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龟

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屿

yǔ

Kusu Island

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新加坡南部的岛屿之一，位于拉扎鲁斯岛（Lazarus Island）和圣约翰岛（Saint John’s Island）以东。

DEFINITION

Noun

One of Singapore’s southern islands, lying to the east of Lazarus Island and Saint John’s Island.

由来
  • 龟屿（Kusu Island）位于新加坡本岛以南5.6公里处，面积8.5公顷。
  • 有关龟屿的传说有五个版本，都具有浓厚的宗教和传奇色彩。根据其中两个版本，有一只大海龟化身为一座小岛，拯救了在附近海域遇险的船员和两名渔夫。福建话 kusu 的 ku 意指“乌龟”，"屿”意指“岛”，因而作为龟屿的英文名称。
  • 龟屿也称为“山峰岛”（Peak Island），在马来语又称为 Pulau Temba kul（淡峇库岛），因为这一带有许多虾虎鱼（即 tembakul）。
  • 在1975年的填土计划之前，龟屿只不过是暗礁突出的两个小岩层。
  • 早在17世纪时期，便已有关于龟屿的记录。当时西班牙驻菲律宾总督率领他的舰队航行回返家乡，但他的大帆船在龟屿附近的水域触礁搁浅。当时，这座岛屿称为“总督岛”（Gover - nor 's Island）。
  • 1806年，英国东印度公司（British East India Company）的一名水道测量家将总督岛重新命名为“果阿岛”（Goa Island）。后来，在1819年，史丹福•莱佛士爵士（Sir Stamford Raffles）的水道测量家测量了新加坡海港，并将这座岛屿规定为所有船只进入海港的基准点。
  • 龟屿最有名的景点是一座历史悠久的大伯公庙，每逢农历九月的龟屿进香季会有大批信徒前来膜拜，祈求好运和平安。
  • 龟屿的其他景点包括位于其最高点的马来神祠拿督公庙和饲养着数百只乌龟的乌龟保护中心（Tortoise Sanctuary）。
  • 游客可从滨海南码头（Marina South Pier）乘搭渡轮前往龟屿。
ETYMOLOGY
  • Kusu Island is located 5.6 kilometres south of the main island of Singapore, with an area of 8.5 hectares.
  • There are many mythological and religious legends surrounding Kusu Island. Two of these tell of a large turtle that transformed into an island to rescue two fishermen and a group of sailors from danger in nearby waters. This gave rise to the name kusu, where ku means “turtle” or “tortoise” and su refers to “island” in the Hokkien dialect.
  • Kusu Island is also known as Peak Island. In the Malay language, it is also known as Pulau Tembakul because of its large population of mudskippers (tembakul in Malay).
  • Before land reclamation in 1975, Kusu Island was nothing more than two small rocky outcrops on a reef.
  • As early as the 17th century, there were records of Kusu Island. At that time, the galleon of the Spanish Governor of the Philippines ran aground after hitting the reefs in the waters near Kusu Island while he was leading his fleet home. The island thus came to be known as Governor’s Island.
  • In 1806, a hydrographer of the British East India Company renamed the island Goa Island. In 1819, Sir Stamford Raffles’ hydrographers surveyed the Singapore harbour and made the island a reference point for all ships entering the harbour.
  • The Tua Pek Kong Temple on Kusu Island has a long history and is the most popular attraction on the island. During the ninth month of the lunar calendar, large numbers of worshippers visit Kusu Island to make offerings and pray for good luck and safety.
  • Other attractions on Kusu Island include the Datuk Kong Keramat on the highest point of the island, and the Tortoise Sanctuary, which houses hundreds of tortoises.
  • Visitors can take a ferry from Marina South Pier to Kusu Island.
例句
近来空气素质受烟霾影响，但无阻约1,500名龟屿进香客，甚至有马来西亚旅客组团在进香季节首日赶搭首班渡轮到龟屿，祈求好意头。（《联合早报》，30/9/2019）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
Although the recent haze has adversely affected air quality, it did not deter the 1,500 devotees and even a group of Malaysian tourists from taking the first ferry to Kusu Island on the first day of the pilgrimage season to pray for good fortune. (Lianhe Zaobao, 30/9/2019) 
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