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1、（旅游英英语）环环球之旅旅夏威威夷Hawaaii 夏威夷夷州，位位于太平平洋中部部，由夏夏威夷群群岛组成成，19900年年成为美美国领土土，19959年年被纳为为美国第第五十个个州，位位于瓦胡胡岛上的的檀香山山是该州州的首府府及最大大城市。 Whhitee saandyy beeachhes, paalmss (nn. 棕棕榈树), sswayyed (v. 摇摆摆, 摇摇动) by thee liightt occeann brreezze (n. 微风), ccrysstall cllearr (极极其透明明的；非非常清澈澈的) watter, annd llushh (aadj. 葱翠翠

2、的；繁繁茂的) trropiicall blloommingg (热热带开花花植物). EEndllesss suummeer ddayss baatheed iin ssunsshinne. Is thiis yyourr iddea of paraadisse (天堂)? WWelccomee too Haawaiii! Whhethher youuree loookiing to rellax, prractticee spportts oor ttravvel andd exxploore, Haawaiii hhas a llot to offfer. Onn thhesee woo

3、ndeerfuul iislaandss thheree iss ann oppporrtunnityy too sppendd tiime witth ggreaat ppleaasurre ffor eveeryoone: goood wavves (n. 波浪浪，海浪浪) aall arooundd thhe yyearr foor ssurfferss, cconsstannt wwindds ffor winndsuurfeers (n. 风帆帆冲浪者者), piccturresqque (addj. 如画的的；生动动的；独独特的) annd ddiveersee unnderrwa

4、tter worrld forr diiverrs aand beaautyy off trropiics forr naaturre lloveers.Oahuu Haawaiii 瓦瓦胡岛,夏威夷夷群岛的的主岛 OOahuu iss thhe tthirrd llarggestt annd tthe mosst ddeveelopped. Liike othher isllandds oof HHawaaii, Oaahu is thee tiip (n. 顶, 尖端) off ann unnderrwatter mouuntaain. Thhe iislaand is rouughlly

5、 sshapped likke aan eelepphanntss heead. OOahuu iss noot tthe larrgesst, butt thhe mmainn isslannd oof HHawaaii. Itt iss thhe mmostt poopullateed iislaand andd hoostss fivee miilliion vissitoors a yyearr. HHonoolullu (檀香山山, 美美国夏威威夷州的的首府), tthe cappitaal oof HHawaaii is sittuatted herre oon OOahuu. H

6、Honoolullu bboassts (v. 包含含；有) abboutt 800% oof tthe poppulaatioon oof HHawaaii. Hoonolluluu pllayss roole of bussineess, coommeerciial andd cuultuurall ceenteer oof HHawaaii.Oaahu Hawwaiii toouriism is cenntreed aalmoost excclussiveely arooundd Waaikiiki Beaach (怀基基基海滩滩). Oveer 990% of Oahhu hhotee

7、ls aree loocatted herre. Waiikikki iis ffamoous forr thhe bbestt suurfiing wavves on Oahhu IIslaand. Thhe mmajooritty oof tthe isllandds atttracctioons aree coonceentrrateed (v. 集中) arrounnd tthiss urrbann arrea. Haawaiii iis aalsoo faamouus ffor thee moost chaalleengiing andd scceniic ggolff coours

8、ses (theere aree abboutt 366 off thhem on Oahhu HHawaaii Isllandd). Strretcchinng iintoo Raainfforeest Mouuntaainss, tthrooughh thhe iislaands ccenttrall pllateeau (n. 高原原) aand aloong golldenn beeachhes, Oaahus ccourrsess prroviide spllenddid (addj. 壮丽的的, 辉辉煌的) scceneery andd soome of thee moost ch

9、aalleengiing holles in thee naatioon. Mauii Haawaiii毛伊岛岛,夏威威夷群岛岛中的第第二大岛岛 Maaui is thee seeconnd llarggestt isslannd iin tthe Hawwaiiian Isllandd chhainn (夏夏威夷群群岛). Thhe nnickknamme oof MMauii iss TThe Vallleyy Isslannd beccausse tthe isllandd iss foormeed bby ttwo parralllel andd noow ddormmantt voo

10、lcaanoees (休眠火火山) witth aa vaalleey bbetwweenn thhem. Thhe wwestternn seectiion of Mauui HHawaaii is ssituuateed tthe worrlds llarggestt voolcaano, Haaleaakalla (10,0299 feeet). Ass thhe mmidddle isllandd off Haawaiii, Mauui wwas thee ceenteer oof HHawaaiiaan rroyaaltyy (nn. 皇皇室). Thhrouugh thee yee

11、arss, iit hhas alsso sservved as a bbasee foor CChriistiian misssioonarriess, aa poort of calll ffor whaalinng vvessselss, aand thee siite of Hawwaiiis mosst pprodducttivee suugarr caane (甘蔗蔗) aand pinneappplee(菠萝萝) pplanntattionns(nn. 种种植园). Noowaddayss Maaui is thee moost devveloopedd off thhe HHa

12、waaiiaan IIslaandss. IIt hhas eveerytthinng ffor perrfecct vvacaatioon: acccommmodaatioon (n. 膳宿) foor eeverry ttastte, froom bbudgget (n. 预算算) hhoteels to luxxuriiouss (aadj. 豪华华的) ressortts (n. 度假胜胜地), goorgeeouss (aadj. 宜人人的；爽爽快的) beeachhes, niighttliffe (n. 夜生活活) aand entterttainnmennt. Kauuai H

13、awwaiii考爱岛岛，位于于瓦胡岛岛西北部部 Ennchaantiing (addj. 迷人的的；醉人人的) beaautyy off caascaadinng (v. 成瀑布布落下) emmeraald (addj. 翠绿色色的) mouuntaainss, uuncrrowdded sanndy beaachees aand speectaacullar (addj. 引人入入胜的, 壮观观的) watterffallls -thhat is Kauuai Hawwaiii. KKauaai iis sso rrichhly greeen andd fllourrishhingg thh

14、at its nnickknammed Thhe GGardden Isllandd. Neaarlyy haalf thee isslannd iis aa prroteecteed cconsservvatiion areea (保留地地区), annd mmuchh off thhe rrestt iss ruurall. Kauuai is connsiddereed tto bbe tthe Hawwaiiis olddestt isslannd. It wwas forrmedd byy voolcaanicc acctivvityy (火火山运动动) mmoree thhan 5

15、 mmilllionn yeearss aggo. Kauuais ccenttrall voolcaanicc peeak, Moountt Waaiallealle, is thee weetteest plaace on earrth. Thhankks tto mmoissturre-lladeen wwindds (潮湿的的风) thaat sstriike Mouunt Waiialeealee, tthe areea ssurrrounndinng tthe peaak iis oofteen ddeluugedd (vv. 淹淹, 浸浸) bby uupwaardss off

16、4880 iinchhes of raiin pper yeaar.Thhe llushh naaturral envviroonmeent andd thhe bbreaath-takkingg scceneery makkes Kauuai Hawwaiii a favvoriite isllandd wiith phootoggrappherrs aand fillmmaakerrs. Oveer tthe yeaars, suuch welll-kknowwn wworkks aas Souuth Paccifiic, (电电影南南太平洋洋) Raaideers of thee Loo

17、st Arkk, (电影影夺宝宝奇兵) JJuraassiic PParkk, (电影影侏罗罗纪公园园) andd OOutbbreaak (电电影恐恐怖地带带) havve bbeenn fiilmeed hheree. Rouughlly ccircculaar (adjj. 圆圆形的) inn shhapee, KKauaai iis 5550 squuaree miiless inn arrea andd 322 miiless inn diiameeterr (nn. 直直径). Thhouggh KKauaaiss cllimaate is troopiccal (addj. 热带

18、的的), it acttuallly connsissts of manny ddisttincct (adjj. 清清楚的, 明显显的) miccrocclimmatees (n. 气小气候候), inccluddingg suunnyy drry aareaas, lussh rriveer vvallleyss, ttempperaate (addj. 气候温温和的) fooothhillls aand higgh mmounntaiin rrainn fooressts. Biig IIslaand Hawwaiii夏威夷夷大岛 Itts ooffiiciaal nnamee iss

19、thhe IIslaand of Hawwaiii, bbut youu raarelly hhearr thhis. Coommoonlyy itt iss caalleed tthe Bigg Isslannd, beccausse iitss neearlly ttwicce tthe sizze oof aall thee ottherr Haawaiiiann isslannds commbinned (v. 联结结；结合合). TThe Bigg Isslannd oof HHawaaii hass ottherr unnoffficiial namees: somme ccall

20、l itt thhe Orcchidd Issle (兰兰花岛) duue tto tthe 1000,000 pllus speeciees oof oorchhidss grrownn thheree. SSomeetimme iit iis nnameed Vollcanno IIslaand, bbecaausee att thhe hhearrt oof tthe Bigg Isslannd ttherre aare twoo toowerringg (aadj. 高耸耸的，高高大的) voolcaanicc peeakss.Geeogrraphhicaallyy thhe BBig

21、 Isllandd off Haawaiii iis tthe mosst ddiveersee isslannd oof tthe arcchippelaago (n. 群岛岛) wwithh elleveen oof tthe 14 knoown cliimatte zzonees iin tthe worrld: frrom dessertt laavasscappes (沙漠漠岩石景景观) to troopiccal raiin fforeestss (热热带雨林林), froom bbeacchess too snnow-capppedd moounttainns. TThe hig

22、ghesst ppoinnt oof tthe Bigg Isslannd HHawaaii is Mauuna Keaa (tthatt meeanss WWhitte mmounntaiin) att 133,7996 fft aabovve ssea levvel andd hoome to thee woorldds larrgesst aastrronoomiccal obsservvatoory (气象象台), wiith tellesccopees (望远镜镜) ooperrateed bby aastrronoomerrs (天文学学家) froom eelevven couu

23、ntrriess off thhe wworlld. Molookaii Haawaiii莫莫洛凯岛岛，美国国夏威夷夷中部一一岛屿，位位于瓦胡胡岛和毛毛伊岛之之间，是是隔离麻麻风病人人的一个个岛。 Peeaceefull annd rruraal, Mollokaai iis ccallled thhe mmostt Haawaiiiann Isslannd. Iff yoourre llookkingg foor nnatuurall beeautty, raiinfooressts andd deeserrtedd beeachhes, ouutdooor advventturees aa

24、nd ecoo (生生态、环环境的) toouriism, trraveel tto MMolookaii Haawaiii iis aa peerfeect chooicee foor yyou. LLifee heere is sloow aand rellaxeed. Theere is so litttlee auutommobiile traaffiic, thaat ttherress noot aa siinglle ttraffficc liightt. TTherre aare no buiildiingss taalleer tthann a cocconuut ttree

25、e. AAlthhouggh iit iis jjustt onnly 9 mmilees aawayy frrom Mauui, Mollokaai iis yyearrs aaparrt ffromm ottherr maajorr Haawaiiiann isslannds in terrms of moddernn deevellopmmentt. VVisiitinng MMolookaii, yyou feeel sstepppinng mmanyy yeearss baack in timme. Thee isslannd wwas forrmedd byy a serriess

26、 off thhreee voolcaanoees. AAccoordiing to thee exxperrts, fiirstt seettllemeentss apppeaaredd onn Moolokkai aboout 6500 A.D. Thhosee fiirstt seettllerss moost likkelyy orrigiinatted froom tthe Marrquiisess nn. (英国等等的)侯侯爵, wiith latter miggrattionns, in douublee huulleed ccanooes (n. 独木木舟), frrom Ta

27、hhitii annd ootheer aareaas iin tthe Souuth Paccifiic. Ressideentss heere aree veery friienddly andd hoonesst.Niaggaraa Faallss 尼尼亚加拉拉瀑布 Niiagrra ffallls, onee off thhe wwondderss off thhe wworlld, rigght on thee boordeer wwithh Caanadda aand somme ttwennty milles norrth of Bufffallo(布布法罗，美美国纽约约州西部部

28、一城市市), USAA, is a mmustt too seee! AAt 556 mmetrres (1880 fft), thhe AAmerricaan FFallls iis ssligghtlly hhighher thaan iits Cannadiian couunteerpaart. Itts ccresstliine (瀑瀑布最高高处的宽宽度) is 3200 meetrees (10775 fft) . Thhe AAmerricaan FFallls llookk sppecttacuularr att niightt, wwhenn itt iss liit wwit

29、hh vaarioous commbinnatiionss off coolouuredd liightts. Oveer tthe lasst ccentturyy thhe AAmerricaan FFallls hhas undderggonee a draamattic facce lliftt duue tto nnatuurall foorcees oof eerossionn (nn. 腐腐蚀, 侵蚀).Thhe nnatuurall beedroock (n. 矿矿岩床床) iis ccompposeed oof (包括，包包含) sofft sshalle (页岩) annd

30、 llimeestoone (n. 石灰灰石). Ovver thee yeearss thhe cconttinuual floow oof tthe watter cauusess laargee seectiionss off thhe bbedrrockk too faall andd reemaiin aat tthe basse oof tthe cattaraactss (nn. 大大瀑布). IIt iis eestiimatted thaat 775,0000 galllonns oof wwateer ffloww ovver thee Ammeriicann Faalls

31、s eaach seccondd, aamouuntiing to onlly 110% of Niaagarrass tootall waaterrfloow. NNo oone hass evver darred to connqueer tthe Ameericcan Fallls in a bbarrrel (n. 桶). AAll darredeevill (aadj. 鲁莽莽大胆的的) aactiivittiess haave alwwayss coonceentrrateed oon tthe Canaadiaan HHorsseshhoe Fallls (加拿拿大马蹄蹄瀑布)

32、beecauuse it hass a larrgerr waaterrfloow aand fewwer roccks at itss baasinns (n. 底部).TThiss ennds toddays ffirsst pproggramm abboutt thhe UUSA. I hoppe yyou enjjoyeedllistteniing to it as I ddid. Thhis takees mme bbackk too thhe mmanyy haappyy yeearss I speent in thee USS annd mmostt Chhineese thee

33、 USSA iis ttop of theere lisst, so youu caan ttakee yoour firrst steeps witth 0007, whho wwilll prrepaare youu foor tthiss huuge inccreddiblle ccounntryy soo waatchh ouut ffor morre pproggramms, if theere is anyywheere in parrticculaar (特别的的) iin tthe US or anyywheere elsse iin tthe worrld whyy doontt yoou ddropp mee a linne (写信给给某人) annd llets ssee whaat wwe ccan do.