英語流利說?L4U2P3 Listening :Alcatraz 1
Alcatraz 1sw ?又稱惡魔島
Alcatraz?is a small island in San Francisco Bay, 1.5 miles from San Francisco.?舊金山灣
From Alcatraz, you can see the famous Golden Gate Bridge.?
Alcatraz is also famous and is now a major tourist attraction.?吸引力
Tourists can reach the island by boat from the city.
Alcatraz has often appeared in?movies, including "Escape from Alcatraz" which was made in 1979.?
One reason its famous is because it used to be a prison, a very special prison.?
It was designed for prisoners who were causing trouble in other prisons, such as trying to escape.?
It was a maximum security prison, so escape was almost impossible.?
The waters?around it?are cold, and only very strong swimmers can swim from the island to San Francisco.
The first group of?prisoners arrived in 1934.?
There were 137 prisoners, including bank?robbers?and?murderers.?
They came by train from another prison in the state of Kansas.?在堪薩斯州
During that trip there was heavy security.?安全；保證驶忌；擔(dān)保戴尸；保護(hù)
The prisoners were?under guard?and?handcuffed.?在看守下，帶著手銬
Nobody wanted them to escape.
