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It captured the world's attention when a huge 'garbage island' was spotted in the middle of the Pacific. 太平洋中发现的一座巨型“垃圾岛”引起了全世界的关注。 Now, researchers have returned to the area known as the 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch' - and say it is getting worse. 研究人员现已回到了这片被称为“大太平洋垃圾带”的区域，他们称这里的情况越来越差。 Researchers are spending 30 days living on a boat in the area, and have even taken a drone to capture images from the sky. 研究人员用了30天的时间住在船里考察这片区域，甚至出动了一架无人机从天上拍摄照片。 'Our research crew is currently living in one of the most polluted areas of the world,' the team at Algalita, founded by Charles Moore, who first discovered the problem, said. 发现垃圾岛的查尔斯·摩尔创建的加利特研究团队称，“我们的研究人员目前住在世界上污染最严重的区域之一。” 'This place, 1,000 miles away from land, redefined Algalita’s mission and ignited a fire to study the plastic plague destroying our oceans. “这里距离大陆有1000英里，它让加利特有了新的使命，点燃了我们对破坏海洋的塑料‘瘟疫’的研究热情。” 'This is the North Pacific Gyre, home of the swirling vortex of plastic trash. ' | 
