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Situation 13: Visiting the Grand Canyon
情景13 参观大峡谷
(Mr. Pak and Su-mi finish their trip to San Francisco.
派克和苏米完成了他们的旅行，然后到旧金山。
The next day they fly to the Grand Canyon.)
第二天他们飞往大峡谷。
Today we are flying to the Grand Can yon.
今天我们将飞往大峡谷。
Will it only take one hour?
那仅仅只要一个小时吗？
No, it will take about two hours.
不，它将可能要两个小时。
That's still a lot better than ten hours.
还是比１０个小时好多了。
Yes,it is.And if we drove there in a car,
是的。如果我们乘车去，
it would take almost thirteen hours.
可能要花13个小时。
Thirteen hours?
13个小时？
I could never do that.
我从来不会那样做。
I am glad we are flying there.
很高兴我们是飞到那里。
(Mr. Pak and Su-mi arrive at the airport
派克先生和苏米到达机场，
and then take a bus to the Grand Canyon.)
然后乘一辆汽车到大峡谷。
There it is, the Grand Canyou.What do you think?
这就是你要的大峡谷。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，我们只看过图片。
but it is too big for a picture.
但是对于图片来说它是太大了。
Who made it?
谁制造的？
Not who, but what.
不是谁，而是什么。
What made the Grand Canyou was a river.
造成大峡谷的是河流。
Can you see that water at the bottom of the canyon?
你能看到峡谷低部的水吗？
Yes, I see it.
是的，我能看到。
Well, that's the Colorado River.
好，这就是美国罗拉多州河流，
That river flowed for many tens of thousands of years
那个河流已流了几百万年，
until it made this canyon.
才形成了这个峡谷。
Wow. But water looks so weak.
啊，但是水看起来很淡。
I know.
我知道。
But water is very strong.
但是水真的很浓。
This is a great vacation,Dad.
爸爸，这是一个很好的假期。
I am learning a lot of English,
我学了很多英语，
and also about nature and history.
同时包括自然和历史的。
Yes, that is why travelling can be an important part of studying.
是的，那就是为什么旅行是学习很重要的一部分。
