VOA慢速英语 游历美国西部四大国家公园

　　Most people who visit America's national parks bring a camera and take many pictures. They want to enjoy again and again the natural beauty of the rocks, plants and wild animals. But many who have seen the parks we have described today say that such pictures cannot really capture the huge, beautiful areas of land. These visitors say that they will never forget the beauty of the four national parks in Utah.

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　　VOICE ONE:

　　This program was written by Nancy Steinbach. It was produced by Mario Ritter. You can read this report online and download audio at voaspecialenglish.com. I'm Faith Lapidus.

　　VOICE TWO:

　　And I'm Steve Ember. Join us again next week for EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English.

　　一、词汇讲解

　　1. particle n. 微粒, 颗粒, 〈物〉粒子

　　例句：There are particles of dust in the air.

　　空气中有尘粒。

　　2. oxide n. 氧化物

　　例句：Oxide is usually seen in our daily life.

　　在我们的日常生活中氧化物很常见。

　　3. rust n.铁锈

　　例句：The mower is covered with rust.

　　割草机布满了锈。

　　vt. / vi.（使）生锈

　　My bike has rusted and needs oil.

　　我的自行车生锈了, 需要上油。

　　4. poodle n. 卷毛小狗

　　5. sentinel n. 岗哨, 哨兵

　　6. elk n.【动】麋鹿, 大角鹿

　　7. moose n. 【动】(北美) 麋, 驼鹿