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科波菲尔购买的3座群岛的鸟瞰图
MIAMI (Reuters) - Master illusionist David Copperfield says hehasfound the Fountain of Youth in the southern Bahamas, amidacluster of four tiny islands he recently bought for$50million.
风靡世界的美国魔术大师大卫·科波菲尔声称，他在巴哈马群岛南部最近花5000万美元购买的4座小岛上发现了“不老泉”。
One of his islands is a private resort that rents for upto$300,000 a week and the other islands serve as buffers tokeepprying eyes away from celebrity guests on the whitesandbeaches.
科波菲尔购买的这些岛中有一座是私人度假胜地，每周租金高达30万美元。而其他3座小岛则属于“卫星岛”，用于保护这位传奇魔术师的隐私不受外界侵犯。
Copperfield insists his archipelago also contains thelegendarywaters that bestow perpetual youth.
科波菲尔坚称，他的群岛上有那种可以让人青春永驻的传说中的“不老泉”。
Ive discovered a true phenomenon, he told Reuters inatelephone interview. You can take dead leaves, they comeincontact with the water, they become full of life again. ... Bugsorinsects that are near death, come in contact with thewater,theyll fly away. Its an amazing thing, very, veryexciting.
他说：“我发现一种真实的现象，当你将几片枯死的叶子放入泉水时，它们很快与水融为一体，然后重新焕发出生命活力。而当把奄奄一息的昆虫浸入水中，它们会振翅而飞。这种情景简直太奇妙了，令人兴奋不已！”
Copperfield, who turns 50 next month, said he had hiredbiologistsand geologists to examine its potential effect on humansbut hesnot inviting visitors to swim in or drink from it justyet.
下月即将年满50岁的科波菲尔表示，他已经聘请了生物学家和地质学家对“不老泉”可能存在的对人类的作用进行检测，但他目前不会邀请客人在泉中游泳或饮泉水。（实习编辑：顾萍） |
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