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The seal population just south of Monterey, California, is making life difficult for the surfer population. There have been several incidents in the past month of surfers being bitten or attacked by seals. Scientists think it is merely a result of overcrowding. Over the past 10 years, the seals have made “their” beach bigger to suit their growing population.

The seal-loving activists1 say that the surfers should surf elsewhere. They say that the surfers are infringing2 on the seals’ territory and making them nervous and irritable3. Sometimes, when there are too many surfers, they actually cause the seals to leave the beach. This, the activists say, deprives nature lovers of the opportunity to enjoy watching and listening to the seals. The activists argue that this area should be off limits to surfers.

1 activists n.(政治活動的)積極分子，活動家( activist的名詞復數 )

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His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了動物權益維護者的抨擊。

Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 黨的激進分子中有很多出身于中產階級下層。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2 infringing v.違反(規章等)( infringe的現在分詞 );侵犯(某人的權利);侵害(某人的自由、權益等)

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The material can be copied without infringing copyright. 這份材料可以復制，不會侵犯版權。

The media is accused of infringing on people's privacy. 人們指責媒體侵犯了大家的隱私。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3 irritable adj.急躁的;過敏的;易怒的

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He gets irritable when he's got toothache.他牙一疼就很容易發脾氣。

Our teacher is an irritable old lady.She gets angry easily.我們的老師是位脾氣急躁的老太太。她很容易生氣。