The Safest Penguins in the World 被地雷守護的企鵝天堂 How many birds have their own personal armed guards protecting them 24 hours a day? 有多少鳥類有自己的私人武裝保鑣二十四小時整天保護著牠們呢？
The Falkland Islands are made up of several hundred small islands located at the bottom of the world off the tip of South America. For such a small, remote spot, it is amazing that it created such a political mess. In the early 1980s, both Britain and Argentina wanted to claim this chain of islands for their own. In fact, they even went to war over them. Britain finally won and controls the islands to this day. As a result of the war, the Falkland Islands were covered in tens of thousands of landmines▼. Some have been removed, but there are still around 20,000 of them left. Today, though, these dangerous weapons are actually protecting some of the islands' natives—penguins. The penguins benefit from the landmines because the mines▼separate their nesting areas from humans and their farm animals. This gives the penguins a place to raise their young in peace. Luckily, these flightless▼ birds are not heavy enough to set off the mines. Actually, the landmines help form a unique preserve▼, one that people have little choice but to keep out of. In the end, the mines have helped the penguin population recover and act as their silent protectors.
▼landmine n. 地雷 ▼mine n. 地雷；水雷 ▼flightless a. 不能飛的 ▼preserve n.（動植物的）保護區；禁獵區
armed a. 武裝的；持槍的 An armed robbery took place in the jewelry store the day before yesterday. 前天這家珠寶店發生了一起持槍搶劫案。 * jewelry n. 珠寶，首飾
remote a. 偏遠的，偏僻的 Eileen took a month off and flew to a remote island for vacation. 艾琳請了一個月的假飛去一個偏遠的小島度假。
mess n. 混亂；髒亂 Catherine's room was a mess when she got home yesterday. 凱薩琳昨晚到家時，她的房間亂成一團。
chain n. 一連串，一系列 The snow led to a chain of accidents, which made it difficult for the police to save lives. 這場雪造成了一連串的事故，使得警察很難救人。
remove vt. 移除 It's painful to remove all four wisdom teeth at once. 一次拔掉全部四顆智齒是很痛的。 * wisdom tooth n. 智齒
native n. 本地人，當地人 Due to the flood, the natives were required to relocate to a safer area. 因為洪水的緣故，當地人被要求遷居到一處更安全的地區。 * relocate vi. & vt.（將……）遷移；重新安置
benefit from... 從……得到好處 benefit vi. & vt. 受益；有益於 It is for sure that millions of patients will benefit from the new medicine. 可以肯定的是，這種新藥將造福數百萬的病人。
recover vi. 恢復；恢復原狀 It took a long time for me to recover from the shock. 我花了很長的時間才從驚嚇中回神過來。
「將 A 與 B 區隔／分開」的片語怎麼說 本文 "The penguins benefit from the landmines because the mines separate their nesting areas from humans and their farm animals." 中的片語 separate A from B 就是「將 A 與 B 分開／區隔」；另一相同意思的片語還有 keep A and B apart。例：
Mom is practicing how to separate egg whites from egg yolks for the cooking contest. （媽媽為了廚藝競賽正在練習把蛋白和蛋黃分開。）
You should keep Alan and Adam apart. Those two naughty boys fight whenever they're together. （你應該把艾倫和亞當分開。那兩個調皮的男孩只要在一起就會吵架。）
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