三阶-58.红杉树的故事·熟练掌握说明文（讲解版）

The magnificent redwood trees are some of the largest trees in the world! They are found mostly in Northern California where cool temperatures, misty rains, and dense fog allow them to grow.

Redwood trees can live thousands of years. The oldest of these trees can grow to over 300 feet tall. Some rise higher than the Statue of Liberty! A few are so wide that roads can be built through them.

Redwoods trees are preserved in California's Redwood National Park. Every year, nearly a million visitors go to see the giant trees. Others just like to drive along the 33-mile-long Avenue of the Giants, a road that winds through the park and surrounding areas.

1.The magnificent redwood trees are some of the largest trees in the world!

壮丽的红杉树是世界上最大的树木之一

magnificent壮丽的，宏伟的

宏大、有气势的风景都可以用magnificent形容

比如a magnificent performance一场宏大的演出

类似形容美好、宏大的词还有glorious，wonderful，gorgeous

some of the largest trees世界上最大的树木之一，这里是指这种树，是复数，用some of

2.They are found mostly in Northern California where cool temperatures, misty rains, and dense fog allow them to grow.

they are found mostly in Northern California它们主要分布在加利福尼亚州北部

are found mostly主要可以在哪里找到

Northern California北加州，地中海气候区，冬季降雨多于夏季

cool temperatures凉爽的气温

misty rains朦胧的降雨

misty雾蒙蒙的

mist雾

dense fog浓雾

allow them to grow让它们得以生长

3.Redwood trees can live thousands of years.

红木树可以存活数千年

thousands of几千

4.The oldest of these trees can grow to over 300 feet tall.

这些树中最古老的树木可以长到300多英尺高

feet英尺，英制长度单位

类似的还有：长度单位inch英寸，mile英里；重量单位pound磅。

5.Some rise higher than the Statue of Liberty!

有些比自由女神像还高

rise higherthan…比……高

the Statue of Liberty自由女神像，位于纽约，美国最重要的象征

6.A few are so wide that roads can be built through them.

有一些树是如此宽阔，以至于可以通过它们建造道路。

7.Redwoods trees are preserved in California's Redwood National Park.

红树林被保护在加利福尼亚州的红木国家公园。

national park国家公园，美国有很多，比如黄石公园

8.Every year, nearly a million visitors go to see the giant trees.

every year每一年

nearly a million visitors go to see the giant trees近百万游客前往参观这棵巨大的树

giant作名词意为巨人，这里作形容词形容树，指巨大的

9.Others just like to drive along the 33-mile-long Avenue of the Giants, a road that winds through the park and surrounding areas.

Others just like to drive along the 33-mile-long Avenue of the Giants其他人喜欢开车驶过三十三英里长的巨人大道

a road that winds through the park and surrounding areas这条公路蜿蜒地穿过公园和周边地区

a road和Avenue of the Giants是同位语，指同一事物

wind through蜿蜒地穿过

wind作动词意为蜿蜒前行，弯曲伸展；winding为形容词形式，意为蜿蜒的，曲折的。

单词

magnificent/mæɡˈnɪfɪsnt/adj.壮丽的；宏伟的；值得赞扬的

northern/ˈnɔːðən/美/ˈnɔːrðərn/adj.北方的；向北的；北部的

temperature/ˈtemprətʃə(r)/美/tʃʊr/n.温度；气温

misty/ˈmɪsti/adj. 多雾的；薄雾笼罩的

dense /dens/密集的；稠密的

fog /fɒɡ/美/fɔːɡ//fɑːɡ/n. v.雾

thousand/ˈaʊznd/number.一千

foot/fʊt/n. v. 英尺

theStatue ofLiberty自由女神像

preserve/prɪˈzɜːv/美/ˈzɜːrv/v. n.保护；维护；保留

million/ˈmɪljən/number.一百万

giant/ˈdʒaɪən/n. adj.巨人

avenue/ˈævənjuː/美/nuː/n.（城镇的）大街

surround/səˈraʊnd/v. n.围绕；环绕