神奇! 愛爾蘭沙灘消失33年後重現人間!
A County Mayo beach that disappeared more than 30 years ago has made a miraculous comeback.
梅奧郡於30多年前消失的一片沙灘，竟然奇蹟般地重現了。Dooagh beach on Achill Island in the west of Ireland, was washed away in 1984 after storms hit the area.
位於愛爾蘭西部阿基爾島上的Dooagh沙灘在1984年的一場暴風雨後消失。But in April, hundreds of thousands of tonnes of sand were dumped back on the coastline during a freak tide, bringing the beach back to its former glory.
然而就在今年四月，一股反常的潮流將成千上萬噸沙子帶回海岸，讓沙灘重現往日的輝煌。
Thousands of tourists visit the area every year and having a new 300-metre long beach has delighted residents.
每年都有數千名遊客來參觀這片海灘，人們都喜歡這片長達300米的沙灘。
Emmet Callaghan from Achill Island Tourist Office told the BBC that the people of the island are thrilled.
阿基爾島旅遊局的艾米特·卡拉翰在接受BBC的採訪時表示，人們對沙灘的重現驚喜不已。"Yesterday we had gridlock here in the village with cars and campervans and people coming from all over Ireland and the UK to see our new beach," he said.
他說道：“昨天來自愛爾蘭和英國的大批觀光客涌入了村莊，來一睹這片神奇的沙灘”。Dr Ivan Haigh from the University of Southampton said there were two explanations as to why the beach has reformed.
南安普頓大學的伊萬·黑格博士表示，這片沙灘的重現有兩個原因。"It could be a change in sediment supply, from further up or down the coast which has brought a fresh amount of sediment to the beach," he said. "It could also be due to a change in environmental conditions, either an alteration in the wave climate or a series of tides that has provided the ideal conditions for this beach to reform."
他說：“這應該是由於泥沙供應的變化，來自遠海和深海的泥沙被帶到了這片沙灘。也有可能是由於環境條件的改變，波候或者是潮汐的變化爲沙灘的重現提供了理想的條件。”The tourism office and locals hope the new beach will stay, at least for the summer.
當地政府與旅遊局都希望這片沙灘至少能在夏天過去前不要消失。
