Niagara Falls
尼亚加拉大瀑布
It is not that this feature is determined to lambast America's most noted landmarks. "You call that big? That's not big. I should have gone to Russia."
本文并非志在抨击美国最著名的地标。“你管那叫大瀑布?这根本不算大。后悔了,我应该去俄罗斯的。”
It's just that, for all its image as a Grand Canyon of the US north-east, all frothing water and clouds of spray, Niagara Falls is not really in the top league of waterfalls. At least, not when it comes to height. Consider these numbers. The Horseshoe Falls segment of Niagara Falls drops 188ft (57m). Victoria Falls in Zambia and Zimbabwe manages a plunge of 355ft (108m). Angel Falls in Venezuela goes the whole hog at 3,212 ft (979m).
只不过,虽然位于美国东北部大峡谷的这个瀑布拍出的腾雾溅珠的照片很壮观,但尼亚加拉瀑布真不是最大的瀑布。至少,不是最高的。来看看下面这些数字。尼亚加拉大瀑布三大分支当中最大的一支瀑布——马蹄瀑布高188英尺(57米)。赞比亚和津巴布韦的维多利亚瀑布高355英尺(108米)。委内瑞拉的天使瀑布最高,达3212英尺(979米)。
The Blue Lagoon
蓝色礁湖
No visit to Iceland can be complete without a dip in this well-named attraction about 25 miles outside Reykjavik. With good reason. The water is indeed blue (or appears to be). It is also warm. People bathe in its soothing heat and feel happy - seemingly ensconced in a steaming inland ocean. Look at the picture above for proof.
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