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Yellowstone National Park 美国黄石国家公园


(湖北武汉 Johnny 选译 )

黄石国家公园(Yellowstone National Park)建造于1872年,是美国最大的国立公园。公园跨越蒙大拿(Montana)与爱达荷(Idaho)两州,其规模之大可想而知。
石国家公园中有许多间歇喷泉(Geyser)。以山中的湖泊来说,黄石湖(Yellowstone Lake)是美国最大的了。湖被针叶树所围绕,郁郁葱葱,远眺峰顶,则白雪皑皑,景色优美。拥有多处养鱼场,饲养丰腴味美鳟鱼(Bulltrout),乃是露营或钓鱼的好去处。
此外,黄石国家公园像个野生动物的天国,美洲野牛(Bison)、麋鹿(Elk)、北美郊狼(Coyote)等难以数计的野生动物栖息其间。我们来挨个认识一下他们吧!先从字母A开头的动物开始:

A is for Arachnid

All spiders are arachnids. The Black Widow Spider is one of the arachnids that lives in Yellowstone.
所有的蜘蛛都属于蜘蛛类节肢动物。而让人畏惧的黑寡妇蜘蛛(Black Widow Spider)就是生活在黄石国家公园众多节肢类动物(Arachnid)中的一种。

B is for Bison

Bison are the biggest animals in Yellowstone. Even the biggest bison had to start as a little baby calf.
美洲野牛(Bison)是黄石国家公园最大的动物。当然,即使是最大的野牛也是从可爱的小牛长大的!

C is for Coyote

Coyotes look like dogs but you should never try to pet them because they are wild animals.
北美郊狼(Coyote)看上去和狗没什么两样,但是你决不能把它作为宠物来驯养,因为它们可是野性十足的!

D is for Deer

The mule deer in Yellowstone have big ears like mules.
黄石国家公园里的长耳鹿(Mule Deer)有着和骡子一样的大耳朵!

E is for Elk

Male elks have huge antlers like the one in the picture. Female elks have no antlers.
雄麋鹿(Male Elk)长着像照片里那样的巨大犄角(antler),但雌麋鹿(Female Elk)却没有犄角。

F is for Feline

All cats are felines and the biggest feline in Yellowstone is the Mountain Lion. The Mountain Lion has been called many things over the years. Some people called them cougars while others called them catamounts or panthers.
所有的猫都属于猫科动物(feline)。在黄石国家公园中最大的猫科动物要算美洲狮(Mountain Lion)。美洲狮的称谓多种多样,有些人称它们为cougar而有些人叫它们catamount或者 panther。

G is for Grizzly Bear

When you hike in Yellowstone it is smart to wear a bell or to sing while you walk. That way if there is a grizzly bear around the bend he will know you are coming and won't be startled.
当你在黄石国家公园里远足的时候,戴上个铃铛或者边走边唱是明智之举。那样的话,声音会让弯道中行进的大灰熊(Grizzly Bear)知道有人到来而避开,而不至于吓坏游人。

H is for Hare

The fur of the Snowshoe Hare turns white in the wintertime to help them blend in the snow. That way they are not so easily seen by animals that might want to eat them.
雪兔(Snowshoe Hare)的软毛在冬季变成白色,以助它藏身于茫茫冰雪之中。这样的话,其天敌想要发现它们就不是那么容易了!

I is for Insect

One of the most disliked insects in the park is the mosquito.
黄石国家公园里最让人讨厌的昆虫就是蚊子(Mosquito)!

J is for Jackrabbit

Jackrabbits are hard to photograph because they run so fast.
长耳大野兔(Jackrabbit)跑得像箭一样飞快,捕捉到它的照片可不是那么容易!

K is for Killdeer

Killdeer like to eat bugs at the edges of the hot springs in Yellowstone.
Killdeer(产于北美的一种小水鸟)喜欢在黄石国家公园的温泉周围啄食虫子。

L is for Long-tail Weasel

Long-tail Weasels have long slender bodies. They are related to minks and otters.
长尾鼬鼠有着细长苗条的身体。他们和水貂、水獭是同种的动物。

M is for Moose

Moose like to spend their summers near rivers and streams where the plants are lush and green and tasty.
驼鹿(Moose)喜欢在河流和溪边草甸度过整个夏日。在这儿,青葱味美的植物让它们享用不尽。

N is for Notrthern Flying Squirrel

Flying squirrels use the skin flaps between their legs to glide from tree to tree.
飞鼠(Flying Squirrel)用它们腿与身体之间的皮膜滑翔于树与树之间。

O is for Osprey

These young ospreys are waiting for their parents to bring them a fish to eat. Osprey love fish and are sometimes called fish hawks.
这些幼小的鱼鹰(Osprey)在等待它们的父母为他们捕回鱼来吃。鱼鹰喜欢吃鱼,所以有时它们也被称作fish hawk。

P is for Pronghorn

Pronghorn are the fastest runners in Yellowstone. When they need to, they can run at 70 miles per hour (113 kph) for three to four minutes. That's as fast as most cars go on the highway.
叉角羚(Pronghorn)是黄石国家公园里最快的奔跑者。在必要时刻,它们的速度可以在三四分钟里达到每小时70英里(合113公里/小时),这样的速度相当于小汽车在高速公路上飞驰。

Q is for Queen Bee

Every honeybee hive in Yellowstone has a queen bee. It is her job to lay all the eggs that will develop into the worker bees. The workers feed the young bees and collect the nectar that will be turned into honey.
黄石国家公园里每个蜂房里都有一只蜂女王(Queen Bee)。它的任务就是产卵,而这些卵以后都将成为工蜂(Worker Bee)。工蜂负责喂养幼蜂和采花酿蜜。

R is for River Otter

River Otters swim so fast that they can catch fish underwater. This otter caught a very big trout and now it is settling down to a fine dinner.
河獭(River Otter)游的如此之快甚至可以在水底捕到鱼。瞧!这只河獭捕捉到了一只肥大的鲑鱼(Trout),它正准备好好的美餐一顿呢!

S is for Snake

The prairie rattlesnake is the only poisonous snake in Yellowstone. They are not very common so most people feel lucky if they see one.
草原响尾蛇(Prairie Rattlesnake)是黄石国家公园里唯一的一种毒蛇(Poisonous Snake)。它们可不是那么常见,所以看到它的人都倍感幸运。

T is for Trout

Yellowstone is famous for its beautiful Cutthroat Trout. They got the name cutthroat because of the bright red slash under their mouths.
黄石国家公园因其美丽的“切喉”鳟鱼(Cutthroat Trout)久负盛名。这种鱼因其嘴巴底下明亮鲜红的裂缝而得名。

U is for Uinta Ground Squirrels

These ground squirrels hibernate for most of their lives. They spend most of the year sleeping in their underground homes and only come out for a few months in the summer.
温塔地鼠(Unita Ground Squirrels)生命之中很多时间都在冬眠。一年中绝大半时间,它们都在地底的窝里睡大觉,仅仅在夏季的几个月出来活动。

V is for Vole

The meadow vole is a little rodent that likes to hide in tunnels under the grass. If you ever see a coyote pouncing on something in the grass it might be a meadow vole.
草原野鼠(Meadow Vole)是一种较小的啮齿动物,它们喜欢藏身于草皮底下的地道里。如果你曾经看到有北美郊狼在草丛中突袭什么东西,那么它们很有可能是在捕杀草原野鼠呢。

W is for Wolf

Wolves were brought back to Yellowstone in 1995. Visitors who look carefully can sometimes see a pack of wolves running together in the distance.
狼(Wolf)是在1995年被引进回黄石国家公园的。游客们如果能仔细观察的话,他们有时就可以看到在远处奔跑着的狼群。

X is for Fox

I know. Fox starts with 'F'. I just couldn't find a Yellowstone animal whose name started with 'X' so I had to cheat. Sorry about that! 
我知道Fox(狐狸)一词是以“F”开头的。但在黄石国家公园所有的动物里确实没有哪种动物名字是以“X”开头的,所以就不得不欺骗大家了,很抱歉呀!

Y is for Yellow-belied Marmot

A lot of people think this is a groundhog or woodchuck. The Yellow-bellied Marmot is very closely related to the groundhog that is common in the eastern United States.
土拨鼠(Groundhog)和旱獭(Woodchuck)可是近亲,后者在美国最为常见。这也就无怪乎很多人都把黄腹旱獭当作一种土拨鼠或者美洲旱獭。

Z is for Zigzag Fritillary

This is a picture of a fritillary but it is not a Zigzag. Sorry, I just couldn't find a photo of a Zigzag. Fritillaries are beautiful brown, orange, and black butterflies. The fritillary in the photo is drinking nectar from an aster flower.
这是一张普通豹纹蝶(Fritillary)的图片但不是Z字豹纹蝶(Zigzag Fritillary)的,这确实很遗憾。Z字豹纹蝶太难找到了。豹纹蝶是一种有着棕色,黄色和黑色花纹的美丽的蝴蝶。这张照片中的豹纹蝶正在一朵紫苑花(Aster Flower)上采蜜呢!


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