七名:墨西哥的北滩

    Cancun is one of Mexico's most famous beach resort areas. Near its coast is Isla Mujeres, or Island of Women. This is where you will find Playa Norte, number seven on TripAdvisor's list of best beaches. Playa Norte has restaurants, bars, palm trees, and beach chairs to rent. It is one of the island's best places to snorkel.
    坎昆是墨西哥最著名的海滩度假区之一。它的海岸附近就是穆赫勒斯岛,也称之为女人岛。猫途鹰网站最美海滩中排名第七的北滩就坐落在这里。北滩有餐厅、酒吧、棕榈树,还有沙滩椅出租。它是岛上最好的浮潜地之一。

    Summer visitors may even see whale sharks -- the largest fish in the world. Many Playa Norte companies offer whale shark boat tours from May to September. And adventurous travelers can even jump in the water and swim with them.
    夏季游客甚至可能看到鲸鲨这种世界上最大的鱼类。从5月到9月,很多北滩的公司提供鲸鲨游轮之旅。爱冒险的游客甚至可以跳进海水里和鲸鲨一起游泳。

    8. Radhanagar Beach, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    第八名:安达曼和尼科巴群岛的洛德纳加海滩

    Our next beach, Radhanagar, is on an island in the Indian Ocean. Radhangar sits on the western coast of Havelock Island, part of the Indian territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
    下一个海滩就是洛德纳加海滩,它位于印度洋上的一座岛屿。洛德纳加海滩座落在哈夫洛克岛的西海岸,这里是印度领土安达曼和尼科巴群岛的一部分。

    It is considered one of Asia's best beaches, with crystal-clear waters and powder-like sand. Its reputation has made it a very popular beach. Visitors usually share the sands with plenty of people.
    它被认为是亚洲最好的海滩之一,有着水晶般清澈的海水和粉状的沙子。它的盛名使得它成为一处颇受欢迎的海滩。游客们通常把这里的沙子送给很多人。

    9. Elafonissi Beach, Greece
    第九名:希腊的粉红海滩

    On the Greek island of Crete, TripAdvisor's ninth-ranked beach offers unspoiled natural beauty. Elafonissi Beach is known for its intensely turquoise-colored waters, pink sand and black rocks.
    猫途鹰网站排名第九的海滩位于在希腊的克里特岛上,这里有着未受破坏的自然美景。粉红海滩以深蓝绿色的海水、粉红色的沙滩和黑色的岩石而闻名。

    It is also known for being somewhat difficult to reach. The road to Elafonissi is narrow and takes many sharp turns. But that does not seem to stop people; it is filled with visitors year-round.
    它也以有点难以到达而闻名。通往粉红沙滩的道路狭窄弯急,但是这似乎并未挡住人们。这里全年都满是游客。

    10. Galapagos Beach, Ecuador
    第十名:厄瓜多尔的加拉帕戈斯海滩

    Probably no place on Earth is better known for wildlife than the Galapagos Islands. And the white-sand Galapagos Beach at Tortuga Bay does not disappoint in that respect. Hundreds of sea turtles build their nests here each year. Visitors may also see marine iguanas, sea lions, flamingos, and lava gulls -- birds that are found only in the Galapagos.
    可能地球上没有哪里的野生动物比加拉帕戈斯群岛更有名。而托尔图加湾白色沙子的加拉帕戈斯海滩也没有让人失望。数以百计的海龟每年在这里筑穴。游客们还可以看到海鬣蜥、海狮、火烈鸟,以及仅在加拉帕戈斯群岛发现的熔岩海鸥。

    But perhaps the most famous creatures you might find here are the tiny Galapagos finches, also called Darwin's finches. They were named after scientist Charles Darwin. His theory of evolution was partly based on his study of the beaks of these birds.
    但是可能你在这里能够找到的最著名的生物是加拉帕戈斯小雀,也被称之为达尔文雀。它们是以科学家查尔斯·达尔文(Charles Darwin)的名字命名。达尔文的进化论部分是基于他对这些鸟的鸟喙的研究。

    From quiet, peaceful bays to city oceanfronts, TripAdvisor's list of the 10 beach offers something for every type of traveler.
    从安静平和的海湾到城市的海滨,猫途鹰网站十大海滩排名为每种类型的游客都提供了可选之地。

    Do you have a favorite beach that you have visited? Tell us about it in the comments section!
    你去过的最喜欢的海滩是哪里?在评论区告诉我们。

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