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Most of us don't want to worry our parents, especially our mothers. That is why we tell them we are at a friend's house when we are actually somewhere else. For Diego Buñuel, traveling is a passion, and he desires to explore the world for remarkable stories and interesting people. However, he sometimes finds himself in some dangerous places. It is no wonder that he doesn't want his mother to know and asks viewers not to tell her.

　　National Geographic Channel follows Buñuel as he travels to some of the world's most rapidly growing cities in "Don't Tell My Mother 3." One of these is home to some 18 million people—Lagos, Nigeria. The city is constantly being built on the sea with sand. Without any equipment1, local diggers2 dive three meters underwater to bring up buckets3 of sand. They work six hours a day to fill up boats that can hold up to 20 tons of the natural resource. All this is done to expand the city. With its limited existing land, Lagos has become too crowded for the thousands of people who hope to find better lives there.

　
我們多數人都不想讓自己的父母擔心，尤其是我們的母親。這就是為什麼當我們實際上待在別的地方時，卻會告訴他們自己在朋友家。對迪亞哥‧布紐爾來說，旅遊 是一種熱情，而且他渴望探索世界來尋找不平凡的故事以及遇見有趣的人們。不過有時候他會發現自己身處險境之中。這也難怪他不想讓他的母親知道，還叫觀眾不 要打小報告。

　　在《媽啊！我在……３》的一系列節目中，國家地理頻道隨著布紐爾的腳步來到一些世界上成長最快速的城市。其中一座城市是一千八百萬人的家－－奈及利亞 的拉哥斯。當地人不斷地用沙子在海上增建該城。在沒有任何設備的情況下，當地的挖掘工人要潛入水面下三公尺才能把一桶桶的沙子搬上來。他們一天工作六小 時，只為了將可以承載重達二十噸的這種自然資源的船隻裝滿。所有這些工程都是為了要擴建這座城市。由於僅存的土地有限，拉哥斯對那些想要過更好生活的上千 位居民來說已變得過於擁擠。

1. passion　n.（對某事物的）熱愛，熱情
Lance has a strong passion for cycling.
藍斯熱愛騎自行車。
2. remarkable　a. 非凡的；值得注意的
Yo-Yo Ma is a remarkable musician.
馬友友是一位傑出的音樂家。
3. dive　vi. 潛入（水中）；跳水
Eddie dove into the river to save his son.
艾迪跳入河裡去救他兒子。
4. resource　n. 資源
The school has limited financial resources.
這間學校擁有的財務資源有限。
5. expand　vt. 擴展，擴大
We expanded our backyard to make room for a swimming pool.
我們把後院擴增，好多出空間來蓋游泳池。
6. existing　a. 現存的（僅用於名詞前）
A lot of people are not satisfied with the existing laws on environmental protection.
許多人都對現行的環境保護法令不甚滿意。
7. crowded　a. 擁擠的
The book fair was crowded with people.
書展裡擠滿了人潮。

◆ fill up.../fill...up　　填滿∕裝滿……
It cost $1,000 to fill my tank up with gas.
我花了一千塊把油箱加滿。

1. equipment　n. 設備，用具
2. digger　n. 挖掘者
3. bucket　n. 桶子

...Lagos has become too crowded for the thousands of people...
（……拉哥斯對……上千位居民來說已變得過於擁擠。）
以下為各位介紹在名詞之前加上數量詞的相關用法：
1. hundreds of + 複數名詞　　數以百計的……
2. thousands of + 複數名詞　　數以千計的……
3. tens of thousands of + 複數名詞　　數以萬計的……
4. hundreds of thousands of + 複數名詞　　數以十萬計的……
5. millions of + 複數名詞　　數以百萬計的……
注意:
在此類用法中，複數名詞之前不可置定冠詞 the 或所有格 my, your, his 等。
　　Tens of thousands of the birds migrate south every winter. (X)
→　Tens of thousands of birds migrate south every winter. (○)
（數以萬計的候鳥每年冬天會遷徙到南方過冬。）




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