11 Camping in America's National and State Parks 在美国国家和州立公园露营

仔细听

We are high in the Blue Ridge Mountains in the state of North Carolina.It is very early in the morning.We have been walking in the mountains for almost one week.Each night we sleep in a small cloth shelter called a tent.We carry the tent，sleeping bags，clothes，food and water with us in our backpacks.

我们现在正身处北卡罗来纳州高高的蓝岭山上。时间正值清晨。我们已经在山里走了将近一个星期了。每天晚上我们就睡在帐篷里，好像一个用布搭建的小型居所。我们把这帐篷，还有睡袋、衣服、食物和水都背在背包里。

听力破解：在直截了当进入正文后，播音员重读了high，very early，walking以及carry，因此可知这段新闻主要谈论野外远足、登山的话题。

词汇宝典：have been doing意为“一直在做某事”，为完成进行时态，如：

Mary has been doing her homework all day.玛丽整天都在做家庭作业。

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The air this morning is fresh and clear.It smells like green trees and wild flowers.Our surroundings are dark green.We have been deep in the forest for many kilometers.Little light reaches here.It is so thick with trees we cannot see the sky.

清晨的空气清新怡人，闻起来有树木和野花的清香。我们被一片深绿色笼罩着。我们进入森林深处已经有数十公里了，阳光几乎照不到这里。树木遮天蔽日。

听力破解：本段中播音员弱读了fresh and clear词组中的连词and，几乎是只有口型的短暂停顿，而几乎没有发音，听时一定要注意。

词汇宝典：smell like“闻起来像”，后跟表语，类似的词组还有很多，如sound like“听起来像”，taste like“尝起来像”等。

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At last we come to a clear area.We can see the sky and the land around us.When we look across to other mountains it is easy to see why they were named the“Blue Ridge Mountains.”The early morning air in the distance looks like thick smoke.It makes the color of the mountains a deep ocean blue.This color is caused by the amount of water in the air.It is almost like fog.When the sun rises higher，some of the water in the air will be burned away.Then the mountains will slowly turn dark green.

最后我们终于来到了一个空旷的区域，再次看到了天空和周围的土地。当我们远眺群山，才明白了“蓝岭山”这个名字的由来。远处，清晨的雾霭好似浓烟一般，为群山披上了一层深蓝色的外衣。这种颜色是由空气中像雾气一般的水分造成的。当太阳升得更高一些时，空气中的水分会蒸发掉一部分。那时，山就会慢慢变成深绿色。

听力破解：本段中播音员连读了some of，发音为[′sʌməv]。词汇宝典：be caused by是“由……引起”的意思，一般来说结果在前，原因在后，类似的还有result from，而result in或lead to则正好相反，是原因在前，结果在后。

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It is beautiful here.We can see many kilometers down and across the valley floor.Two deer are nearby.They are eating grass.No hunting is permitted here.The deer are used to seeing people walk through this area，so they have little fear of humans.They watch us with their huge dark eyes.For several minutes we look at the deer and the deer look at us.Then，the large animals lose interest and slowly move away.

这里景色宜人。我们的视线可以越过谷底，直达数十公里之外。附近有两只鹿，它们正在吃草。这里禁止打猎，鹿对于人们穿过这一区域已经习以为常了，所以它们一点都不惧怕人类。它们睁着大大的黑眼睛看着我们。有那么几分钟的时间，我们看着鹿，鹿也看着我们。后来这些大型动物对我们失去了兴趣，缓步走开了。

听力破解：本段中播音员重读了表示方位的词组down and across the valley floor，来表明视线之好，并重读了deer和no hunting，强调遇到了鹿，且他们所在的区域禁止打猎，同时需要注意deer单复数同形。

词汇宝典：be used to意为“习惯于……”，而used to则为“被用来”。

学着说一说

1.called称作，叫作

▶called 在新闻中的意思是“称作，叫作”，意思等同于named，如：

I have a bird called Poly.我有一只叫波利的鸟。

▶call 在口语中常用的搭配还有 give sb.a call 表示“给某人打电话”

还可以说 call sb.如：

A：So，you'll give me a call？那你会打给我？

B：Yeah，or you call me.是啊，或者你打给我也成。

2.so thick太厚了，太浓密了

▶so 在新闻中表示“太”的意思，比如你向某个人道歉时，就可以说：

I am so sorry.太抱歉了。

▶so 在口语中常出现，当要表达不同意某个观点时，就可以说：

I don't think so.我认为不是这样。

3.at last最后、最终

▶at last 意为“最后，最终”，如：

At last，she got what she wants.最终她得到了她想要的。

▶常用的表示“最后”的词组还有finally、in the end等，如：

He finally takes the cake.最后他得了第一。