Railay Beach莱利海滩

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The coast in the south of Thailand is a luxurious tropical paradise. Towering limestone cliffs shelter incredible beaches，and the most beautiful is Railay Beach.

泰国南部的海岸是一个繁华的热带天堂。高耸的石灰岩悬崖庇护着令人难以置信的海滩，其中最美丽的是莱利海滩。

Railay Beach in Thailand is one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. People love its clean blue water and bright white sand.

泰国的莱利海滩是世界上最美丽的海滩之一。人们喜欢它清澈的蓝色海水和明亮的白色沙滩。

Railay Beach is not easy to get to. There are large stones that block the beach from the mainland. So the only way to get to Railay Beach is by boat. There are no roads on Railay Beach.

去莱利海滩并不容易。一些巨大的石头阻隔了海滩与大陆。所以去莱利海滩的唯一途径就是乘船。莱利海滩上没有公路。

But that does not stop people from going there. Many people visit to swim in the clear water and lie on the warm sand.

但这并不能阻止人们去那里。许多人去那里是为了在清澈的水中游泳，在温暖的沙滩上躺着。

There is more to do than just sit on the beach， though.Nearby， tall rocks straight up from the water. Some people visit just to climb these rocks. From the top， they get a great look at the wonderful Railay Beach.

不过，除了在海滩上坐坐，还有更多的事情可以做。在附近，高高的岩石耸立水中。有些人来这里就是为了攀爬这些岩石。从岩石的顶部，他们可以欣赏到美丽的莱利海滩。

Notes：

Thailand （ 国名） 泰国

luxurious adj. 繁华的

tropical adj. 热带的

paradise n. 天堂

towering adj. 高耸的

limestone n. 石灰岩

cliff n. 悬崖

shelter v. 庇护

incredible adj. 令人難以置信的

block… from… 将……与……阻隔

stop… from… 阻止……去……

straight up 耸立

I. True （√） or False（×）？ Read the passage again and judge.

II. Read the passage once more， and fill in the blanks with the

correct words， of which the first letters are given.

1. Railay Beach is in the south of Thailand. （  ）

2. Railay Beach in Thailand is one of the most beautiful in the world. （  ）

3. Some large stones block Railay Beach from the mainland. （  ）

4. People can only get to Railay Beach by boat. （  ）

5. People visit Railay Beach only for swimming. （  ）

1. Railay Beach in Thailand is one of the most b__________beach.

2. People love Railay Beach， because the water is c__________and the sand is w__________.

3. It is not so e__________ for people to get to Railay Beach.

4. Many people go to Railay Beach， for they like to l________on the sand.

5. A lot of people visit Railay Beach not only for s__________ but also for c__________ the large rocks.

（ 参考答案见本期第33页）