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A two-hour boat ride off the coast of Colombia is an island, the most densely-populated（adj.人口稠密的） island on the earth.
离开哥伦比亚的海岸线，坐船两个小时，你会到达一座小岛，这里是世界上人口最密集的岛屿。
Santa Cruz del Islote consists of（由…组成） more than 1,200 people, living on land the size of two soccer fields, making it four times as dense as Manhattan.
圣克鲁斯岛只有两个足球场大小，岛上住着1200多人，人口密度达到了纽约曼哈顿的四倍。
On the island is a school that runs up to（达到） the 10th grade, two shops, and one restaurant.
岛上有一所拥有十个年级的学校，两家商店，还有一家餐馆。
There is no steady（稳定的）supply （n.供应）of water and a sole （唯一的）generator that only runs for five hours per day（每日）.
那里没有固定的淡水供应，唯一的发电机每日只工作5个小时。
There are no police, but there isn't much need for them, as everyone on the island knows each other.
那里没有警察，而且那里也不太需要警察，岛上的每个人彼此都认识。
150 years ago, the island was primarily（adv.根本地） uninhabited （无人居住的）,and was sometimes used by local fishermen as a place to rest and take shelter during storms.
150年前，这个岛上根本无人居住，只有当地的渔民偶尔会在暴风雨期间把这里当做休息和避风的场所。
Gradually, some fishermen came to build their homes here.
逐渐地，一些渔民来到这安了家。
These were the grandparents and great-grandparents of the current generation of residents（居民）.
他们就是现在岛上居民的祖父辈和曾祖父辈。
Despite （尽管）the close living quarters, inhabitants on the island say they wouldn't give up their peaceful existence（生活方式）for anything, not even a little more room.
尽管居住空间很狭窄拥挤，但是居民们表示他们不会因任何东西而改变他们现在平静的生活方式，哪怕是给他们更多的空间。