世界三大瀑布中英文介紹課件

1、The Three Greatest Waterfalls in the WorldWhich are the Three Greatest Waterfalls in the World?The Niagara Falls、The Victoria Falls and The Iguazu Falls尼亞加拉瀑布、維多利亞瀑布、伊瓜蘇瀑布Niagara Falls, one of the worlds greatest natural wonders, can only be described as breath taking.Niagara Falls comprises three d

2、istinct cataracts. The tallest are the American and Bridal Veil falls on the American side, separated by tiny Luna Island and plunging over jagged rocks in a 180ft drop; the broad Horseshoe Falls which curve their way over to Canada are probably the most impressive.尼亞加拉瀑布其實(shí)不是一個(gè)瀑布。按照美國人的說法，是3個(gè)瀑布：“馬蹄瀑

3、布”（Horseshoe Falls，它狀如馬蹄）、“美國瀑布”（American Falls)和“新娘面紗瀑布”（Bridal Veil Falls)。觀賞這個(gè)與眾不同的瀑布，可以有不同的方式，而最特別的莫過于乘搭霧少女號(hào)觀光船，穿上一身防水工具于瀑布下參觀，穿梭于波濤洶涌的瀑布之間，到撲朔迷離的水霧之中，濤聲驚心動(dòng)魄，霧水滌盡塵囂。The Victoria falls is 1 708 meters wide, making it the largest curtain of water in the world. It drops between 90m and 107m into th

4、e Zambezi Gorge and an average of 550,000 cubic metres of water plummet over the edge every minute.Remarkably preserved in its natural state, Victoria falls inspires many visitors today. The falls and the surrounding area have been declared National Parks and a World Heritage Site, thus preserving t

5、he area from excessive commercialisation. The Falls are spectacular throughout the year, but February onwards, after the rain season, has the heaviest flow and volume of spray.維多利亞瀑布非常兇險(xiǎn)，但是吸引了世界各地的勇敢者。只有到每年9月到10月的旱季時(shí)，水池的水量相對(duì)較少，也相對(duì)較平靜，不會(huì)順著巖壁留下瀑布。而每年3月到5月的洪水季里，其水流量是旱季的15倍。所以，人們要趕在旱季跳進(jìn)池內(nèi)游泳。當(dāng)碧藍(lán)色的池水像死了一般

6、靜止時(shí)，沒人能知道它是“魔鬼”只有流亡在瀑布下游的浮尸，警告著人們：走近我，淹沒你。Iguazu Falls are waterfalls of the Iguazu River located on the border of the Brazilian State of Paran and the Argentine Province of Misiones. The Iguazu River starts at the city of Curitiba and runs for the most part of the course in Brazil and at the end at

7、 the border of Brazil and Argentina.The waterfall system consists of 275 falls along 2.7 kilometres of the Iguazu River. Some of the individual falls are up to 82 metres in height, though the majority are about 64 metres. 伊瓜蘇瀑布地處亞熱帶，全年水量變化不大，最佳參觀季節(jié)是13月。伊瓜蘇瀑布是南美洲最大的瀑布，世界五大瀑布之一。瀑布呈馬蹄形，寬約4公里，平均落差75米。巨流傾瀉，氣勢(shì)磅礴，有如一個(gè)大海瀉入深淵。轟轟瀑聲25公里外都可以聽見。伊瓜蘇瀑布與眾不同之處在于觀賞點(diǎn)多。