【原】Mauritius 毛里求斯

Mauritius, with its full name the Republic of Mauritius, an island country, lies 1,200 miles off the southeastern coast of Africa, and just east of Madagascar, another African island country, which is larger by far than Mauritius.

毛里求斯全称毛里求斯共和国，是一个岛国，距离非洲东南海岸1200英里，位于另一个非洲岛国马达加斯加以东，马达加斯加比毛里求斯大得多。

毛里求斯是沉浸在海洋中的火山岛屿，人口平均寿命为73.3岁，是非洲人口平均寿命最长的国家。

The country can be divided into many parts with different climate all because of its peculiar terrains.

这个国家因其独特的地形而被分成许多气候不同的地区。

In the center there are volcanoes several thousand feet high, and 90% of its arable land is covered with sugarcane.

中心有几千英尺高的火山，90%的耕地覆盖着甘蔗。

There are no people living on the island before the Dutch landed on it in 1638. The Dutch abandoned it in 1710, and five years later, the French came and succeeded in planting sugarcane there.

1638年荷兰人登陆之前，岛上没有人居住。1710年荷兰人放弃了它，五年后，法国人来到这里，并成功地在那里种植甘蔗。

It was conquered by Britain in 1818. As a result, its official language is English. The main big cities are Beau Bassin and Mahebourg, with Port Louis as its capital.

1818年被英国征服。因此，它的官方语言是英语。主要的大城市是博·巴辛和马赫堡，首都是路易港。

Beau Bassin

Mahebourg

Port Louis

Mauritius has many rare and unique animals, such as the snakes, parrots and lizards.

毛里求斯有许多稀有而独特的动物，如蛇、鹦鹉和蜥蜴。

Mauritius was extremely poor when it declared its independence in 1968.

毛里求斯在1968年宣布独立时非常贫穷。

In the past ten years, obvious economic prosperity has shown itself in this island country. Nowadays its business, culture and tourism are developing rapidly.

在过去十年里，这个岛国出现了明显的经济繁荣。如今，它的商业、文化和旅游业发展迅速。

Every year, thousands of millions of people rush there to enjoy the silver sand beach and song and dance performances with native national characters.

每年都有成千上万的人涌向这里，欣赏银色沙滩和具有本土民族特色的歌舞表演。