【著名景點】Easter Island 復活節島
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*Around 900 moai, statues of human figures carved out single stone blocks, are on the island. The statues are about 4 meters tall, and weigh 14 tons each!
在這個島上有大約900個摩埃─ 由大石塊雕塑出來的人型石像。這些雕像約4公尺高，每個都重達14噸！
*The name “Easter Island” was given by the first European to visit the island, Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen. He landed on the island on Easter Sunday, 1722.
「復活節島」是第一個來到這個島上的歐洲人─ 荷蘭探險家雅各‧羅格文取的名字，他在1722年的復活節當天登陸這個島嶼。
*Easter Island is also known by its Polynesian name, Rapa Nui. Rapa Nui is also the name of the Polynesian people that settled on Easter Island. The first settlers likely arrived on the island between 800- 1200 AD.
復活節島也因其玻里尼西亞名字「拉帕努伊」而聞名。「拉帕努伊」也是定居復活節島的玻里尼西亞人的名字。首批移民可能是在西元800年至1200年之間抵達這個島嶼。
*The island lies 3,700 km west of Chile’s west coast. Today, around 6,000 people live on Easter Island.
這個島位在距離智利的西海岸以西3700公里處。現今大約有6000人住在復活節島上。
*Most visitors fly to Easter Island from Chile’s capital Santiago or Tahiti. The flight time from either location is about 6 hours.
大部分的訪客都是從智利的首都聖地牙哥或是大溪地飛往復活節島。從這些地方前往當地的飛行時間大約是6小時。
(空中英語教室)