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The Rabbit Island in Japan
日本的兔子岛
Okunoshima, a small island off the coast of Japan, is a place mostly populated by rabbits.
大久野岛是日本海岸附近的一个小岛，生活在这里的主要是兔子。
The island is a popular tourist destination for people who want to spend the day with cute animals.
对于那些想和可爱的动物共度一天的人来说，这个小岛是一个受欢迎的旅游景点。
Tourists can reach this island by taking a ferry over from the mainland.
游客可以从大陆搭乘渡船抵达小岛。
Although Okunoshima is mostly known for the rabbits that live there today, it is also a very historical site.
虽然大久野岛主要以如今生活在那里的兔子而闻名，但它也是一个非常有历史意义的地方。
The island was once used to produce chemical weapons during World War II.
在第二次世界大战期间，该岛被用来生产化学武器。
Back then, these weapon factories were kept so secret that Okunoshima wasn’t even labelled on Japanese maps.
当时，这些武器工厂被严格保密，以至于大久野岛甚至没有在日本地图上标注出来。
Many people believe that the island’s rabbit population is related to this history.
许多人认为，岛上的兔子种群与这段历史有关。
A common theory is that the military once brought rabbits to the island to test chemicals on, and a few rabbits were released into the wild.
一种常见的理论是，军方曾把兔子带到岛上进行化学试验，然后有少数兔子被放归野外。
Today, over 1,000 rabbits live there, and the population is only growing.
如今，有1000多只兔子生活在岛上，而且兔子数量只增不减。
