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In the northeastern Sonoran Desert, south of the Grand Canyon, lies Arizona's state capital Phoenix.
在索诺兰沙漠东北边，在大峡谷的南部坐落着美国亚利桑那州首府——凤凰城。
With well over 4 million people, this is the state's largest city and one of the most populated cities in the USA.
凤凰城人口远超四百万，这是亚利桑那州最大的城市，也是美国人口最稠密的城市之一。
Welcome to the Valley of the Sun,
欢迎来到太阳谷，
where it is always warm and where the nature stands out from the landscape like a camel in a desert.
这里常年温暖，其自然风光从风景中脱颖而出，就像是沙漠中的骆驼。
Start out in the central Arts District.
从中央的艺术区开始。
Here, the coffee and tea houses in between the galleries and boutique stores are a good place for breakfast.
艺术区内，美术馆和精品店之间的咖啡厅和茶馆是吃早餐的好地方。
Looking out over the city is the carefully preserved Wrigley Mansion,
眺望这座城市，能看见仔细保存地瑞格里宅邸，
a place for fine dining in a modern, or antique setting.
这是家现代或古老风格的高级餐厅。
Learn all about your digestive system, and more, in the downtown Arizona Science Center.
在市中心的亚利桑那科学中心里了解关于消化系统的一切。
Get gobbled up by a monster stomach and cycle high in the air in this interactive museum.
在这座交互式博物馆里，了解怪物的胃并在空中骑自行车。
Potential Einsteins can test their brain in the wonder center,
在奇趣中心里，检测你的大脑，看你是否有成为爱因斯坦的可能，
while the little ones will love splashing about.
而小孩子们会喜欢在这里戏水。
For exhibits that are off the wall, visit the nearby Phoenix Art Museum,
想看离奇古怪的展览，就去参观附近的凤凰城艺术馆，
which is also filled with more conventional paintings and sculptures.
这里也有很多更加传统的画作和雕像。
A few blocks north, the Heard Museum of Native Cultures and Art is the place to see Navajo jewelry and ancient bowls and jars.
朝北走几个街区，赫德博物馆是欣赏纳瓦霍珠宝和古老的碗和罐子的地方。
Try your hand at creating pottery and jewelry yourself in the award-winning Mesa Arts Center.
在一流的梅萨艺术中心里，亲自动手创造陶器和珠宝。
All the tools you need are there!
你所需要的工具这里都有！
Between Mesa and Phoenix is Scottsdale.
在梅萨和凤凰城之间是斯科茨代尔。
In the Scottsdale Museum Of Contemporary Art the sky is the limit when it comes to art.
在斯科茨代尔当代艺术博物馆里，艺术天空没有边界。
After browsing the work of local creatives, explore the upscale stores in the Scottsdale Quarter.
看完本地创作家的作品，就去Scottsdale Quarter探索高档商店.
For a musical journey through time, treat your ears to the Musical Instrument Museum on the northern edge of Phoenix,
想要穿越时空进行音乐之旅，在凤凰城北边的乐器博物馆里洗耳恭听，
it is stacked from floor to ceiling with African drums...guitars from the Middle East...and unusual South American instruments.
这里从楼道到天花板都堆放着非洲鼓、中东的吉他以及不同寻常的南美乐器。
MIM is also a tribute to some of America's finest artists.
乐器博物馆也是对一些美国最好艺术家的赞美。
Back near the Salt River,
回到索尔特河附近，
the Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park gives an insight into the lives of the Hohokam people.
在普韦布洛大博物馆和考古园里，洞察霍霍坎人的生活。
These Native Americans shaped this city some 1,500 years ago by digging irrigation canals to the river.
1500年前，通过挖掘通往河道的灌溉渠，这些美洲原住民塑造了这座城市。
East from here is Papago Park, home to some of Phoenix's best family attractions.
从这里朝东走是帕珀戈公园，这里有些凤凰城最好的家庭旅游景点。
Check out the huge cacti and edible art in the Desert Botanical Garden...the old fire trucks in the Hall of Flame...
在凤凰城沙漠植物园里观察巨大的仙人掌和食用艺术，在火焰剧场里参观古老的消防车
and the prairie animals in the spacious Phoenix Zoo.
在无垠的凤凰城动物园里看看大牧场的动物。
Don't miss the chance to clamber through the Hole In The Rock to see the Valley of the Sun in full glory!
千万不要错过攀升上岩之孔欣赏太阳谷全景的机会！
Another natural window overlooking Phoenix is on the opposite side of the city.
另一个眺望凤凰城自然景色的窗口就在城市的另一边。
At Dobbins Point it is like you are looking into the future in one direction, and into the past in the other...
在Dobbins Point，就像是朝着一个方向看入未来，在其他方向看往过去
Out of all of the rock formations in Arizona, the drop offs and folds of the Grand Canyon are the most awe-inspiring.
离开亚利桑那州的岩层，大峡谷的陡层和皱褶是最令人惊叹的。
Many feel humbled when staring out over one of America's biggest natural treasures.
当看着美国最大自然宝藏之一时，许多人都自觉渺小。
If you don't have time to drive the four hours north to see the Grand Canyon, Sedona is only half the distance from Phoenix.
如果你没有时间朝北驱车四小时去看大峡谷，塞多纳距离凤凰城仅半小时距离。
The sandstone cathedrals in "Red Rock Country" are a great sight at sunset.
红岩县中的砂岩教堂在日落时非常美。
Arizona is always basking in sunlight and with its Southwestern charm,
亚利桑那州总沉浸于日光之中并带有西南部的魅力，
rich Native American history and deep appreciation of art and nature, Phoenix is an attractive oasis in the hot Sonoran desert.
丰富的美洲原住民历史核对艺术自然的深沉欣赏，凤凰城是炎热索诺兰沙漠上的魅力绿洲。
