Have you ever dreamed of vacationing at a gorgeous gateway to(1)  an underwater world At this magical place, the water is crystal blue and you can swim with hundreds of different species of fish. Then a small cluster(2) of islands in the northern Pacific Ocean known as Palau, is where you should go. Palau is noteworthy for(3) its amazing snorkeling and scuba diving sights. It is one of the last known underwater wonderlands(4) on Earth. The islands are surrounded by barrier reefs(5)  that are home to hundreds of unusual and exotic creatures.

Palau is still unspoiled(6).  The waters are not polluted and the marine life is bountiful(7) and healthy. You can see everything from sharks and jellyfish(8)  to giant sea clams(9) and turtles. Palau is a wonderful place to go for all of your underwater adventures.

您可曾夢想在通往絢麗海底世界的國度度假？在這夢幻般的世界中，海水湛藍、澄澈見底，您還可以跟好幾百種不同的魚類悠遊其中。那麼，北太平洋上的小群島—帛琉，便是您不容錯過的地方。帛琉以其令人讚嘆的浮潛和潛水景點著稱。它是地球上最後一處海底仙境。環繞群島的大堡礁，蘊育了好幾百種珍奇的海洋生物。

帛琉尚未遭人類破壞。水質也沒有被污染，因此海洋生態仍十分健康豐富。您可以一覽所有的生物，從鯊魚、水母到巨大海蛤、烏龜都有。帛琉是您海底探險的絕佳去處。

單字大補帖

1.a／the gateway to......通往……的出入口
This street is the gateway to the northern part of the city.
這一條街是通往此城市北邊的要道。

2.cluster  n.（同類人或物的）群集
A cluster of stars is twinkling in the sky.
天空中的繁星閃爍。

3.be noteworthy for......　因……著名
Switzerland is noteworthy for its chocolate.
瑞士以其巧克力著稱。

4.wonderland   n. 仙境
It is one of the last known underwater wonderlands on earth.
它是地球上最後一處海底仙境。

5.barrier reef   n. 大堡礁

6.unspoiled     a. 未遭破壞的
The heart of the Amazon jungle is unspoiled.
亞馬遜叢林深處未遭到破壞。

7.bountiful      a. 豐富的；充裕的
The fruit in Thailand is cheap and bountiful.
泰國的水果便宜又多產。

8.jellyfish   n. 水母

9.clam      n. 蛤蜊