津巴布韦的维多利亚瀑布 Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe

英语作文    发布时间:2023-08-22  
划词翻译

Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe

This is an amazing site between the border of Zambia and North of Zimbabwe. Victoria Falls is neither the widest nor the highest waterfall on Earth. It is about 2 kilometers long and 354 feet high. It emits mist that is spotted by somebody about 20 kilometers away. The Falls was named by a Scottish explorer . He was the first from Europe to visit Victoria Falls. By the end of the 90s, about 300,000 visitors had come to watch it each year. Today, Victoria Falls has more visitors from Zimbabwe and Zambia than from other countries. The waterfall is accessible by train and bus and it is cheap to reach. Why not visit this beautiful place this year?

New Words and Expressions(生词和短语)


-border ['bɔ:də(r) ] n. 边境;边界


-waterfall ['wɔ:təfɔ:l ] n. 瀑布


-emit [i'mɪt ] vt. 散发(光、热、烟雾、声音等)


-spot [spɒt ] vt. 看见;注意到


-explorer [ɪk'splɔ:rə(r) ] n. 探险家;勘探者


-visitor ['vɪzɪtə(r) ] n. 访问者,参观者


-accessible [ək'sesəbl ] adj. 可到达的;可进入的


-cheap [tʃi:p ] adj. 便宜的


-reach [ri:tʃ ] vt. 抵达

an amazing site 令人惊叹的地方

Sentence Patterns(句型练习)

Victoria Falls is neither the widest nor the highest waterfall on Earth.

维多利亚瀑布并非地球上最宽最高的瀑布。

The road is neither the widest nor the longest in the country.

这条公路并非该国最宽最长的公路。

This street is neither the widest nor the longest in the town.

这条街不是这座城镇中最宽最长的街道。

参考翻译

津巴布韦的维多利亚瀑布

维多利亚瀑布位于赞比亚边境与津巴布韦北部之间,是个令人惊叹的景点。它既不是地球上最宽的瀑布,也不是地球上最高的瀑布。维多利亚瀑布大约有2公里长,354英尺高,溅飞的水雾在约莫20公里外就可看见。瀑布由一位苏格兰探险家命名,他是第一个到达维多利亚瀑布的欧洲人。截至90年代末,每年都有约30万游客来观赏瀑布。如今,前来观赏维多利亚瀑布的游客中来自津巴布韦和赞比亚的要多于来自其他国家的游客。搭乘火车和巴士即可到达瀑布,交通费用便宜。今年,为何不去看看这个美丽的地方呢?