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原味人文風情：A two-hour boat ride off the coast of Colombia is an island, the most densely-populated island on Earth.
從哥倫比亞海岸搭船兩個小時會抵達一座小島，這是地球上人口最稠密的島嶼。
Santa Cruz del Islote consists of more than 1,200 people living on land the size of two soccer fields, making it four times as dense as Manhattan.
圣克魯斯島內有超過 1200 位居民，住在兩個足球場大小的土地上，人口密度是曼哈頓的四倍。
On the island is a school that runs up to the 10th grade, two shops, and one restaurant.
島上有一間能讀到十年級的學校，兩間商店，和一間餐廳。
There is no steady supply of water and a sole generator that only runs for five hours per day.
水的供應很不穩定，而唯一的發電機每天只運轉五個小時。
There are no police, but there isn't much need for them, as everyone on the island knows each other.
那里沒有警察，但也不怎么需要警察，因為島上所有人彼此都認識。
150 years ago, the island was primarily uninhabited and was sometimes used by local fishermen as a place to rest and take shelter during storms.
一百五十年前，這座島原先是沒有人居住的，有時會成為當地漁民在暴風雨來襲時休息、躲避的地方。
Gradually, some fishermen came to build their homes here. These were the grandparents and great-grandparents of the current generation of residents.
后來慢慢地，有些漁民來到這里建造他們的家園。這群人就是這一代居民的祖父母或曾祖父母。
Despite the close living quarters, inhabitants on the island say they wouldn't give up their peaceful existence for anything, not even a little more room.
盡管住得非常近，島上居民說他們絕不會為了任何事情去放棄他們的和平現狀，即使是為了換取多一點空間，他們也不會放棄。
