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1、感受美丽的手指湖和张伯伦湖BARBARAKLEIN:WelcometoTHISISAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.I'mBarbaraKlein.STEVEEMBER:AndI'mSteveEmber.Thisweekonourprogram,wetellyouaboutLakeChamplainandtheFingerLakesinthenortheasternUnitedStates.(MUSIC)BARBARAKLEIN:LakeChamplainborderstwostates,NewYorkandVermont,andQuebec,Cana
2、da.Manypeopleliketovacatcayionatthisfreshwaterlake.Theyenjoysailingandfishing,waterskiing,swimming,orjustsittingatthewater'sedge,daydreaming.Thewaterscanlooksostillandblue,likeapainting,thoughtheycanalsobecomeroughwithwaveswhenthewindblows.STEVEEMBER:MuchoftheareaaroundLakeChamplainhasaco
3、untryfeeling.Nearbyarewoodswherepeoplecanhike.Inthefall,visitorscanwatchthesugarmapletreessurrendertheircolorfulautumnleaves.ManyanimalsandbirdslivearoundLakeChamplain.Roadsignswarndriverstowatchoutformoose,biganimalsthatcanwalkintotheroad.Visitorsatthelakealsokeeptheireyesopenfor"Champ."
4、ChampislikeanAmericanNessie,theseamonsterthatsupposedlylivesinLochNessinScotland.BARBARAKLEIN:OvertheyearstherehavebeenreportsofsomethinginLakeChamplain.Anineteenseventy-sevenphotographonlyfedthemystery.Inthedistanceitshowswhatappearstobealargecreatureinthewater.6Champcanalsobefoundhelpin
5、gthelocaleconomybyappearingonsouvenirslikeT-shirtsandcoffeecups.(MUSIC)STEVEEMBER:LakeChamplainisalong,narrowbodyofwater.Thelakeisonehundredninety-threekilometerslongandnineteenkilometersatitswidest.Itreachesadepthofonehundredtwenty-twometers.ThelakeflowsnorthfromWhitehall,NewYork.Overthe
6、CanadianborderitmakesitswayintotheRichelieu(RISH-ah-loo)RiverinQuebec.TheRichelieujoinstheSaintLawrenceRiverwhichfeedsintotheAtlanticOceanattheGulfofSaintLawrence.LakeChamplainliesinavalleybetweentheGreenMountainsofVermontandtheAdirondackMountainsofNewYork.AnumberofcommunitiesarenearLakeC
7、hamplain.ThelargestisBurlington,acityofthirty-eightthousandpeopleinVermont.BARBARAKLEIN:LakeChamplainhasmorethanseventyislands.OneislandinVermont,IsleLaMotte,isknownforitsprehistoricgeologicalformations.TheChazy(SHAY-zee)Reefontheislandcontainscoral,likeareefinawarm