Grand Canyons (n.大峡谷): <参考文本>
The most famous natural feature in the USA, where the great Colorado River (n. 科罗拉多河) has cut a more than one mile deep 10 mile wide chasm (n. 深坑) in the desert rock. The Grand Canyon National Park covers the two thirds eastern of the canyon but it is the southern rim (n. 边缘) which sees most tourist activity. You could try the north rim for
less accessibility and more solitude (n. 荒僻).
Situated in the state of Arizona (n. 亚利桑那州), Grand Canyons is the single most awe-inspiring (adj. 令人敬畏的) spectacle (n. 奇观) in a land of unforgettable geology (n. 地质概况), and one of the few places in the world that you absolutely have to see at least once in your life time.
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Las Vegas (n. 拉斯维加斯):
Viva (n. 欢呼声) Las Vegas! This famous Nevada (内华达州) city is home to bright neon lights (n. 霓虹灯), busy casinos (n. 娱乐场,赌博的地方), the famous Las Vegas Strip, enormous (adj. 巨大的) hotels, numerous (adj. 众多的) wedding chapels (n. 礼堂), lively nightlife, an average of 315 days of sunshine each year and many impressive (n. 令人难忘
的) tourist attractions (旅游景点). Where else can you get married in the world without even leaving your car, or by a priest (n. 牧师) dressed as Elvis Presley (猫王艾尔维斯·普莱斯利,美国著名的摇滚乐歌手)?! There are landmarks, restaurants (n. 餐馆), Las Vegas sightseeing (n. 观光).
The Las Vegas Strip is a wide avenue that runs through the center of Las Vegas and is lined with most of the city's largest hotel casinos and tourist attractions. Some of the top tourist attractions in Las Vegas include the Secret Garden and Dolphin (n. 海豚) Habitat (n. 栖息地)-- a tropical (adj. 热带的) paradise (n. 天堂) with white tigers, elephants and dolphins, the Speed Roller Coaster (n. 过山车) at the Las Vegas Cyber Speedway (n. 电脑化高速公路) -- with speeds of up to 70 miles-per-hour.
The Las Vegas Motor Speedway is located in north Las Vegas and features a major racing circuit, and the Paris / Las Vegas Eiffel Tower (n. 艾菲尔铁塔)-- a half size replica (n. 复制品) of the famous Eiffel Tower at the themed Paris-Las Vegas casino, where it is possible to get married at the top, surrounded by spectacular (adj. 壮观的) views across Las Vegas. The incredible (adj. 令人难以置信的) Hoover Dam (胡佛水坝) is also located close to Las Vegas and is often described (v. 描述) as one of the 'seven wonders of the world'.
Everything in America is big, but in Las Vegas, everything is huge, including hotels, resorts (n. 景点), shopping malls (n. 购物商场) and the legendary (adj. 传奇的) Las Vegas casinos, which are simply vast (adj. 巨大的). Some of the Las Vegas casinos have literally (adv. 差不多) thousands of slot machines (n. 投币机) and many hundreds of card tables.
Several of the buildings in Las Vegas hold world records, such as the Stratosphere (n. 最高的) Tower at Las Vegas Boulevard South, which is home to
the word's highest roller coaster and also America's fastest elevator (n. 电梯), and the Castaways Hotel and Bowling (n. 保龄球) Center, which is the largest tenpin bowling (n. 保龄球) alley (n. 球道) in the world, boasting 106 bowling alleys.
There are few cities in the world that compare (v. 比较) to the truly outstanding Las Vegas restaurants and top cuisine (n. 菜肴), Las Vegas shopping facilities (n. 设备) and the simply awesome Las Vegas entertainment (n. 娱乐表演). Las Vegas has probably produced more instant millionaires (n. 暴发户) than any other city and is worth visiting, whatever the time of year.
If you are a gambling (n.赌博) fan or got lots of money to spend but don't know where to spend, Las Vegas is the place for you!! Besides being famous for casinos, the hotels are truly spectacular!! You must visit hotels apart from the hotel where you are staying like MGM grand, Caesar's Palace, Excaliber, Luxor (拉斯维加斯著名酒店) etc.
Mt. Rushmore (拉什莫尔山):
This epic (adj. 壮丽的) sculpture (n. 雕刻) links the faces of four exalted (adj. 尊贵的) American presidents (n. 总统): George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. South Dakota's (南达科塔州) Black Hills (n. 黑山) provide the back-drop for Mount
Rushmore, the world's greatest mountain carving (n. 雕刻品). These 60-foot high faces, 500-feet up, look out over a setting of pine (n. 松树), spruce (n. 云杉), birch (n. 桦树), and aspen (n. 白杨) in the clear western air. Follow 007,踏上开心旅途,分享快乐心情
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