Situation 13: Visiting the Grand Canyon
情景13 參觀大峽谷
(Mr. Pak and Su-mi finish their trip to San Francisco.
派克和蘇米完成了他們的旅行,然后到舊金山。
The next day they fly to the Grand Canyon.)
第二天他們飛往大峽谷。
Today we are flying to the Grand Can yon.
今天我們將飛往大峽谷。
Will it only take one hour?
那僅僅只要一個小時嗎?
No, it will take about two hours.
不,它將可能要兩個小時。
That's still a lot better than ten hours.
還是比10個小時好多了。
Yes,it is.And if we drove there in a car,
是的。如果我們乘車去,
it would take almost thirteen hours.
可能要花13個小時。
Thirteen hours?
13個小時?
I could never do that.
我從來不會那樣做。
I am glad we are flying there.
很高興我們是飛到那里。
(Mr. Pak and Su-mi arrive at the airport
派克先生和蘇米到達機場,
and then take a bus to the Grand Canyon.)
然后乘一輛汽車到大峽谷。
There it is, the Grand Canyou.What do you think?
這就是你要的大峽谷。你在想什么?
It's so big.
它是如此的大。
I can't believe it.
我不能相信。
Yes, we saw pictures of it,
是的,我們只看過圖片。
but it is too big for a picture.
但是對于圖片來說它是太大了。
Who made it?
誰制造的?
Not who, but what.
不是誰,而是什么。
What made the Grand Canyou was a river.
造成大峽谷的是河流。
Can you see that water at the bottom of the canyon?
你能看到峽谷低部的水嗎?
Yes, I see it.
是的,我能看到。
Well, that's the Colorado River.
好,這就是美國羅拉多州河流,
That river flowed for many tens of thousands of years
那個河流已流了幾百萬年,
until it made this canyon.
才形成了這個峽谷。
Wow. But water looks so weak.
啊,但是水看起來很淡。
I know.
我知道。
But water is very strong.
但是水真的很濃。
This is a great vacation,Dad.
爸爸,這是一個很好的假期。
I am learning a lot of English,
我學了很多英語,
and also about nature and history.
同時包括自然和歷史的。
Yes, that is why travelling can be an important part of studying.
是的,那就是為什么旅行是學習很重要的一部分。