The table presents the number of visitors to six Australian World Heritage sites over three years: 1996, 1998 and 2000.
Overall, the Great Barrier Reef was consistently 【持续性地】the most popular site, while Macquarie Island attracted the fewest visitors. The majority of sites saw an upward trend in visitor numbers, with the exception of【除了】 the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserve.
The Great Barrier Reef experienced the most dramatic growth, with visitor numbers surging from 1.67 million in 1996 to 3.2 million in 2000, nearly doubling over the period【在这段时期内】. Similarly, Blue Mountains and Tasmania Wilderness both recorded steady increases, reaching 581,000 and 483,000 visitors respectively by 2000.
Shark Bay’s visitor count rose from 84,000 to 102,000 in 1998 before dropping slightly to 89,000 in 2000. In contrast, the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserve saw a gradual decline【缓慢下降】, falling from 810,000 to 770,000 visitors. Macquarie Island remained the least visited【访问最少】, with numbers fluctuating marginally between 310 and 350.
Task two：Some parents give their children everything that their children ask for or allow them to do whatever they want to do. Is this good for children? what could be consequences for these children when they grow up?
Firstly, catering to children’s every request deprives(剥夺)them of the chance to develop self-discipline and resilience(抗压能力). When children never experience refusal or frustration(挫折) in childhood, they lack the awareness of rules and the ability to cope with setbacks(困境). For example, a child who always gets expensive toys he asks for will fail to understand the value of money and the meaning of hard work, which makes him take everything for granted(视作理所当然). Moreover, unrestricted freedom will foster(滋生) selfishness and egocentrism(自我中心) in children, as they only focus on their own desires and ignore the feelings of others.
The negative impacts of parental indulgence will become more prominent when these children grow up. In their adult life, they are likely to encounter chronic(长期的) difficulties in interpersonal relationships, because their arbitrary (任性的) behaviour and lack of empathy(同理心) will alienate(疏远)their peers and colleagues. Additionally, they may face tremendous psychological distress**(痛苦) when they enter the competitive (竞争激烈的)society, as they cannot tolerate failure or criticism and tend to give up easily when facing challenges. Some may even develop maladaptive(不适应的) behaviours such as overspending or avoiding responsibilities(逃避责任，) to satisfy their unrealistic expectations.
