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。
9 A Park Made Piece by Piece.
9个公园 一块一块地
12 Conclusion.
12 结论。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Acadia National Park Maine Canada 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 阿卡迪亚全国 加拿大公园 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 sits on Maine’s eastern edge, facing out into the Atlantic Ocean.
阿卡迪亚坐落在缅因州东部边缘,
The park is less than 50,000 acres (202 sq km).
公园占地不足5万亩(202平方千米).
Compared to many national parks, that’s small.
与许多国家公园相比,
Still, the bits and pieces that make up Acadia make for a beautiful park.
尽管如此,组成阿卡迪亚的几分和几分棋子却造就了美丽的公园.
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 Today, Acadia is one of the most popular national parks in the United States.
阿卡迪亚是美国最受欢迎的国家公园之一。
More than two million people visit each year.
每年有200多万人来访。
The park includes beautiful coastline, islands, forests, lakes, mountains, and rocks.
公园包括美丽的海岸线,岛屿,森林,湖泊,山地和岩石.
It packs a lot of variety into a small space.
它将许多种类的包装入一个小空间.
Acadia’s water, rocks, and vibrant fall colors make for a lovely combination.
Acadia的水、岩石和活泼的倒地颜色,
The largest part of Acadia National Park is on Mount Desert Island.
阿卡迪亚国家公园的最大部分位于沙漠山岛.
More than twenty mountains rise from the sea here.
二十多座山从这里出海.
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 early sunrise and amazing view, it’s also the most crowded.
因为它的早期日出和惊人的景色,它也是最拥挤的.
From the summit of Cadillac Mountain, people watch cloud cover roll over Bar Island.
从卡迪拉克山峰,人们观看云盖滚过巴尔岛.
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.
Because Acadia’s coast is young, sandy shores are rare.
因为阿卡迪亚的海岸年轻,
Waves shift around what sand there is, along with rocks and other material.
海浪会围绕沙子 以及岩石和其他材料移动
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 other living things.
这些游泳池内有活海星,海参,热粉海藻等活物.
A boy examines an Acadia tide pool (main).
一个男孩检查一个阿卡迪亚潮池(主).
A starfish, or sea star, rests in a tide pool (inset).
海星,即海星,停留于潮池(被陷).
Tide pools come and go—after all, they are created by tides, which also come and go.
潮池来来去去--毕竟,它们是由潮来潮产生的,潮来潮也随之而来.
Acadia’s tide can rise and fall 12 feet (4 m) during a day.
阿卡迪亚的潮汐在一天之内可以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
It’s best to visit tide pools when the tide is going out.
当潮水涌出时,
You’ll have more time to explore them.
你会有更多的时间去探索。
When the tide is in, some beaches disappear completely!
潮来潮来潮时,一些海滩完全消失!
Tide pools return when the tide goes out.
潮池出后会回潮.
Wildlife Acadia is one of the best bird-watching spots in the country—338 kinds of birds have been sighted there.
野生生物阿卡迪亚是该国最好的观鸟地之一——在那里已经看到了338种鸟类.
Each autumn, strong winds push thousands of raptors south as they migrate from Canada to warmer areas for the winter.
每年秋天,强风将成千上万的猛禽从加拿大迁徙到冬季更温暖的地区后向南推进.
Cadillac Mountain offers a close look as these hawks and kestrels fly overhead.
卡迪拉克山提供了一个近距离的外观 当这些鹰和海贼飞起时
The American kestrel is the smallest falcon in North America—and in Acadia.
美国克斯特雷是北美最小的猎鹰——和在阿卡迪亚.
This peregrine chick has just been banded by a park wildlife biologist.
刚被公园野生生物学家 绑了起来
Leg bands mark birds so that biologists can study what they do and where they go.
腿带为鸟作标记,使生物学家能够研究它们的工作和去向.
Birds banded at Acadia have been seen in several states and Canada.
在几个州和加拿大都看到在Acadia被捆绑的鸟。
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 Mount Desert Island.
很久以前,他们就住在阿卡迪亚的沙漠山上。
Their speed didn’t save them from humans, though, whose activities 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 had disappeared from Acadia.
到1960年代,游隼已经从阿卡迪亚消失.
In 1973, the park began efforts to bring the falcons back.
1973年,公园开始努力将猎鹰带回.
Since 1991, falcon chicks have been born in the park every year.
自1991年起,猎鹰雏鸟每年都会生于公园.
American mink Other parts of Maine have lots of black bears and moose.
美国貂皮 缅因州其他地区也有大量黑熊和麋鹿.
Acadia has a few of these, but it mostly has smaller mammals, such as foxes, mink, and porcupine.
阿卡地亚有少数这种动物,但多有较小的哺乳动物,如狐狸,貂和小猪.
Why small?
为什么小?
Because Acadia is not a big park, and that limits the size of animals found there.
因为阿卡迪亚不是一个大的公园,这限制了在那里发现的动物的规模.
A Park Made Piece by Piece The most amazing fact about Acadia may be that it became a national park at all.
一块一块地做公园 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,
For example, when the government decided to create its first national park—Yellowstone, in 1872— it already owned the land.
例如,当政府在1872年决定建立第一个国家公园——Yellowstone——时,它已经拥有了土地。
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.
Acadia is the first national park east of the Mississippi River, though, and in the East, things were different.
不过,阿卡迪亚是密西西比河以东的第一个国家公园,在东部,情况有所不同.
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 separate people.
东方大部分被分割成小块并被单独的人所拥有.
The coast of Maine was no exception.
缅因州的海岸也不例外.
After Maine became a state in 1820, more and more people discovered the beauty of its rocky coastline.
1820年缅因州成为州后,越来越多的人发现了其多岩石的海岸线的美丽.
First, farmers and fishermen came, then painters.
首先,农民和渔民来了,然后是画家。
By the 1880s, rich people from big, Eastern cities began showing up, wanting to breathe fresh summer air.
到1880年代,来自大东部城市的富人开始出现,想呼吸出新鲜的夏季空气.
They bought up land and built fancy summer homes.
他们买了地 建造了豪华的夏日住宅
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.
Yellowstone is the oldest.
黄岩最古老.
Unlike Acadia, neither of these areas had many property owners before they became national parks.
与阿卡迪亚不同的是,这两个地区在成为国家公园之前都没有多个地产所有人.
It’s easier to set aside land when nobody owns it.
当土地无人拥有时,
Compare the sizes of these three national parks.
比较这三个国家公园的规模.
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 Yellowstone: 3,468 square miles (8,983 sq km) Wrangell-St.
大公园 小公园黄石:平方英里为3,468 (8,983 sq km) Wrangell-St.
Elias: 13,005 square miles (33,683 sq km) Acadia: 65 square miles (168 sq km) By the early 1900s, a few rich landowners had the idea of buying land in order to protect it.
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) 到1900年代早期,少数富有地主有购买土地以保护土地的想法.
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 create a park that would preserve the area’s beauty.
他和其他人开始捐出一分土地来建立一个保护该地区美的公园.
By 1913 they had acquired 5,000 acres (20 sq km), which they gave to the government.
至1913年,他们已经获得了5000英亩(20平方公里)的土地,并交给了政府.
Dorr continued to acquire property, and in 1919 all that land became a national park.
多尔继续收购地产,1919年,所有土地都成为了国家公园.
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.
By the time he died in 1944, he had spent all his money buying land, then turning around and donating it.
1944年他去世时已经花光了所有的钱来购买土地,再转身捐出.
But Dorr had made his dream come true: Acadia had become a national park.
但多尔已经实现了他的梦想:阿卡迪亚已经成为一个国家公园.
After his death it kept growing, piece by piece, like a patchwork quilt.
在他死后,它不断增长, 逐个地, 像一个补丁被子。
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 was the park’s first superintendent and would remain so for twenty-five years.
Dorr是公园的首任主管,
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, to breathe the salty air, and, of course, to watch the Sun rise.
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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.
If you ever get the chance to visit, do!
如果你有机会去拜访,就去!
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.