Wonders
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Introduction.
导言表。
4 A Hot Spot.
4个热点
6 Wildlife.
6 野生动物。
8 History.
8 历史.
12 Conclusion.
12 结论。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Important Sites in Yellowstone National Park Montana Old Faithful Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone Wyoming Yellowstone Lake Idaho Montana Wyoming Montana Yellowstone Idaho Bison Grizzly bears Wolves Volcano rim Geyser Hot spring Mud pot KEY State border Park entrance Introduction Imagine a place where streams of hot water shoot out of the ground and into the air.
黄石国家公园中16个重要遗址 蒙大拿州旧忠实大峡谷 黄石州怀俄明州黄石湖 蒙大拿州怀俄明州黄石州 Idaho Bison Grizzly bear Wolves Volcano Rim Geyser 温泉泥盆子 国家边境公园入口介绍 想象出热水流从地上喷出并进入空气的地方.
Imagine a place with strange green pools and gurgling pots of mud that smell like rotten eggs.
想象一下一个有奇特的绿色池子的地方 和一壶泥土 闻起来像烂鸡蛋
Imagine a place where you can see grizzly bears, bison, and wolves in a single day.
想象一下在一天之内可以看到灰熊,野牛和狼的地方.
Such a place is real, and it’s called Yellowstone National Park.
这个地方是真实的,
National parks are areas of special, protected land.
国家公园是特殊保护地.
Yellowstone is located where Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho meet.
黄岩地处怀俄明,蒙大拿,爱达荷等地相会.
It became the world’s first national park in 1872.
它于1872年成为世界上第一个国家公园.
Every year, millions of people visit to see its wild wonders.
每年,数百万人来看它的"野外奇观".
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is one of the most striking sights in the park.
黄石大峡谷是公园中最引人注目的景点之一.
A Hot Spot Most everyone who goes to Yellowstone wants to see Old Faithful geyser.
一个热点 大部分去黄石公园的人 都想看看古老的信仰之地
A geyser is a hole in the ground that shoots steam and hot water into the air.
胶囊是地上向空气中放出蒸汽和热水的洞.
Old Faithful was given its name because visitors can depend on it to spray about every ninety minutes.
老忠信被赋予了自己的名字,因为访客可以依靠它来喷雾,大约每90分钟喷一次.
It shoots water 100 feet (30 m) high!
它射出100英尺(30米)高的水!
Yellowstone Supervolcano Yellowstone is home to an old collapsed volcano, called a caldera.
黄石超级火山 黄石公园是一座倒塌的旧火山的家园,被称作"火山".
Over the past two million years, the volcano has had three big eruptions.
在过去的两百万年里,火山已经发生了三次大爆发.
The rim of the collapsed volcano is huge, stretching more than 45 miles (72 km) across in some places.
已倒塌的火山的边缘巨大,在有些地方横跨了超过45英里(72公里).
Scientists still watch Yellowstone closely.
科学家们仍然密切注视着"黄石".
It doesn’t look as if it is going to erupt again soon.
似乎不会很快再爆发。
Old Faithful is not the largest geyser in Yellowstone, but it is the most regular.
老忠不是"黄石"中最大的"胶囊",而是"最常".
Yellowstone is on top of something rare called a hot spot.
黄石公园位于一个罕见的叫"热点"的地方上.
Heat from Earth’s core makes rocks under the ground super-hot.
来自地心的热能使地下岩石超热.
Rain seeps into the ground with the rocks and heats up.
雨入地以石而取热.
The hot water and steam travel up through cracks in the ground.
热水和蒸汽从地上穿出裂缝.
Finally, water and steam erupt at the surface.
最后,水和蒸汽从地表喷出。
Old Faithful is one of about three hundred geysers in Yellowstone.
"老忠"(英語:Old Faithful)是黄石公园中约300个胶囊之一.
The hot spot has also created hot pools of gurgling mud and thousands of colorful hot springs.
热地还创造了凝郁的泥浆和上千个多彩的温泉等热水池.
Yellowstone has the third largest hot spring in the world (left).
黄石有世界第三大温泉(左).
Mud pots form in spots where the soil is rich with clay and ash from volcanoes (right).
泥盆形成于土壤富含泥土和火山灰(右)的地块.
Wildlife When people go to Yellowstone, they also see animals of all shapes and sizes.
野生动物 人们去黄石公园时,也会看到各种形状和大小的动物.
The biggest animals in Yellowstone are bison, which can weigh up to 2,000 pounds (907 kg).
黄石岛最大的动物是野牛,其体重可达2000磅(907公斤).
Bison are giant animals with shaggy, brown fur, a big head, and a hump on their back.
贝森是巨型动物,有毛发,棕色的毛皮,有大头,背有驼背.
In the summer, you might see them rolling in the dust to fight off flies and shed their old fur.
在夏天,你可能会看到他们在尘土中滚来滚去与苍蝇搏斗,并掉出老毛.
The bison is the biggest land animal in North America.
野牛是北美最大的陆地动物.
Thousands of bison live in Yellowstone.
有上千只野牛住在黄石公园
The next-biggest animals are grizzly bears.
后一大种为灰熊.
They can weigh up to 800 pounds (363 kg) and are fast for their size.
它们可重达800磅(363公斤)并快于体积.
Grizzly bears sleep in dens underground for many months during the winter.
灰熊在冬季在地底下的地穴里睡了好几个月.
They wake up in the spring, hungry for food.
春出而起,饥来取食.
Visitors to Yellowstone used to feed the grizzly bears.
黄石公园的游客曾为灰熊提供食物.
Today, this is against the rules because it is dangerous for both people and the bears.
今天,这是违反规则的,因为它对人和熊都是危险的。
Yellowstone is also home to wolves.
黄石也出土了狼.
People drove wolves out of Yellowstone more than one hundred years ago.
一百多年前人们把狼赶出黄石公园
Later, workers for the national parks brought them back.
后来,国家公园的工人将他们带回.
Today, about one hundred wolves live in Yellowstone.
今天,大约有100只狼生活在黄石公园.
From 1995 to 1997, forty-one wild wolves were brought to Yellowstone from Canada and Montana.
从1995年到1997年,41只野生狼被从加拿大和蒙大拿州带到了黄石公园.
The park is also home to more than 350 other kinds of animals.
该公园还拥有了350多种其他类型的动物.
Elk, deer, golden eagles, beavers, and foxes roam freely in the park.
麋鹿,鹿,金鹰,海狸等狐狸在公园中自由出行.
Yellowstone is a safe haven for these wild animals.
黄石公园是这些野生动物的安全地.
Visitors can enjoy watching them but should never get too close.
参观者可以欣赏观看,但不应该太靠近。
History Yellowstone is one of the most popular national parks in the United States.
历史黄石公园是美国最受欢迎的国家公园之一.
Before it became a national park, Native Americans had been visiting the area for thousands of years.
在成为国家公园之前,美洲原住民已经访问该地区数千年了.
Many of them built shelters for a time, hunted for food, and made tools.
他们中许多人建造了一段时间的避难所,猎取食物,并制作工具.
Old Native American shelters still stand in the park today.
旧的美国原住民收容所今天仍然站在公园里.
Explorers also traveled through Yellowstone.
探险者也从黄石公园出行.
They took note of its wonders through reports, photographs, and paintings.
他们通过报告、照片和绘画注意到了它的神奇之处。
The United States decided that the land, water, and wildlife of Yellowstone were special.
美国决定黄石岛的土地,水和野生动物是特殊的.
New laws were made to protect Yellowstone so people could not own or sell the land.
制定了新的法律来保护"黄石",使人们不能拥有或出售土地.
Instead, Yellowstone was set aside for the enjoyment of all people and to take care of its animals.
取而代之的是,黄石被放出让所有人享受并照顾其动物.
The idea of the national park was born.
国家公园的理念诞生.
Paintings of Yellowstone helped people see why the land should be protected (left).
画作"黄石"帮助人们看到土地为什么应该被保护(左).
An exploration convinced the United States to make Yellowstone the very first national park (right).
一次探索说服了美国将"黄石"作为第一个国家公园(右).
Yellowstone paved the way for more national parks.
黄石为更多的国家公园铺平了道路.
There are now more than fifty national parks in the United States and many more around the world.
现在,美国有50多所国家公园,全世界还有更多的国家公园。
Some, such as Grand Canyon National Park, protect natural wonders.
有的大峡谷国家公园等保护了自然奇观.
Others, such as battlefields, protect places that are important to history.
其他如战场则保护了对历史很重要的地方.
Gettysburg National Park helps people remember a battle that happened there (top).
葛底斯堡国家公园帮助人们记住发生在那里的一场战斗(上部).
Grand Canyon National Park boasts one of the largest, most beautiful canyons in the world (bottom).
大峡谷国家公园自吹自擂,是世界上最大,最美丽的峡谷之一(下方).
Conclusion Today, about three million people from around the world travel through Yellowstone every year.
今天,来自世界各地的大约300万人每年穿行于黄石公园。
They come to fish, hike, camp, watch wildlife, and visit the hot springs.
他们来钓鱼,出行,露营,观察野生动物,并参观温泉.
In Yellowstone, people can see wonders rarely found anywhere else.
在"黄石"中,人们可以看到在其他地方很少发现的奇观.
The first explorers to set foot in Yellowstone knew they had found something special.
第一批踏入黄石公园的探险家知道 他们发现了一些特别的东西
Now that it is protected as a national park, Yellowstone will always be around.
现在它作为国家公园受到保护,黄石将永远在周围.