It's been 18 years since the Leonardo DiCaprio-led drama The Beach hit theaters. But apparently its popularity was such that over the years, millions of tourists have flooded to the actual Thailand beach used in filming — destroying its coral reefs and sea life in the process.

距离小李子主演的《那片海滩》电影上映，已经过去了十八年。但这么多年以来，这部影片仍然很受欢迎，上百万旅行者来到影片中的泰国海滩。但在这一过程中，明显破坏了珊瑚礁和海洋生物。

According to a report by the Associated Press, Thailand's National Parks and Wildlife Department have ordered Maya Bay on Phi Phi Leh island in the Andaman Sea to be shut down for four months annually starting this June so it can recover from the environmental damage caused by tourists.

根据英国联合通讯社的报道，泰国国家公园和野生动物部已经下令，从今年6月开始，每年安达曼海勒赫岛的玛雅湾会周期性地关闭4个月，以便海湾从游客造成的环境破坏中恢复过来。

The beach is currently visited by an average of 4,000 visitors on at least 200 boats a day, according to the department. “If we don't do something today, it will be too late,” Thanya Netithammakum, the government organization's head, told the AP.

该部门表示，目前，该海滩每天平均接待至少200艘船4000名游客。政府组织的领导Thanya Netithammakum告诉美国联合通讯社：“如果现在我们什么也不做的话，等到将来再采取措施，一定会为时太晚。”

One climate scientist, Thon Thamrongnawasawat, explained it the outlet this way: “It's like someone who has been working for decades and has never stopped. Overworked and tired, all the beauty of the beach is gone. We need a timeout for the beach.”

气候学家Thon Thamrongnawasawat用这样的方法解释道：“它就像一位工作了几十年从来没有休息的人一样。过度工作过度劳累，海滩的美丽已经消失了。我们需要给海滩一个缓冲的时间。”

Overall, tourism to the Southeast Asian nation has increased dramatically, according to the report, from 10 million in the year the movie was released to 35 million in 2017.

据报道，总的来说，东南亚的旅游业已剧烈地增长，从影片上映的2000年的1000万增长到了2017年的3500万。

Ironically, The Beach — which was based on a novel by Alex Garland — followed DiCaprio's character's quest to find the oasis, said in the trailer to the Danny Boyle-directed film to be “an urban myth, secret beach on an island that no one can get to.”Thailand often closes it's marine national parks from mid-May to mid-October, the AP notes. But a high-demand kept Maya Bay open year-round for nearly two decades. 

具有讽刺意味的是，电影《海滩》是根据亚历克斯加兰的小说改编，由丹尼博伊尔导演。预告片中讲述了小李子扮演的角色寻找绿洲，而绿洲是“一个都市传奇，岛上的秘密海滩，没有人可以到那里。”美联社指出，泰国经常会在5月中旬至10月中旬关闭海洋国家公园。但是，由于高需求量，玛雅湾近二十年来一直保持开放。

In the process, marine biologists told the AP, sea life “virtually disappeared” and “a large part of the coral reef around the area is gone.”When they reopen the beach, only 2,000 tourist a day will be allowed at the property. Boats, meanwhile, won’t be allowed to anchor there — instead, going to the opposite side of the island.

海洋生物学家告诉美国联合通讯社，在这个过程中，海洋生物“接近消失”，另外“该地区的大部分珊瑚礁也消失了。”当他们重新开放沙滩时，只允许2000名游客进入。同时，船只不允许停靠在那里，而是去海岛的另一边。

（翻译：跳中国舞的小仙女）