中国男子在黄石公园舀水被罚款

 YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK Wyo. (AP) — A tourist from China was fined $1000 for walking off a boardwalk at Yellowstone National Park and collecting thermal¹ water apparently² for medicinal purposes park officials said Wednesday.

黄石国家公园官方本周三声称，一位来自中国的游客被罚款1000美元，因为该游客擅自离开木板路去收集了些热水，而这些热水可能用于医疗研究。

A witness reported seeing the man break through the fragile rock crust surrounding the Mammoth³ Hot Springs area. The witness took photos of the man that were turned over to park rangers⁴ officials said.

一位目击者报告称该名男子穿过“猛犸象温泉”周边的脆弱的岩石地表。官员称，目击者拍下了照片并交给了公园管理人员。

1 thermal   

adj.热的，由热造成的；保暖的

参考例句：

• They will build another thermal power station.他们要另外建一座热能发电站。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

2 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

3 mammoth   

n.长毛象；adj.长毛象似的，巨大的

参考例句：

• You can only undertake mammoth changes if the finances are there.资金到位的情况下方可进行重大变革。
• Building the new railroad will be a mammoth job.修建那条新铁路将是一项巨大工程。

4 rangers   

护林者( ranger的名词复数 )； 突击队员

参考例句：

• Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers体育场在哪吗？ 来自超越目标英语 第3册
• Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 现在我是Rangers的爱好者，所以我想离体育场近一点。 来自超越目标英语 第3册