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Bodie, California伯帝镇，加利福尼亚

San Juan Parangaricutiro, Mexico圣胡安，墨西哥

Garnet, Montana嘉利特，蒙大纳

Craco, Italy柯奥柯，意大利

Pripyat, Ukraine普利皮亚特，乌克兰

Ross Island, India罗斯岛，印度

Hashima Island, Japan端岛，日本

Centralia, Pennsylvania森特勒利亚，宾夕法尼亚

　　A raging 400-acre fire has been burning inside the coal mine underneath this rural town since 1962. Residents were initially bitterly divided over whether it posed an immediate threat, but most took buyout offers from the government to relocate, and it's now a ghost town save for a few holdouts and a church that still offers weekly services.1962年因当地地下煤矿爆炸引起的一场蔓延400亩的大火烧毁了这座边远小镇。居民们当初对其是否构成直接威胁进行了激烈的争论，但大多数人选择接受了政府的迁移安置政策，到其他地方重新安家。现在这里成了一座鬼城，偶尔有人借宿，还有一座教堂每周仍有礼拜举行。

　　Established in the late 1800s, the island was a booming population center thanks to its undersea coal mines. However, the mines were closed in 1974, and shortly after everyone left. Look familiar? It served as Javier Bardem's evil island lair in Skyfall。端岛成立于19世纪末，因为海底丰富的煤矿，成为人口快速增长的中心。然而，该煤矿于1974年关闭，很快居民就所剩无几。看起来是不是很眼熟？他是《007：大破天幕杀机》中哈维尔巴尔登在邪恶岛的巢穴。

　　During Britain's rule, this island served as the headquarters of the Indian Penal Settlement, and was a thriving community with an extensive infrastructure. Then after an earthquake hit in 1941, most residents fled and never returned。在英帝国统治期间，这座岛屿是印度刑事和解法庭的总部，并且是一个蓬勃发展的社区，具有广泛的基础设施。后来在1941年的一次地震中毁灭，大多数居民逃离了，再也没有回来。

　　Officially proclaimed a city in 1979, Pripyat's population grew to nearly 50,000 by the time it was evacuated a few days after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986.这座城市正式宣布成立是在1979年，当时人口达到5万。在1986年的切尔诺贝利核爆炸后的几天里被全部疏散。

　　Dating back to the 8th Century, this picturesque mountaintop was once a bustling population center, but after some devastating landslides and a major earthquake in 1980, the place was abandoned. However, it remains an incredibly popular filming location, and can be seen in everything from The Passion Of The Christ to Quantum of Solace。追溯到公元8世纪，这座风景如画的山顶小镇是人口聚集的中心，但是因为数次灾难性的山体滑坡和1980年的一次大地震，这个地方被遗弃了。不过，它后来成为非常流行的电影拍摄地，你可以在《耶稣受难记》和《007：大破量子危机》中看到它的全貌。

　　During the Gold Rush, Garnet was home to nearly 1,000 residents, but once the gold ran out, everyone took off, and the whole place was abandoned before 1920.在淘金时代，嘉利特是近1000人的家乡，但是淘金热一过去，每个人都离开了，整个地方在1920年前就完全废弃了。

　　Built right next to the Parícutin volcano, it was destroyed when the volcano erupted in 1942.因建于帕里库廷火山旁，他在1942年一次火山爆发中被毁。

　　Another town that had its heyday during the Gold Rush, Bodie was considered a ghost town as early as 1915 once the mines dried up。另一座因为淘金热而兴起的城市，伯帝镇在1915年因为金矿枯竭而成为一座鬼城。

（沪江英语）