第1819期:Whale song plan for old military base

When the top secret radio and radar station was established on the headland at Aird Uig 60 years ago, it was part of Nato's early warning system against Soviet submarines and aircraft. Now the Ministry of Defence has no further use for the derelict buildings and the windswept clifftop site.

60 年前，当最高机密的无线电和雷达站在艾尔德乌格的岬角上建立时，它是北约针对苏联潜艇和飞机的预警系统的一部分。现在国防部不再使用这些废弃的建筑物和被风吹过的悬崖顶。

But local people are convinced the old base could help transform the economy of the area. Where Aird Uig once listened out for possible enemy attack, it's hoped a hydrophone could be placed in the sea to pick up the sound of whales.

但当地人相信旧基地可以帮助改变该地区的经济。在 Aird Uig 曾经监听可能的敌人攻击的地方，人们希望可以在海中放置一个水听器来接收鲸鱼的声音。

There are plans for a visitor centre, with a dark skies night observatory. Other attractions include unexplored sea caves and cliff climbs which have never been tackled. If it goes ahead, it will be one of Scotland's smallest and most unusual community buy-outs.

有一个游客中心的计划，有一个黑暗的天空夜天文台。其他景点包括未开发的海蚀洞和从未涉足的悬崖峭壁。如果它继续进行，它将成为苏格兰最小和最不寻常的社区收购之一。

词汇表

warning system  警报系统
derelict             弃置的，废弃的
hydrophone       水中检波器，水中听音器
unexplored       未开发的
have never been tackled  从未被攻克、被攀登
buy-outs           收购