A close friend of mine lives with six hundred wild animals on the Greek Island of Kylos. Ever since he left school (where I first knew him) he has traveled all over the world collecting animals for his very own zoo. He hoped to collect at least two examples of every sort of animal on his island, like Noah before the Great Flood. But the flood that my friend was afraid of , was a flood not of water, but of people. I expect you have heard of my friend -- he writes books about his travels, and about the wild and wonderful animals that he has collected. The money from the books helps to pay for all the food that these animals eat.
My friend told me that when he was out looking for water last week, (there is not enough water on the island though there is plenty all round it), he found oil. He needs money for his travels, and for his zoo, and a little oil would buy enough water for a lifetime, but he knows that if he tells anybody else about it, it will be the end of his zoo, and his life's work.

我有一位好友住在希腊Kylos岛上，和600个野生动物为伴。我在学校第一次认识他，自从他离开学校，他就去世界各地旅行，为自己要创办的动物园挑选动物。他希望每种动物挑一对，就像在大洪水之前的诺亚一样，。但我的朋友害怕的是人灾，而不是水灾。我希望你听说过我的朋友，他写了几本关于他旅行的书籍，也写了些他自己不可思议的野生动物方面的书籍。他出版书籍的稿费能帮他开支这些动物的饮食。
我的朋友告诉我，虽然岛的四周是海水，但岛上没有足够的谈水。当他上周出去寻找水源时，他发现了石油。他的旅行需要钱，他的动物园也需要钱，少许的石油将能买到终生够用的水。但他知道，如果他告诉其他人，这里有油，这将使他的动物园，连同他终生的工作一块玩完。