Exploring a ‘Lost World’ in Venezuela 失落的秘境－天空浮岛
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- 创建于 2013年10月16日
- 最后更新于 2023年12月18日
- 发布于 2013年10月16日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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A group of explorers hike through the jungle, looking for a strange, flat mountain that was cut off from the rest of the world. There they discover dinosaurs that survived undisturbed for millions of years. This famous scene in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictional book The Lost World was inspired by a real mountain named Roraima.
一群探险家徒步穿越丛林，寻找一座被世界孤立且奇异、平坦的山。在那里，他们发现活了数百万年且未受干扰地存活着的恐龙。这个出现在小说家柯南．道尔的虚构小说《失落的世界》中的著名场景，是被真实世界的一座名为罗赖马的山岭启发而来。
Mount Roraima is a majestic plateau that rises 856 meters out of the rainforest of southeast Venezuela. Because of its isolated location, hikers must trek for two days from the nearest town to visit Roraima. At 12 square kilometers, Roraima’s summit is huge but visitors find it’s a barren place that is short on wildlife. Yet, there are many strange rock formations and unique plants to see.
罗赖马山是一片雄伟的高原，从委内瑞拉东南部雨林上窜起共856公尺高。因为它孤立的位置，登山者必须从最近的小镇出发，经过两天艰苦跋涉才能造访。面积12平方公里的罗赖马山顶非常的辽阔，但是旅行者们发现它是一个贫瘠的地方，野生生物相当缺乏。不过那里有许多奇异的岩石构造与独特植物可以观看。
Anyone willing to visit Roraima is also treated to some breathtaking views. The mountain’s cliffs drop for hundreds of meters and give way to deep emerald jungles and other nearby flat mountains. If you ever have a chance to see the wondrous Mount Roraima, you will definitely have more reverence for the natural world.
任何想造访罗赖马山的人还可以享受令人屏息的风景。这座山的悬崖深度达数百公尺，直抵底层的翠绿丛林，以及附近的高原山丘。如果你有机会目睹令人叹为观止的罗赖马山，绝对会对大自然世界多一份尊敬。
－by Bryan Shettig
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flat [flæt] adj. 平的，平坦的
The soccer filed is flat so players can run on it safely.
rainforest [ˋren͵fɑrɪst] n.（热带）雨林
The rainforest is full of many interesting animals and plants.
isolated [ˋaɪs!͵etɪd] adj.（被）孤立的，（被）分离的，（被）隔离的
isolate v. 孤立; 隔离
Some tribes live deep in the jungle and are isolated from the world.
summit [ˋsʌmɪt] n.（山等）尖峰，峰顶
We finally reached the mountain's summit after walking for three days.
cliff [klɪf] n.（尤指海边的）悬崖，峭壁
An eagle sat on the cliff and looked down at the ocean below it.
wondrous [ˋwʌndrəs] adj. 令人惊奇的；不可思议的
wonder n. 惊奇
Scientists used a satellite to take many wondrous photos of outer space.
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cut off 切断; 中断
undisturbed [͵ʌndɪˋstɝbd] adj. 未受干扰的，宁静的
majestic [məˋdʒɛstɪk] adj. 雄伟壮丽的
plateau [plæˋto] n. 高原
trek [trɛk] v. 艰苦跋涉
is short on 缺乏(某事物)
emerald [ˋɛmərəld] adj. 翠绿色的
reverence [ˋrɛvərəns] n. 崇敬；敬畏
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