Just about 13 kilometers off the coast of England in the North Sea, a small platform rises above the waves. It was originally a military fort called Roughs Tower. The fort was built by the British during World War II to protect Great Britain from Germany. Today, this fort is a micronation known as Sealand. In the 1960s, British Army veteran Roy Bates wanted to set up a radio station that was free from the control of the British government. Eventually, he settled on Roughs Tower, which had been built in international waters.
位于英国外海约十三公里处的北海中，一个小平台矗立于波涛之上。它最初是一座名为怒涛塔的军事堡垒。这座堡垒为英国人于二战期间为了要保护国家免受德国攻击而建造的。如今，这座堡垒成为一个名为西兰公国的私人国家。1960 年代，英国退役军人罗伊．贝兹想设立一个不受英国政府控制的广播电台。最终，他选定了建造在国际水域中的怒涛塔。
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coast n. 沿海地区，海岸
off the coast of... 在……的外海
originally a. 起初，原来
settle on... 决定……，选定……
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