小李子帶火電影取景地,現在要關閉了

It's been 18 years since the Leonardo DiCaprio-led drama The Beach hit theaters. But apparently its popularity was such that over the years, millions of tourists have flooded to the actual Thailand beach used in filming — destroying its coral reefs and sea life in the process.

距離小李子主演的《那片海灘》電影上映，已經過去了十八年。但這麼多年以來，這部影片仍然很受歡迎，上百萬旅行者來到影片中的泰國海灘。但在這一過程中，明顯破壞了珊瑚礁和海洋生物。

According to a report by the Associated Press, Thailand's National Parks and Wildlife Department have ordered Maya Bay on Phi Phi Leh island in the Andaman Sea to be shut down for four months annually starting this June so it can recover from the environmental damage caused by tourists.

根據英國聯合通訊社的報道，泰國國家公園和野生動物部已經下令，從今年6月開始，每年安達曼海勒赫島的瑪雅灣會週期性地關閉4個月，以便海灣從遊客造成的環境破壞中恢復過來。

The beach is currently visited by an average of 4,000 visitors on at least 200 boats a day, according to the department. “If we don't do something today, it will be too late,” Thanya Netithammakum, the government organization's head, told the AP.

該部門表示，目前，該海灘每天平均接待至少200艘船4000名遊客。政府組織的領導Thanya Netithammakum告訴美國聯合通訊社：“如果現在我們什麼也不做的話，等到將來再採取措施，一定會爲時太晚。”

One climate scientist, Thon Thamrongnawasawat, explained it the outlet this way: “It's like someone who has been working for decades and has never stopped. Overworked and tired, all the beauty of the beach is gone. We need a timeout for the beach.”

氣候學家Thon Thamrongnawasawat用這樣的方法解釋道：“它就像一位工作了幾十年從來沒有休息的人一樣。過度工作過度勞累，海灘的美麗已經消失了。我們需要給海灘一個緩衝的時間。”

Overall, tourism to the Southeast Asian nation has increased dramatically, according to the report, from 10 million in the year the movie was released to 35 million in 2017.

據報道，總的來說，東南亞的旅遊業已劇烈地增長，從影片上映的2000年的1000萬增長到了2017年的3500萬。

Ironically, The Beach — which was based on a novel by Alex Garland — followed DiCaprio's character's quest to find the oasis, said in the trailer to the Danny Boyle-directed film to be “an urban myth, secret beach on an island that no one can get to.”Thailand often closes it's marine national parks from mid-May to mid-October, the AP notes. But a high-demand kept Maya Bay open year-round for nearly two decades.

具有諷刺意味的是，電影《海灘》是根據亞歷克斯加蘭的小說改編，由丹尼博伊爾導演。預告片中講述了小李子扮演的角色尋找綠洲，而綠洲是“一個都市傳奇，島上的祕密海灘，沒有人可以到那裏。”美聯社指出，泰國經常會在5月中旬至10月中旬關閉海洋國家公園。但是，由於高需求量，瑪雅灣近二十年來一直保持開放。

In the process, marine biologists told the AP, sea life “virtually disappeared” and “a large part of the coral reef around the area is gone.”When they reopen the beach, only 2,000 tourist a day will be allowed at the property. Boats, meanwhile, won’t be allowed to anchor there — instead, going to the opposite side of the island.

海洋生物學家告訴美國聯合通訊社，在這個過程中，海洋生物“接近消失”，另外“該地區的大部分珊瑚礁也消失了。”當他們重新開放沙灘時，只允許2000名遊客進入。同時，船隻不允許停靠在那裏，而是去海島的另一邊。