珊瑚之国——马尔代夫

• 出 处: 小作家选刊(小学生版)
• 发表日期: 2004年期
• 关键词: “天堂” 鸟的天堂 无人岛 秦岩 环礁

在印度西南,斯里兰卡以西浩渺的印度洋上,有一片星罗棋布的岛屿,这就是马尔代夫群岛,人们把它看成是地球上为数不多的“天堂”之一。在梵语中,马尔代夫意为“花环之岛”。这里大部分岛屿都很小,不到20分钟便可步行绕岛一周,因此又有“袖珍岛”之称。

In southwestern India, on the vast Indian Ocean west of Sri Lanka, there is a dotted island, which is the Maldivian archipelago, which is regarded as one of the few “paradises” on Earth. In Sanskrit, the Maldives means “island of garlands.” Most of the islands here are small and can be walked around for about a week in less than 20 minutes, hence the name “pocket island.”