英语听力：自然百科 徒步南非 喀拉哈里大沙漠(4)

The national park's desginated three-day trail isn't for the faint-hearted.

国家公园指定三天的考验唯独不适合胆小者。

You need to carry all your own equipment, food and water.

你需要备足所有你自己的装备,食物和水。

And there's no electricity or showers on hand.

而且手边没有电力，也不能淋浴。

This walk is closed for five months of the year because of the heat.

这一旅途一年中有5个月因为天气炎热而关闭。

And today I can understand why.

时至今日我才理解个中缘由。

And the further you climb away from the only water in the park, the more you realize how little shelter there really is.

你攀爬的离公园唯一水源越远,你就越清楚离遮蔽所越远。

But the climb leads me to a high point, called, the best possible view of the Orange River.

但是攀爬带给我无上荣耀,那里可有最好的奥兰治河美景在等待你。

What a gorgeous¹ gorge²!

多么壮观的峡谷!

She is a beauty!

她简直美不胜收！

Definitely worth all that hard work to get up here.

能够到达这里所有的努力都绝对值得。

1 gorgeous   

adj.华丽的，灿烂的，美丽的，宜人的，棒的

参考例句：

• The gorgeous costume added to the brilliance of the dance.华丽的服装使舞蹈更加光彩夺目。
• What a gorgeous day it is today!今天天气多好啊！

2 gorge   

n.咽喉，胃，暴食，山峡；v.塞饱，狼吞虎咽地吃

参考例句：

• East of the gorge leveled out.峡谷东面地势变得平坦起来。
• It made my gorge rise to hear the news.这消息令我作呕。