NO. 251丨美国大峡谷国家公园

Grand Canyon National Park is the 15th site in the United States to have been named a national park. Named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979, the park is located in northwestern Arizona. 

大峡谷国家公园是美国第15个被命名为国家公园的地方。该公园于1979年被联合国教科文组织列为世界遗产，位于亚利桑那州西北部。

The park's central feature is the Grand Canyon, a gorge of the Colorado River, which is often considered one of the Wonders of the World. The park, which covers 1,217,262 acres (1,901.972 sq mi; 492,608 ha; 4,926.08 km2) of unincorporated area in Coconino and Mohave counties, received nearly six million recreational visitors in 2016, which is the second highest count of all U.S. national parks after Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

公园的中心特征是大峡谷，这是科罗拉多河的峡谷，通常被认为是世界奇观之一。该公园占地1,217262英亩(1,901.972平方英里);492608公顷;在科科尼诺和莫哈德县的未合并地区，2016年接待了近600万名休闲游客，这是继大烟山国家公园之后全美国家公园的第二高。

Being one of the wonders of the world, Grand Canyon is amongst the most popular tourist attractions in America. The most valuable natural wonder on United States' territory is situated in the northwest corner of Arizona.

大峡谷是世界奇观之一，是美国最受欢迎的旅游景点之一。。

There isn't another place which would intrigue and surprise you as much as the Grand Canyon. The visual effect created by the immensity and beauty of the region is what attracts so many visitors to the park. Here the world seems bigger. Storms, sunsets and sunrises seem more impressive. Here one will stop, be quiet for a while, contemplate and become meek and mild.

没有另一个地方能让你和大峡谷一样让你惊喜。这一地区的巨大和美丽所产生的视觉效果吸引了许多游客来到公园。在这里，世界似乎更大。暴风雨、日落和日出似乎更令人印象深刻。在这里，一个人会停下来，安静一会儿，沉思，变得温顺而温和。

No matter when you go, what time of the day, the canyon looks different. From hour to hour, from sunrise to sunset, the vast shapes and always changing colors of the Grand Canyon's wilderness of rocks interact with the eyes of the tourists. 

不管你什么时候去，什么时候，峡谷看起来是不同的。从一小时到一小时，从日出到日落，巨大的形状，总是改变着大峡谷的荒野的色彩，与游客的眼睛互动。

Many lucky people, staying for more than a day at the Grand Canyon's site, enjoy the light show of millions twinkling stars making their appearance and adding to the indescribable beauty of the far reaches of the canyon at a full moon.

许多幸运的人，在大峡谷的网站上停留了一天多的时间，欣赏着数百万闪烁的星星的光芒，并在一个满月的时候给峡谷的遥远的地方增添了一种难以形容的美丽。