Person Fined for Waking Sleeping Polar Bear with Foghorn

A person on a vessel in Norway has received a large fine after using a ship's foghorn to wake up a sleeping polar bear.

after + -ing= 在……之後（用以表示發生在主句事件之前的動作）。

The incident happened earlier this month in Svalbard, an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. People on board the ship spotted a polar bear sleeping on land near a fjord. A person on the vessel then used the ship's foghorn. The loud noise woke the bear and caused it to move to another place.

cause [object] to [verb]= 導致……做某事（使其產生某種結果或動作）。

Local officials fined the individual 50,000 Norwegian kroner (about £3,890) for disturbing the animal. The person agreed to pay the fine.

fine [someone] [amount] for [action]= 因……（原因）對某人處以（金額）的罰款。

Under local laws in Svalbard, it is illegal to needlessly disturb, attract, or follow polar bears. Polar bears have been a protected species in the region since 1972. The Svalbard Environment Act protects all local wildlife, including polar bears, seals, whales, reindeer, and arctic foxes, requiring all visitors and travel to avoid disturbing animals.

it is illegal to [verb]= 做某事是違法的。

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文法整理

句型	意思
after + -ing	在……之後（用以表示發生在主句事件之前的動作）。
cause [object] to [verb]	導致……做某事（使其產生某種結果或動作）。
fine [someone] [amount] for [action]	因……（原因）對某人處以（金額）的罰款。
it is illegal to [verb]	做某事是違法的。

詞彙整理

單字	等級	意思
individual	B1	個人、特定的人士
vessel	B2	船隻、大型艦艇
foghorn	B2	霧號（起霧時船隻用以發出警示的大型聲響裝置）
fjord	B2	峽灣（兩側陡峭山崖間的狹長海灣）
needlessly	B2	不必要地、無端地
archipelago	C1	群島、列島

延伸學習

•斯瓦巴群島是由挪威管轄的北極偏遠群島，擁有極為嚴格的野生動物保育法規，當地北極熊的數量甚至超過常住居民。
•根據《斯瓦巴環境保護法》，嚴格禁止干擾北極熊，因為人類與北極熊的接觸可能對人類及受保護的野生動物造成危險。