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18. The Road Under the Water 水下公路
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In southern China, there is a famous road built across Poyang Lake, China’s largest freshwater lake. The people of China call it “the most beautiful road under the water”. Towards the end of May every year, this road begins to attract a lot of attention. The color of the lake either side begins to change into two different tones. The surface of the road is so close to the water level of the lake. As you drive along the view ahead is broad and bright. It feels as though you are riding a boat across the lake. People call it the road under the water. For the next few months, this road is no longer just above the surface, but deep under the water. As the water level of Poyang Lake rises, the road is gradually flooded. Although drivers can no longer see the road surface, they can still drive across safely by keeping within the guard rails on either side. For thrill seeking motorists, it’s like driving an amphibious super car. As the water levels continue to rise, after a few days, the entire road will be completely submerged. Eventually, a few months later, the road reappears again.
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as though: as if
thrill 強烈的興奮、恐懼或快樂；使興奮锐朴、激動
This is a thriller with a tragic ending.
motorist 駕車旅行的人
amphibious 兩棲的，水陸兩用的
In Indonesia蜀撑，these monkeys have adopted a unique amphibious lifestyle.
Currently, the U.S. Navy has 273 ships, including 10 aircraft carriers and 30 amphibious ships.
19. Ice Flowers 冰之花
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During the winter in China’s Heilongjiang Province, it is not uncommon to see temperatures below Minus 30 degrees Celsius. Despite the intense cold, ‘flowers’ still find a way to bloom. In the right place with the right conditions, these flowers spread across the tops of the trees. Every year, Kurbin 哈爾濱 enjoys a “flower season” of up to four months. This amazing ice flower spectacle can be experienced from December to March each year. Ice flowers are officially known as “rime”. In extremely cold weather, the nearly hydropower station continuously discharges hot water. The water vapor evaporates from the surface of the water, forming a dreamy drifting white mist. Much of the water vapor turns into ice at night as temperatures drop, which then settles on the tree branches, creating this fantastical sight. As you walk beneath the trees covered with rime, sometimes you can hear the sound of ice crystals growing and then falling. The rime absorbs all the sounds around, creating a tranquil fairy tale world.
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rime 霧凇
hydropower station 水電站
vapor 蒸汽递递；使蒸發(fā)
evaporate 蒸發(fā)掉；消失噪漾，不復(fù)存在
Somewhere along the line, the generation gap evaporated.
Cloud can’t form without water evaporation.
mist 薄霧
tranquil 安靜的充活，平靜的
It is not easy to remain tranquil when events suddenly change your life.
20. Anjihai Grand Canyon 安集海大峽谷
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In Xinjiang, China, the beautiful scenery can often take miraculous forms. Anjihai Town has become famous the world over due to one canyon in particular. The river which origins in the Tianshan Mountains, rushes down the steep slopes, carving its way through escarpments formed over millennia. The canyon is about 30 kilometers in length, with the valley floor being 3 to 4 hundred meters at the widest, while the narrowest part is only two or three meters. Form above, Anjihai Grand Canyon is rich in colors. On either side of the canyon, red sandstone and grey mudstone alternate to creat an astonishing landscape. The colors are formed as the river erodes and dissolves the sandstone and mudstone, drawing abstract pictures on the land. It is one of the most beautiful and yet virtually unknown canyons in Xinjiang. Because it is so hidden and the land on either side of the canyon and the same height, people sometimes come across it without warning. If they don’t stop in time, then they could easily plunge off the cliff.
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miraculous 奇跡般的蜂莉；超自然的
The workers miraculously completed the project.
slope 斜坡
carve 雕刻
escarpment 懸崖絕壁，slope同義詞
millennia 千年
sandstone 砂巖
mudstone 泥石
erode 侵蝕
Well, inflation, especially hyperinflation, erodes wealth.
The sea has eroded the cliff face over the years.
dissolve 使溶解混卵；消失映穗；畫面的溶暗
They can never dissolve into each other.
plunge 投入；跳進幕随；使陷入
He plunged head first into the stream.
Temperatures here can plunge to -70 degrees Celsius.
