Park Rangers

Park Rangers. Written by Katherine Follett.

公园护林员 作者：凯瑟琳·福利特

What's it like to be a park ranger? Imagine being a park ranger. Picture yourself leading visitors to a beautiful hidden waterfall. Think about walking people step by step through an exciting battle from history. Imagine holding a turtle for school kids to touch. Imagine skiing into a snowy forest to save a hurt hiker.

当公园护林员是什么体验呀？ 想象你是一名公园护林员 想象你带着游客找到藏在山林里的漂亮瀑布 想想你带着大家一步步重温历史上那场激动人心的战役 想象你捧着一只乌龟，让小朋友们摸摸看 想象你滑雪进入积雪森林，救助受伤的徒步旅行者

Being a park ranger is a lot of work. Rangers work long hours. They work nights and weekends. They might hike for miles in a single day. They face wild animals and wild weather. Still, most rangers say it's the best job in the world.

当公园护林员要做很多工作 护林员每天要工作很长时间 晚上和周末也得上班 他们一天可能要徒步好几英里 还要面对野生动物和恶劣天气 不过大多数护林员都说，这是世界上最好的工作

Where do rangers work? Park rangers work in national or state parks. Some parks are beautiful natural areas, such as the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone. Others are important places from history. Many parks include museums and public buildings. Some include memorials, which help us remember an event or a person who died.

护林员在哪里工作呢？ 公园护林员在国家公园或州立公园工作 有些公园是秀美的自然景区，比如大峡谷和黄石公园 另一些公园是重要的历史遗迹 很多公园里设有博物馆和公共建筑 还有些公园设有纪念物，帮我们铭记历史事件或逝去的人

Parks are special places set aside for the future. But people visit parks today. They hike, ski, and fish in parks. They see beautiful art. They walk on beaches and rest near waterfalls. Park rangers work to keep all the visitors safe. Rangers also teach people about the park and how to save it for the future.

公园是为子孙后代保留下来的特殊宝地 不过现在人们也会来公园游玩 大家在公园里徒步、滑雪、钓鱼 欣赏漂亮的艺术作品 在沙滩散步，在瀑布边休息 公园护林员要保障所有游客的安全 护林员还会给大家讲解公园知识，告诉大家如何保护公园留给未来

What do rangers do? Park rangers do many different jobs. Some rangers teach the public. At Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico, rangers teach people about bats while millions of them fly out of a cave. At George Washington's Birthplace in Virginia, rangers show how the Washington family ate dinner in the 1730s. At Alcatraz Island in California, Rangers tell how some men escaped from the famous prison.

护林员都做些什么工作呢？ 公园护林员要做很多不同的工作 有些护林员负责给大众科普 在新墨西哥州的卡尔斯巴德洞窟，数百万蝙蝠飞出洞穴时，护林员会给大家讲蝙蝠的知识 在弗吉尼亚州的乔治·华盛顿出生地，护林员会展示华盛顿一家在18世纪30年代是怎么用餐的 在加利福尼亚州的阿尔卡特拉斯岛，护林员会讲当年囚犯如何从这座著名监狱逃脱的故事