一片通英语听力 3-8: 国家公园-假期-美国

National Parks-Vacation-United States
国家公园-假期-美国

This past summer I took my family out on a daring trip to see three famous national parks.
刚过去的这个夏天，我带家人去看了三个著名的国家公园，来一个大胆的旅游。

First we arrived at the Grand Canyou in northern Arizona.It was very dry and unbearably¹ hot.The view was amazing.I would say it was the best of the natural wonders I have seen in my life.
首先我们来到亚利桑那州北边的大峡谷。这里的气候非常干燥且难以忍受的热。景色是叹为观止，我敢说这是我一生中所见过的最棒的自然景观。

The second stop was Colorado's Rocky Moun-tains.Because of its high elevation,we coule relax in its much cooler climate.We went on a hike.My wife and the kids were bouncing with energy,but is was killing² me.
第二站是科罗拉多州的落机山脉。因为它的海拔很高，我们在那凉快的气候下能够比较轻松。我们还去登山健行，我的妻子和孩子们充满活力的蹦蹦跳跳，但可把我累惨了。

The last park we went to was the Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.I saw the geysers for the first time.I have always wanted to see them up close and take pictures of them with my camera.
我们最后去的公园是在怀俄明州的黄石国家公园。这是我第一次看到天然的间歇性喷泉。我从以前就一直想要能够近距离地观看它并用我的照相机把那些景色拍下来。

We all agreed that the trip was great fun.The kids wanted to go again next year,but this time,I do not think we will be visiting so many places at once.
我们大家都一致认为这次的旅行是很过瘾的。孩子们还想明年再去，但是再来这次，我认为我们不会一次参观那么多地方了。

1 unbearably   

adv.不能忍受地，无法容忍地；慌

参考例句：

• It was unbearably hot in the car. 汽车里热得难以忍受。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She found it unbearably painful to speak. 她发现开口说话痛苦得令人难以承受。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。