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　　The world of the science-fiction 3-D film Avatar is so perfect that the line between fact and fiction has become somewhat blurred(模糊)．

　　Movie-goers have admitted being annoyed by depression at not being able to visit the planet Pandora．Set in the future when Earth’s resources have been used up, director James Cameron’s film tells the story of a company trying to exploit a rare mineral on a new planet．The humans clash with the natives －a peace-loving race of 7-foot-tall, blue-skinned creatures called the Na’vi, who exist in perfect harmony with nature．

　　Fans have flooded the Internet with their confused feelings．On the site Avatar Forums(论坛), the topic“Ways to deal with the depression of the dream of Pandora not being able to come true”has more than 1,000 posts．In a similar forum, Louis, one user, wrote：“When I woke up this morning after watching Avatar for the first time yesterday, the world seemed grey．It just seems so meaningless．I still don’t really see any reason to keep doing things at all．I live in a dying world．”On the Avatar site Naviblue, a fan calling himself Jorba has even asked others to join him in starting a real Na’vi tribe．

　　This fantasy world, with its wonderful plants and animal life, is brought to life by using impressive special effects．Many people believe that 2010 is the breakthrough year for the technology helped by 3-D movies such as Avatar．“It has taken the best of our technology to create this virtual world and real life will never be as perfect as it seems on screen．It makes real life seem more imperfect．”

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　　The world of the science-fiction 3-D film Avatar is so perfect that the line between fact and fiction has become somewhat blurred(模糊)．

　　Movie-goers(电影观众)have admitted being annoyed by depression at not being able to visit the planet Pandora．Set in the future when Earth's resources have been used up, director James Cameron's film tells the story of a company trying to exploit a rare mineral on a new planet．The humans clash(冲突)with the natives－a peace-loving race of 7-foot-tall, blue-skinned creatures called the Na'vi, who exist in perfect harmony with nature．

　　Fans have flooded the Internet with their confused feelings．On the site Avatar Forums(论坛), the topic“Ways to deal with the depression of the dream of Pandora not being able to come true”has more than 1,000 posts．In a similar forum, Louis, one user, wrote：“When I woke up this morning after watching Avatar for the first time yesterday, the world seemed grey．It just seems so meaningless．I still don't really see any reason to keep doing things at all．I live in a dying world．”On the Avatar site Naviblue, a fan calling himself Jorba has even asked others to join him in starting a real Na'vi tribe．

　　This fantasy world, with its wonderful plants and animal life, is brought to life by using impressive special effects．Many people believe that 2010 is the breakthrough year for the technology helped by 3-D movies such as Avatar．“It has taken the best of our technology to create this virtual world and real life will never be as perfect as it seems on screen．It makes real life seem more imperfect．”

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　　This hotel in the trees is famous in the world．People who know very little about Kenya, know of Treetops．When King George VI died, Princess Elizabeth was staying on the Treetops, and when she came down from there, “She succeeded in as the queen of the country”．This hotel in the middle of the forest shows the pleasure of Africa．When you visit it, you will be sent into the heart of the forest by hotel buses, and then a guide, with a gun to protect you against big game, will go with you to the Treetops．Before and after dinner, for the whole night if you wish, you can sit on the corridor, watching animals come to the water pool．The earliest hotel Treetops was built round a large tree on the opposite side of the water, but that was destroyed by fire and the new hotel Treetops, which is built round several trees, is much bigger．

　　The dining room at Treetops is small, and the waiters cannot walk round to serve guests, a clever “railway service” has been invented．Guests take their food as it passes slowly in front of them, along a line in the center of the table．

　　There are many animals around the Treetops．When you visit them, you can see：

　　－Animals and their babies are waiting to greet the guests．

　　－Animals, enjoying the Treetops pool in the daylight．

　　－A long bodied, long ring tailed very active cat-like animal is a special one coming out at night．He hunts and eats anything he can overpower and is very destructive．He lives in the trees at Treetops．He comes for his food every evening．Do not get too near to him, as his teeth and claws can do you harm．These animals can be trained and become lovely pets．

　　－Some other animals who have a thick coating of fur to keep them warm in the cold forest nights．

　　－Many buffaloes coming to the Treetops for water and salt during the day or night．