Hero of turtle protection 海龟的守护神

海龟被认为是斯里兰卡的国宝。然而，近年来，海龟在继续生存方面面临着巨大挑战。

35岁的Chamara Indika以志愿者的身份致力于保护海龟。他利用业余时间来提高对海龟的照料意识，并执行了海龟保护和救援任务。

Sea turtles are considered a national treasure in Sri Lanka. However， in recent years， the sea turtles have faced great challenges in their continued survival. Thousands of sea turtles are injured by fishing boats， people and even marine （海洋的） garbage.

Growing up on the beach， Chamara Indika， 35， saw it all. In the beginning， he devoted himself to the protection of sea turtles as a volunteer. He gave his spare time to raise awareness of caring for sea turtles and carried out sea turtle protection and rescue missions （任務）.

Later， he decided that this was not a long-term solution. “One persons abilities are very limited and I wanted to make real changes，” said Indika.

By chance， Jack Xiao， the founder of Chinese YIK International Volunteers （YIKIV）， reached out to Indika and offered his help to protect sea turtles.

In 2016， Indika set up the Nil Manel Foundation， a local organization which is also a member of YIKIV， to conduct volunteer activities in Sri Lanka. Welcoming volunteers from all over the world to the island， the Nil Manel Foundation provides professional training and guidance to them， spreads knowledge of turtle and marine conservation （保护）， and carries out conservation activities. Volunteers can then work to spread their new knowledge to more people.

At first， the volunteers main job was to rescue and care for injured turtles and conduct turtle conservation campaigns locally. YIKIV members then saw that turtle conservation couldnt stop there.

For example， turtles leave eggs on beaches. People and animals eat turtle eggs. So volunteers started a night patrol （巡逻） and transferred （转移） eggs to a protection center with artificial cultivation. It guaranteed higher survival rates.

As things stand now， their approach was correct. The survival rate of newborn turtles has reached new highs， and conservation awareness has also increased. Many volunteers now refuse to use straws （吸管） and plastic bags which cause many turtles to die accidentally.

“It made me feel that all my work had paid off. But it was not enough to rely on myself and the current volunteers. It would be important to pass this knowledge down to future generations，” said Indika.

As you know， great changes require persistence and hard work. Indika firmly believes that in the long run， there will be even bigger effects.

——From Nil Manel Foundation

Reading check

1. What do we know about Indika

A. He has studied sea turtles since early childhood.

B. He has gone to many countries to find volunteers.

C. He offers volunteers professional support to protect sea turtles.

D. He established a foundation to protect sea turtles all by himself.

2. What did the Nil Manel Foundations volunteers do

A. They built up a special area for sea turtles to lay eggs.

B. They patrolled beaches day and night to collect turtle eggs.

C. They carried sea turtle eggs left on beaches to a protection center.

D. They made eco-friendly products to replace plastic products.

3. What can we infer from the last three paragraphs

A. The use of straws should be banned.

B. Sea turtle protection is a long and lasting mission.

C. The impact of Indikas efforts remains to be seen.

D. Indika has plans to save other sea creatures in the future.

Language study

Difficult sentence

In 2016， Indika set up the Nil Manel Foundation， a local organization which is also a member of YIKIV， to conduct volunteer activities in Sri Lanka.

【翻譯】_____________________________________________________________________

【点石成金】句中which引导的是一个定语从句，先行词为organization，to conduct volunteer activities in Sri Lanka为动词不定式做目的状语，被先行词和定语从句所分割。