The Grand Canyon is one of the natural wonders of the world.

科罗拉多大峡谷是世界自然奇观之一。

In 1996, scientists caused an experimental flood of the Colorado River by releasing water from Glen Canyon Dam above the Grand Canyon.

1996年，科学家从大峡谷上方的格伦峡谷大坝放水，造成科罗拉多河实验性洪水。

The Grand Canyon never fails to impress.

大峡谷永远让人叹为观止。

The best bit of the holiday was seeing the Grand Canyon.

假期中最精彩的片段是参观大峡谷。

This isn't like the Grand Canyon.

这和大峡谷不一样。

Take the Grand Canyon for instance.

以大峡谷为例。

Now, we geologists thought we had a pretty good idea of how the Grand Canyon in the southwestern United States was formed.

现在，我们地质学家自认为对美国西南部大峡谷的形成有了很好的认识。

Two geologists discovered that about half of the sand from the Grand Canyon was actually once part of the Appalachian Mountains.

两位地质学家发现，约半数的来自大峡谷的沙子实际上曾经是阿巴拉契亚山脉的一部分。

That's really eye-opening news, since the Appalachian Mountain Range is, of course, thousands of kilometers to the east of the Grand Canyon.

这真是个让人大开眼界的消息，因为阿巴拉契亚山脉当然在大峡谷以东数千公里处。

For the more adventurous, we offer rewards beyond mere sightseeing—from a three-day hike across the Grand Canyon to a ride along China's Yangtze River.

对于更喜欢冒险的人，我们提供了除纯粹的观光以外的奖励——从大峡谷三天徒步旅行到沿长江骑行。

Because of this, this new way of doing Uranium-Lead Dating, we've been able to determine that one of our major assumptions about the Grand Canyon was wrong.

因为有这种新的铀铅定年方法，我们才得以确定我们对大峡谷的一个主要假设是错误的。

We arrive at the Grand Canyon the next morning.

第二天早晨，我们终于到了大峡谷。

The tourists feast their eyes on the Grand Canyon.

游客们尽情欣赏大峡谷的景色。

The Grand Canyon was flooded for the first time since 2004.

自2004年以来，大峡谷首次被淹。

I enjoyed the drive west, including a visit in the Grand Canyon.

我开车往西行驶，一路上感到很愉快。我还对“大峡谷”浏览了一番。

I would fly to America to see the Statue of Liberty and the Grand Canyon.

我要飞到美国去看自由女神和大峡谷。

This magnificent waterfall stands as an oasis in the heart of the Grand Canyon.

这个宏伟的瀑布表示着这里是大峡谷心脏地区中的一块绿洲。

Instead of sleeping in your bed, sleep on a bus on the way to the Grand Canyon.

与其睡在床上，不如睡在往大峡谷路上的巴士上。

You say something like, “I can hardly wait to tell you about my trip to the Grand Canyon.”

你发起一个话题，比如：“我等不及要告诉你我的大峡谷之旅”。

Looking at some of the photos, you feel like you're flying over the Grand Canyon or the Sahara.

看其中的一些图片，你会觉得自己正在飞越大峡谷或撒哈拉沙漠。

Almost everyone knows a 75-year-old who sky-dives, hikes the Grand Canyon or runs a family business.

几乎每个人都接触过75岁还跳伞、徒步穿越科罗拉多的大峡谷，或是经营家族企业的人。

The Grand Canyon is one of the natural wonders of the Earth, located in Arizona in the United States.

大峡谷位于美国的亚利桑那州，是地球上的自然奇观之一。

A dramatic cloudburst releases jagged bolts of lightning deep into the Grand Canyon near Point Sublime.

突发的倾盆大雨向崇敬角附近的大峡谷深处释放了一道锯齿状闪电。

The dam binge was particularly acute in the arid West, where even the Grand Canyon was slated for flooding.

大坝热在干旱的西部地区特别厉害，而那儿甚至大峡谷也因洪水而被规划。

The temporary ban was meant to slow a flurry of new uranium mining operations planned near the Grand Canyon.

这个临时禁令也意味着新一轮的铀矿开采计划将放缓。

So, today, we decided it would be fun to take a visual trip through the Grand Canyon with these majestic photographs.

所以今天我们决定做一次视觉旅行，来欣赏一下雄伟壮观的大峡谷照片。

The crowded overlooks should be experienced, but don't stop there. For me, the Grand Canyon is the “unsolvable puzzle.

全景俯瞰必不可少，但不能局限于此，对我来说大峡谷仍是一个“未解之谜”。