A: I heard you went to Turtle Island, Gueishandao, the other day. I see the island out on the sea whenever I take the train to Yilan, but I’ve never actually been.
B: It’s been open to the public for tourism since 2000.
A: As I recall, you have to apply before you go, and you have to wait a long time.
B: Actually, it’s not as difficult as you imagine.
A: 聽說你前幾天去龜山島玩，我每次坐火車去宜蘭，途中都會在海上看到那座島，但我從來沒真正上去過。
B: 自從兩千年開始，政府就開放一般民眾登島參觀了。
A: 可是我記得要事先提出申請，感覺要排很久。
B: 其實沒有你想像中的那麼難啦。
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