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主题：Countryside（农村）1

句子1：If you’re living in an urban area and looking for a little change of scenery, why not take a weekend trip to the surrounding countryside? You can walk through the wildlife preserve (special area where animals are protected), where a winding footpath (a road you can walk on, that has many turns and changes of direction) will lead you through varied landscapes including dense forests, vast meadows, and gentle, rolling hills.

知识点：

1. urban area：市区

2. a little change of scenery：换个环境；换换风景

3. the surrounding countryside：附近的乡村

4. wildlife preserve：野生动物保护区

5. winding footpath：蜿蜒的小径

6. varied landscapes：各种各样的景观

7. dense forests：茂密的森林

8. vast meadows：广阔的草地

9. gentle rolling hills：平缓起伏的山丘

中文翻译：

如果你住在市区，想换换风景，为什么不在周末去附近的乡村旅行呢？您可以步行穿过野生动物保护区（保护动物的特殊区域），那里有一条蜿蜒的小径（可以行走的道路，有许多转弯和方向的变化），将带您穿过各种各样的景观，包括茂密的森林、广阔的草地和平缓起伏的山丘。

句子2：More adventurous visitors will enjoy exploring the rocky landscape of Yosemite National Park with its towering cliffs (very tall cliffs) and magnificent waterfalls. You can take a hiking trail that goes up the steepest face of the tallest mountain in the park (the side of a mountain is called a “face” – and “steep” means it is very vertical). The trail starts at the foot of the mountain (the base of the mountain) and the ascent takes about four hours; you can stop to have lunch on the banks of a clear, bubbling mountain stream.

知识点：

1. rocky landscape：岩石景观

2. towering cliffs：高耸的悬崖

3. magnificent waterfalls：壮观的瀑布

4. hiking trail：徒步旅行路线

5. the steepest face of the tallest mountain：最高的山峰最陡的一面

6. the foot of the mountain：山脚

7. clear：清澈

8. bubbling mountain stream：潺潺作响的山溪

中文翻译：

更有冒险精神的游客会喜欢探索（Yosemite National Park）约塞米蒂国家公园的岩石景观，那里有高耸的悬崖（非常高的悬崖）和壮观的瀑布。你可以沿着公园里最高的山最陡峭的那一面（山的一侧被称为“面”——“陡峭”意味着它非常垂直）走一条徒步旅行路线。这条步道从山脚（山脚下）开始，上山大约需要四个小时；你可以停下来，在清澈、潺潺作响的山溪边吃午饭。