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1.Niagara Falls 尼亚加拉瀑布

2.cliffs 悬崖

3.horror 恐怖

4.fear 害怕

5.grandeur 宏伟的

6.overwhelmed 压倒

7.complaints 投诉

8.cheats 骗子

9.swindles 诈骗

10.nonetheless 虽然如此

11.rapids 急流

12.secluded 与世隔绝

13.hydroelectric 水力发电

14.harness 利用

15.daredevil 冒失鬼

16.barrel 桶

17.tightrope 钢丝

18.gaze 注视

原文

Niagara Falls（2）

Niagara Falls is one of the world's leading tourist attractions.

Millions of people around the world visit here each year.

Summers at the falls are especially busy with traffic jams and parking problems.

However, the falls are beautiful in winter.

Too many have asked why people travel so far to see water falling over a cliff?

The size and beauty of Niagara Falls help to make it special.

While many falls are higher than Niagara, very few are as wide or have such a volume of water.

It also helps that Niagara is relatively easy to travel to.

When the first Europeans came to Niagara, the falls were surrounded by forest.

The noise of the falls could be heard miles away before they were actually seen.

The first visitors were filled with horror at the site.

Later, fear ceased to be the main emotion.

Inspired by the falls, later, visitors were impressed by the beauty and grandeur of the falls, which overwhelmed them with wonder.

By the 1830s, people were able to come to the falls by railway.

As more and more people came, the tourist industry developed early.

Tourism was not well regulated, and there were many complaints about cheats and swindles.

Today, there are similar complaints about tourist junk and high prices.

The majority of tourists stay on the Canadian side.

There are two falls separated by an island.

Since the Niagara River forms the boundary here between Canada and the United States, each country has one of the falls.

The Canadian Horseshoe Falls is wider and more impressive than the American Rainbow falls.

About nine times more water goes over the Canadian falls.

Nonetheless, there is much to be seen on the American side.

The island in the Middle Goat Island is one of the best places to view the falls and rapids. It is on the American side.

Newly married couples began coming to Niagara Falls when it was still a secluded, peaceful and romantic spot.

It is still popular with newly-weds as a relatively inexpensive and convenient place to spend their honeymoon.

Besides being beautiful, Niagara Falls is also very useful.

Their falling water is the power behind several of the largest hydroelectric stations in the world.

Much of the electric power used in this part of North America comes from Niagara Falls.

In order to harness this power, half of the flow of water is channeled away from the falls during the night and during the non-tourist season.

Probably most visitors don't notice the difference.

Niagara has attracted many kinds of people Over the years.

Businessmen have come to profit from the tourists.

Daredevils have come to make a name for themselves.

Some have gone over the falls in a barrel, while others have walked above the falls on a tightrope.

Poets and artists have visited here to capture its beauty.

Lovers have come to gaze on its romantic scenery.

All of these and many others, have helped to make Niagara Falls world famous.

翻译

尼亚加拉大瀑布(2)

尼亚加拉瀑布是世界上最著名的旅游景点之一。
每年有数百万世界各地的人来这里旅游。
秋天的夏天特别繁忙，交通堵塞和停车问题。
然而，瀑布在冬天是很美丽的。
太多的人问为什么人们要走这么远去看悬崖上的瀑布?
尼亚加拉大瀑布的大小和美丽使它与众不同。
虽然许多瀑布都比尼亚加拉大瀑布高，但很少有瀑布的宽度和水量如此之大。
尼亚加拉大瀑布的旅游相对容易，这也是有帮助的。
当第一批欧洲人来到尼亚加拉时，瀑布被森林包围着。
瀑布的响声在几英里外都能听到。
第一批参观者对这个地方充满了恐惧。
后来，恐惧不再是主要情绪。
受瀑布的启发，后来，游客们被瀑布的美丽和宏伟所打动，惊叹不已。
到了19世纪30年代，人们可以通过铁路来到瀑布。
随着越来越多的人来，旅游业很早就发展起来了。
旅游业没有得到很好的管理，有很多关于欺骗和诈骗的投诉。
如今，人们对旅游垃圾和高价格也有类似的抱怨。
大多数游客停留在加拿大一侧。
有两个瀑布被一个岛隔开。
由于尼亚加拉河在这里构成了加拿大和美国的边界，每个国家都有一个瀑布。
加拿大的马蹄瀑布比美国的彩虹瀑布更宽，更令人印象深刻。

大约九成的水流向了加拿大的瀑布。
尽管如此，美国一侧仍有很多值得关注的地方。
这个岛位于山羊岛中部，是观赏瀑布和急流的最佳地点之一。它在美国一边。
当尼亚加拉瀑布还是一个僻静、宁静、浪漫的地方时，新婚夫妇就开始来这里了。
新婚夫妇仍然喜欢在这里度蜜月，因为这里相对便宜、方便。
除了美丽，尼亚加拉大瀑布也很有用。
这些瀑布为世界上几个最大的水电站提供了动力。
北美这一地区使用的大部分电力来自尼亚加拉瀑布。
为了利用这种能量，在夜间和非旅游季节，瀑布会分流一半的水流。
可能大多数游客都没有注意到其中的区别。
多年来，尼亚加拉吸引了各种各样的人。
商人们从游客身上获利。
不怕死的冒失鬼来这里为自己正名。
他们有些人坐着水桶在瀑布上漂流，有些人则在瀑布上走钢丝。
诗人和艺术家曾来这里捕捉它的美丽。
情侣们都来欣赏这里浪漫的风景。
所有这些和许多其他的，使尼亚加拉大瀑布世界闻名。

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