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owe - paradise Island Parade
島上游行
The parade to the Pantheon
去往萬神殿的游行隊伍
added to the panorama of a beautiful city located on the Mediterranean Sea.
真是使這座位于地中海 的美麗城市的全貌 錦上添花。
The unique landscape and beautiful water were the result of
獨特的風景和美麗的 水域的形成是因為
continental shift during the Paleolithic time period
舊石器時代的 大陸板塊移動
and high levels of oxide in the water.
以及海水里富含氧化物
The city itself was also ancient and rich in culture.
城市本身古老而 擁有豐富的文化，
Turnout was therefore excellent and tourists to Greek island
因而算得上是天時地利 人和，來這座希臘小島 觀光的游客
were sure that this was paradise.
也確信這里就是 人間天堂。
The palm trees were blowing, the sky was clear,
棕櫚樹在風中搖擺， 天空晴朗，
formerly pale Caucasians were browning,
原本是淺色皮膚的 高加索人漸漸變 成了棕色，
and the painstaking pace of normal life was slowed and almost forgotten.
正常生活中勤懇的速度 放慢到幾乎被遺忘。
Life couldn't be better than this
這樣的生活是 再好不過了，
and many tourists were already planning to make this their regular vacation spot.
許多游客已打算 定期來此度假。
But the event was hardly palatable to the locals.
然而，這次游行活動卻 不大受當?shù)厝说臍g迎。
As they padded down the packed road
沿著擠滿人的小路 往前走的時候，
they knew that the packaging of the event was working.
他們知道這次活動 的包裝是成功的。
But tourists didn't know that
但游客們并不知道
a well-organized panel of businessmen had practically forced locals
當?shù)厝藢嶋H上是在一個 有組織的商人小組 的強迫下
to conduct the parade.
才進行游行活動的。
Serious conflict had almost occurred.
差點兒就發(fā)生了 嚴重的沖突。
And when pamphlets in the local language were strongly against participation,
用方言寫成的小冊子 強烈反對參加游行，
several of the elders in town had to step in to
城里的幾位長者 不得不出面安撫
pacify the troublemakers and their families.
那些肇事者以及 他們的家庭。
The elders assured everyone
長者們向大家保證，
that without tourism there was sure to be panic about how to earn a living.
如果沒有旅游業(yè)， 島上肯定會出現(xiàn) 謀生恐慌。
They said that, while it might be unpleasant,
他們說，那些商人對 他們的擁有盡管可能 不是件好事，
the ownership of the businessmen over them was necessary.
卻實在是必要的。
They also said that locals owed their high standard of living
他們還說，當?shù)厝酥?所以有那么高的 生活水平
to selling good tourist packages.
須歸功于兜售 絕妙的旅游計劃。
Their argument won out and the parade went on.
他們的論點說服了大家 于是游行繼續(xù)進行。
The tourists continued to enjoy themselves.
游客們繼續(xù)開開心心。
What you don't know can't hurt you.
不知者不痛也。
