National Park
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents First to See the Sun.
内容表先见太阳.
4 Land That Meets the Sea.
四地相会入海.
5 Wildlife.
5 野生动物。
8 A Park Made Piece by Piece.
8个公园 一块一块地
11 Conclusion.
11 结论。
14 Glossary.
14 词汇表。
16 Acadia National Park Maine ATLANTIC OCEAN Maine Acadia National Park Mount Desert Island Acadia First to See the Sun Acadia National Park is one of the first places in the United States to see the Sun rise.
16 阿卡迪亚国家公园缅因州 大西洋 缅因-阿卡迪亚国家公园 沙漠岛-阿卡迪亚一世去见太阳-阿卡迪亚国家公园是美国最早看到太阳升起的地方之一.
Look on a map and you’ll understand why.
你会明白为什么。
Maine stretches farther east than any of the other forty-nine states.
缅因州比其他49个州都向东延伸更远.
Acadia has tall peaks that catch the first rays of sunlight.
阿卡迪亚有高高的山峰,能捕捉出第一批阳光.
The Sun rises on Acadia’s rocky coast.
太阳在阿卡迪亚的岩石海岸上升起.
Land That Meets the Sea More than two million people visit Acadia National Park each year.
每年有200多万人参观阿卡迪亚国家公园。
The park packs a lot into a small space: beautiful coastline, islands, forests, lakes, and rocks.
公园将许多东西打包入一个小空间:美丽的海岸线,岛屿,森林,湖泊和岩石.
Acadia’s water, rocks, and trees are all part of its beauty.
阿卡迪亚的水,岩石,树木都是其美景的一部分.
Here, mountains rise from the sea.
在这里,从海中起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起
At 1,530 feet (466 m), Cadillac Mountain is the tallest.
在1,530英尺(466米)高地上,卡迪拉克山最高.
Because of its amazing view, it’s also the most crowded.
也最拥挤。
Acadia has more than 40 miles (64 km) of coastline.
阿卡迪亚有超过40英里(64公里)的海岸线.
During low tides, the ocean leaves behind pools of water.
在低潮期间,海洋会留下水池.
Inside these pools live sea stars, sea cucumbers, hot pink seaweed, and more.
这些池内活出海星,海参,热粉海藻等.
From the top of Cadillac Mountain, people watch a cloud roll over Bar Island.
从卡迪拉克山顶起,人们观看一卷云卷过巴岛.
Tide pools come and go—just like tides.
潮水池来去去 就像潮水一样
Try to visit the tide pools when the tide is going out.
趁潮外出时去潮水池看看.
You’ll have more time to explore them.
你会有更多的时间去探索。
A boy studies an Acadia tide pool (top).
一个男孩研究一个阿卡迪亚潮池(顶部).
A starfish, or sea star, rests in a tide pool (bottom).
海星或称海星,沉入潮池(下).
Wildlife Acadia is one of the best bird- watching spots in the country— 338 kinds of birds have been seen there.
野生生物阿卡迪亚是该国最好的鸟类观察地之一——那里已经看到338种鸟类。
Each autumn, thousands of raptors fly over Acadia as they migrate from Canada for the winter.
每年秋天,成千上万的猛禽在从加拿大迁徙到冬季时会飞越阿卡迪亚.
The American kestrel is the smallest falcon in Acadia.
美国克斯特尔是阿卡迪亚最小的猎鹰.
A scientist puts a metal band on a peregrine chick.
一个科学家把一个金属乐队 在一个穿刺的小鸡。
Leg bands mark birds so that scientists can study what they do and where they go.
腿带会标记鸟类,以便科学家能够研究它们的工作和去向.
Return of the Falcon Peregrine falcons are one of the fastest animals on Earth.
猎鹰猎鹰(Falcon Peregrine falcons)的回归是地球上速度最快的动物之一.
Long ago, they nested on Acadia’s mountains.
很久以前,它们就栖息在阿卡迪亚的山上。
Their speed didn’t save them from humans, though, whose actions killed many of them.
他们的速度并没有把他们从人类手中拯救出来,
By the 1960s, peregrine falcons were gone from the park.
至20世纪60年代,游隼已经从公园中消失.
For years, Acadia worked to bring the falcons back.
多年来,阿卡迪亚努力将猎鹰带回.
In 1991, the park saw its first falcon chicks in thirty-five years.
1991年,公园看到了35年来第一只猎鹰雏鸟.
Since then, chicks have been born in the park every year.
此后,雏鸟每年都会生于公园.
American mink Compared to many national parks, Acadia is not very big.
美国貂皮比起许多国家公园,阿卡迪亚并不大.
It doesn’t have many big mammals, either.
也没有很多大型哺乳动物。
It has lots of small mammals, though, such as foxes and porcupines.
不过它有很多小型哺乳动物,如狐狸和小马.
Wrangell-St.
(原始内容存档于2017-10-21). Wranngel-St.
Elias in Alaska is the biggest national park in the United States.
阿拉斯加的以利亚是美国最大的国家公园.
Alaska is huge, and few people live there.
阿拉斯加很大,很少有人住在那里。
It’s easier to set aside land when nobody owns it.
当土地无人拥有时,
Compare the sizes of these two national parks.
比较这两个国家公园的大小.
Think how many Acadias would fit inside of Wrangell-St.
想想有多少Acadias 会适合在Wranger -St。
Elias!
伊莱亚斯!
Big Park, Little Park A Park Made Piece by Piece The most amazing fact about Acadia may be that it became a national park at all.
大公园 小公园 A公园 逐个制作 关于阿卡迪亚最令人惊奇的事实可能是它最终成为了国家公园.
In the western United States, most national parks were created from public land.
在美国西部,大多数国家公园都是从公地上创建的.
That’s land that belongs to the government—and, in a sense, to every American.
这是属于政府的土地,
By the early 1900s, the West already had a number of national parks.
到1900年代初,西方已经拥有了多个国家公园.
Wrangell-St.
(原始内容存档于2017-10-21). Wranngel-St.
Elias: 13,005 square miles (33,683 sq km) Acadia: 65 square miles (168 sq km) Rich people built large homes along the Maine coast.
以利亚:13,005平方英里 (33,683 sq km) 阿卡迪亚:65平方英里 (168 sq km) 富人沿缅因州海岸建造了大型住宅.
This one belonged to George Dorr.
这个是乔治多尔的
In the East, though, things were different.
在东方,虽然,事情是不同的。
Settlers had been there longer.
定居者在那里的时间更长。
Much of the East was divided into little pieces and owned by different people.
东方大部分被分成小块并被不同的人所拥有.
That includes Maine.
包括缅因州。
After it became a state in 1820, more and more people discovered the beauty of its rocky coastline.
1820年成为州后,越来越多的人发现了其多岩石的海岸线的美.
Rich people bought land there and built fancy summer homes.
富人在那里购买了土地,并建造了豪华的夏季住宅.
Some people wanted to protect the area’s beauty, though.
有些人想保护该地区的美丽。
One of these was George Dorr.
其中一个是乔治多尔
He and others began to donate their bits of land to the government.
他等开始将自己的地段捐给政府.
In 1919, that land became a national park.
1919年,该地成为国家公园.
The Story of Dorr George Dorr lived alone in a grand house on Mount Desert Island.
"多尔·乔治·多尔的故事"(The Story of Dorr George Dorr)独居于荒山岛上的一所宏伟的住宅.
In order to protect the area, he slowly bought bits of land, then turned around and donated them.
为了保护该地区,他慢慢地购买了几块地,后转身捐出.
By the time he died in 1944, he had spent all his money, but Dorr had made his dream come true.
1944年他去世时已经花光了所有的钱,但多尔却实现了他的梦想.
Acadia had become a national park.
阿卡迪亚已经成为一个国家公园。
In fact, it was still growing like a patchwork quilt, piece by piece.
事实上,它还是像被子一样 逐个地生长
Even today, landowners continue to donate land around Acadia.
即使在今天,地主仍然继续捐赠阿卡迪亚周围的土地.
Dorr looks out over the park he helped create.
多尔看着他帮助创建的公园
Conclusion Acadia National Park is a place where sea and mountain meet.
Acadia国家公园是海和山交汇的地方。
People come to see them meet and, of course, to watch the Sun rise.
人们来看他们相会,当然也来看太阳升起.
After greeting the new day, there is plenty more to see and do in Acadia.
在迎接新一天后,阿卡迪亚还有许多东西可以看和做.
Visitors can hike, climb, fish, or ride a bicycle.
游客可以徒步,攀登,钓鱼,也可以骑自行车.
Two young visitors walk on Sand Beach after a hike in Acadia.
两名年轻的游客在阿卡迪亚出行后在沙滩上行走.
If you ever get the chance to visit, do!
如果你有机会去拜访,就去!
Visitors watch the sunrise from Cadillac Mountain.
游客观看出自卡迪拉克山的日出.