英國及其海外領地的七處景點正在申報 “聯合國教科文組織世界遺產” 的稱號。

In total, there are more than 1,100 World Heritage sites across the globe, including the pyramids and the Great Barrier Reef.

全球共有1100多處世界遺產，包括金字塔和大堡礁。

The Government has now submitted seven candidates to join this list, including the Zenith of Iron Age Shetland, a collection of three ancient settlements that date back thousands of years, and the Flow Country, a large area of peatland in the north of Scotland.

英國政府現已提交了七處候選景點，其中包括鐵器時代設得蘭天頂遺址，它是一個由三個可追溯到數千年前的古老定居點構成的集群遺址，還包括弗羅濕地區，它是蘇格蘭北部的一大片泥炭地。

If successful, they will join 33 other UK-based heritage sites, including Stonehenge and Hadrian's Wall and receive legal protection and preservation funding.

如果申遺成功，這些景點將與巨石陣和哈德良長城等33處位于英國的世界遺產一起獲得法律保護和維護資金。

The submissions form part of a tentative list published around every ten years by the UK Government and also sees applications for a bird migratory route, which includes part of the north and east of England known as the east Atlantic flyway, the Gracehill Moravian Church settlement in Northern Ireland, and marine parks in the British overseas territory of the Cayman Islands.

這個候選名單是英國政府約每十年發布的一份預備名單的一部分，此名單中還包括英格蘭北部和東部被稱作 “東大西洋遷飛路徑” 的候鳥遷徙路線、北愛爾蘭格雷斯希爾莫拉維亞教堂定居點和英國海外領地開曼群島的海洋公園等景點。

詞匯表

World Heritage 世界遺產
candidates 候選
settlements 定居地
peatland 泥炭地
preservation 保護，維護
tentative list 預備名單，暫定名單
migratory 遷徙的
flyway 遷飛路徑

閱讀理解：請在讀完上文后，回答下列問題。

1. How many World Heritage sites are there across the globe?

2. True or False? There are currently 33 World Heritage sites based in the UK.

3. What is the Flow Country, and where is it?

4. How often does the UK Government publish the tentative list to run for the World Heritage Status?

答案

1. How many World Heritage sites are there across the globe?

There are more than 1,100 World Heritage sites across the globe.

2. True or False? There are currently 33 World Heritage sites based in the UK.

True. There are 33 UK-based heritage sites, including Stonehenge and Hadrian's Wall.

3. What is the Flow Country, and where is it?

The Flow Country is a large area of peatland in the north of Scotland.

4. How often does the UK Government publish the tentative list to run for the World Heritage Status?

The UK Government publishes the tentative list around every ten years.