美國最棒的海灘是什么樣子的?

美國最棒的海灘是什么樣子的?

In Kailua, the sand is soft and white. The water is clear and calm.

在凱盧阿海灘，沙子很軟很白，水很清澈很平靜。

Those are among the reasons that Kailua Beach Park appears at the top of a new list of best beaches in the United States. The park is on the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

這就是凱盧阿海灘公園成為美國為數不多的最好的海灘之首的原因之一，該公園在夏威夷的歐湖島。

Stephen Leatherman has been making a yearly list of the best beaches under the name “Dr. Beach” since 1991.

從1991年起，斯蒂芬·萊瑟曼就以“海灘博士”之名制定了一份最好的海灘的年度清單。

Leatherman is a coastal scientist and professor at Florida International University in Miami. He uses 50 criteria to rate beaches, with the most important issues being water cleanliness, safety and management of the beach environment and services for visitors.

萊瑟曼是邁阿密佛羅里達國際大學的沿海科學家和教授。他用50種標準為海灘排名，其中最重要的是海水的清晰度，海灘環(huán)境的安全性和管理以及提供給游客的服務。

Leatherman often rates Hawaiian beaches high on the list.

萊瑟曼經常把夏威夷海灘排在前幾位。

“I love Waikiki Beach. No question about that – a world famous beach – but Kailua is a lot smaller and quieter,” he told the Associated Press. “It’s so much more peaceful… you don’t have big high-rises and all that. Kailua is on the other side of the mountains. It’s like a different world.”

“我喜歡懷基基海灘，這毫無疑問，它是世界著名的海灘，但是凱盧阿海灘更小，更安靜。”他告訴美聯社，“這里更平靜，你能忘記高樓大廈，忘記一切。凱盧阿海灘在山的另一邊，就像一個完全不同的世界。”

Vari Singh and her family, from California, spent a day at Kailua Beach.

瓦里·辛格和她的家人從加利佛尼亞來到凱盧阿享受一天的海灘時光。

“The color of the sea is something like we’ve never seen before. The sand is super soft and fun to play with, it makes good sand castles,” she said.

她說：“大海的顏色是我們之前從未見過的，沙子及其柔軟，適合玩耍，是很好的的沙子城堡。”

Braden Marquez grew up in Kailua. The 18-year-old said he is worried about overcrowding, but also hopeful about the future of his hometown.

布拉登·馬奎茲在凱盧阿長大，今年18歲的他說很擔心這里過于擁擠，但同時又對自己的家鄉(xiāng)充滿希望。

Other beaches on the new list are Ocracoke Lifeguarded Beach on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, followed by Grayton Beach State Park in Florida. They were second and third on the list, respectively.

新清單上的其他海灘有北卡羅來納州外灘的奧克救生員泳灘，后面是弗羅里達州的格雷頓海灘州立公園，他們分別是清單上的第二位和第三位。

Leatherman says his goal in making the list each year is to recognize high-quality, safe beaches that balance nature with ease of access and amenities. He hopes beaches that have yet to appear on the list will make changes for a better experience and a healthier coastal ecosystem.

萊瑟曼說他每年發(fā)布一份清單的目標是，找出高質量的，安全的海灘，它們可以平衡自然與便利交通、便利設施的關系。他希望尚未出現在清單上的海灘可以有所改變，給游客更好的體驗，創(chuàng)造出更健康的海濱生態(tài)系統(tǒng)。

I'm John Russell.

約翰·羅素報道。
 

Words in This Story

beach – n. a sandy area, often by an ocean

criteria – n. something that is used as a reason for making a judgment or decision

management – n. the act of operating a company or organization; the process of controlling things or people

high-rise – n. a building that has many floors or stories

sand castle – n. a small model of a castle or other building that is made with wet sand on a beach

respectively – adj. separately; individually

access – n. a way of entering a place; the right to use something

amenity – n. something that makes life easier or more pleasant