（恶魔岛联邦监狱，旧金山，加利福尼亚，1962年6月11日）
Alcatraz is a small island in San Francisco Bay, 1.5 miles from San Francisco.恶魔岛是旧金山湾的一个小岛，距离旧金山1.5英里。
From Alcatraz, you can see the famous Golden Gate Bridge.从恶魔岛，你可以看到著名的金门大桥。
Alcatraz is also famous and is now a major tourist attraction.恶魔岛也很有名，现在是一个主要的旅游胜地。
Tourists can reach the island by boat from the city.游客可以从城市乘船到达该岛。
Alcatraz has often appeared in movies, including "Escape from Alcatraz" which was made in 1979.恶魔岛经常出现在电影中，包括1979年制作的《逃离恶魔岛》。
One reason it’s famous is because it used to be a prison, a very special prison.它出名的一个原因是它曾经是一个监狱，一个非常特别的监狱。
It was designed for prisoners who were causing trouble in other prisons, such as trying to escape.它是为那些在其他监狱制造麻烦的囚犯设计的，比如试图逃跑的囚犯。
It was a maximum security prison, so escape was almost impossible.这是一座戒备森严的监狱，所以越狱几乎是不可能的。
The waters around it are cold, and only very strong swimmers can swim from the island to San Francisco.它周围的水域很冷，只有非常强壮的游泳者才能从这个岛游到旧金山。
The first group of prisoners arrived in 1934.第一批囚犯于1934年到达。
There were 137 prisoners, including bank robbers and murderers.共有137名囚犯，包括抢劫银行和谋杀犯。
They came by train from another prison in the state of Kansas.他们是坐火车从堪萨斯州的另一所监狱来的
During that trip there was heavy security.那次旅行有严密的安全措施。
The prisoners were under guard and handcuffed.囚犯们在看守下戴上手铐。
Nobody wanted them to escape.没有人想让他们逃跑。
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