Yellowstone:A Place of Wild Wonders

Yellowstone, a place of wild wonders. Written by Mike Stark. Focus question. What is Yellowstone? And why do people visit there?

黄石公园，一片充满野生奇景的土地。 作者：迈克·斯塔克。 核心问题。 黄石公园是什么？ 人们为什么要去那里游玩呢？

Introduction. National parks are areas of protected land. In 1872, Yellowstone became the first national park. What can people see there?

引言。 国家公园是受到保护的陆地区域。 1872年，黄石公园成为了世界上第一个国家公园。 人们在那里能看到什么呢？

A hot spot. People go to Yellowstone to see Old Faithful. Old Faithful is a geyser. It shoots steam and hot water high into the air.

地热热点。 人们去黄石公园都会看“老忠实泉”。 老忠实泉是一处间歇泉。 它会把蒸汽和热水高高喷向空中。

Yellowstone is on top of a hot spot. The hot spot made geysers, hot springs, and hot mud pools.

黄石公园坐落在一处地热热点的上方。 这处地热热点孕育了间歇泉、温泉还有热泥浆池。

Wildlife. More than 350 kinds of animals live in Yellowstone.

野生动物。 黄石公园里生活着超过350种动物。

These animals are big and hairy. They roll on the ground to get rid of flies.

这些动物体型庞大，长着浓密的毛发。 它们会在地上打滚来驱赶苍蝇。