[00:00.03]Many people on an island in western Ireland are excited.#
近日，爱尔兰西部一处岛上的居民们非常兴奋。#
[00:06.72]They are celebrating a new beach.#
他们在为新海滩庆贺。#
[00:10.95]But actually, it is the return of an old beach.#
其实只是之前的海滩复原了。#
[00:16.33]The people live in Dooagh, a small community on Achill Island.#
这些人居住在Dooagh——阿基尔岛上的一个小村庄。#
[00:24.24]Older residents of Dooagh remember traveling down to the coastline and walking on the sand.#
Dooagh的老人依旧能回忆起漫步海岸，脚踩沙滩的时光。#
[00:32.68]But during a storm in the 1980’s, the beach washed away.#
但是20世纪80年代的一场暴风雨冲毁了沙滩。#
[00:39.75]All that remained were rocks, seaweed and small pools of water.#
最后只剩才岩石、海藻和零星水坑。#
[00:47.83]In recent weeks, the beach returned.#
近几周，海滩又突然出现了。#
[00:52.15]Sean Molloy works for the Achill Island tourist office.#
肖恩·莫里在阿基尔岛旅游办公室工作。#
[00:57.77]He told reporters that the sand began returning to Dooagh Bay last year.#
他告诉记者，去年开始，Dooagh海湾的沙子逐渐复原。#
[01:04.57]He said the water seemed brighter because there was more sand below.#
他说，沙子多了，水体也变得清澈起来。#
[01:11.17]Then this year, after a series of storms in April when the wind was blowing hard,#
今年4月份，频繁的暴雨夹杂着猛烈的大风侵袭该地后，#
[01:21.44]the sand appeared along the coastline.#
沙子又重现海岸线。#
[01:25.87]Residents woke up one morning after low tide to see 300 meters of soft sand.#
居民们一早醒来，发现浪潮退后出现了300米长的沙滩。#
[01:35.32]A local restaurant owner told The Guardian newspaper that people heard about the beach’s return and are visiting Dooagh to take a look.#
当地的一位餐馆老板告诉《卫报》，听说海滩又复原了，好多游客慕名前来观看。
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