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1、Hawaii(Extract)Theeightmajorislandsandover100smallislandsofHawaii–likeachainofbeadssome2,575kilometerslong--lieuponthePacific,southeasttonorthwest.由8座大岛和100多个小岛组成的夏威夷群岛,像一串珍珠绵延大约2,575公里,从南到北撒落在太平洋海面上。Althoughthestateislocatedinthetropicalzone,itsclimateiscomfortablebecauseoftheoceancurrent
2、sthatpallitsshoresandwindsthatblowacrossthelandfromthenortheast.Thetemperatureusuallyremainsclosetotheannualaverageof24degreesCentigrade.夏威夷地处热带,气候却温和宜人,年均温度常年保持在摄氏24度左右。岛上时时刮过的东北风,伴着太平洋吹来的阵阵海风,让人倍感凉爽舒适。Rough,blackrocksoflavajustcomeoutofthewateralongpartsofthecoastline.Insomeplaces,cliffs
3、risealmoststraightfromthewater’sedge.部分海岸巉岩叠嶂,断崖绝壁破水而出。Alongthegentleslopinglandareastothesoutheastarebeachesofyellow,whiteandblacksands.而有的地方则海滨坡地平缓,沙滩连连,一路伸向东南。那里黄沙似金,白沙似银,黑沙如铅,煞是好看。Thelargestisland,Hawaii,liesatthesoutheasternendofthechainandisalmosttwiceaslargeasalltheotherscombined.最大
4、的岛屿要数夏威夷岛,它位于群岛的东南端,面积约为其他各岛总和的两倍。Fivevolcanoesgavetheislanditsform;twoarestillalive:KilaueaandMaunaLoa,theworld’slargestactivevolcano,towersabovethescenicHawaiiNationalParkwhichstretchesfromthe4,250-metermountainPeakacrosstheseatoneighboringMaui,thevalleyisland.全岛由5座火山构成,其中基拉韦厄和莫纳罗亚火山还在喷涌
5、熔岩。莫纳罗亚火山是全球最大的活火山,顶峰高达4250米,高耸于夏威夷国家森林公园之上。该公园面积780平方公里,范围从莫纳罗亚火山顶峰顺山谷跨海延伸至相邻的毛伊岛,是知名的旅游胜地。Tropicalplants,sandydesert,waterfalls,cratersandcavesmakethe780-square-kilometerparkatouristattraction.园内热带植物茂密,沙地荒滩,飞瀑流泉点缀其间,还有神奇的火山口、山中洞穴常年供游人观赏。庐山庐山,位于江西省北部,北濒长江,东南临鄱阳湖。MountLushanislocatedinthen
6、orthofJiangxiProvince,withtheYangtze(Changjiang)RiverflowingbyjustinthenorthandthePoyangLakelyinginthesoutheast.濒临;接壤;相邻;毗邻;交界Border;beadjacentto;Neighbor;link…to;connect…with位于:lie;belocated…;besituated…自然风光奇特秀丽,“匡庐奇秀甲天下”。方圆302平方公里的风景区内,有16个大自然奇观,474处景点。171座山峰逶迤相连,峰峦叠嶂。Knownas“themostbeau
7、tifulmountainunderheaven”,itsscenicareacovers302squarekilometersofland,including16naturalwonders,474scenicspotsand171peaksstandingonrollingmountainranges.庐山奇伟幽险,瀑飞泉鸣;云蒸雾涌,气象万千。Waterfallsroaringlikethundercascadedownprecipitouscliffsandgurglingstreamsmeanderthr