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andtheSwan.
Therewasoneproblemthough.Iwassureourfourkids--educated
abouttheWestthroughthemovies--wouldbedisappointed.Asanenvi-
ronmentaleditor,Iknewthatstripminingwastearingupmanyscenicareas
andthatclear-cuttingwascausingwidespreaddamageinthemountains.I
waswellawarethatdraininganddammingweremakingamessofmanyrivers
andwetlands.Thegrasslandswereovergrazedandcoal-burningpowerplants
werebefoulingtheair.Wildlifewasontheruneverywhereandtourists
wereturningthenationalparksintoslums.
Iwaspreparedfortheworst.Buthowtopreparethekids?
Theanswer,wedecided,wastoundertakeourjourneynotjustas
touristsonaholiday,butasreportersonthetrailof"
therealWest."
Soallofus,frommykidstomywife,pledgedtodoourhomeworkbeforewe
leftandtorecordonthewayeverythingwedid,saw,heard,feltorthought.
Predictably,wedidnotuncoveranynewtruthsabouttheWestinthree
shortweeks.Buttherewereplentyofsurprisesonthat5,200-milejourney
andthebiggestonewasthis:
Ihadbeenwrong.Someofthetroubleswe
sawwereeverybitasbadasIhaddreaded.Butbyandlarge,thecountry
wasasglorious,asvastandasoverwhelminglyspectacularasthose
know-nothingkidshadexpected!
Halfthefunof.goingwestisdiscovering,alongtheway,howmuch
thepastisstillwithus.Oldwives'
tales.Littleoldfarmtownsshaded
fromthesummerheatbyenormousmapletreesonstreets.White-hairedfolks
readingthepaperontheirfarmhouseporchesatsunset.Worn-outwindmills
standingaloneinpastures...Allinall,wedidnotseemuchevidencethat
small-townAmericaisvanishingaswetraveledthroughruralWisconsin,
MinnesotaaridSouthDakota.It'
struethatmanynewhomesarerisingin
manyoldcornfields.Butforthemostpart,lifeinvastareasoftheAmeri-
canheartlandremainsprettymuchthesameasitwas30and40yearsago.
InthehillyfarmlandsofsouthernWisconsinandMinnesota,wefound
thefieldsandforestsgreenandthecreeksstillflowing.Thefarnis,with
their"
eggsforsale"
signsandenormous"
grandma'
sgardens"
inthefront
yards,lookedprosperousandsecure.Notmuchfurthernorth,though,a
droughtwasthreateningtheland.
InSouthDakota,thesituationwasfarworse."
Haven'
tseenanything
likethissincethedirtythirties,"
onefarmertoldus.Eveninnormal
times,mostofSouthDakotaisdry.Nowitwasbeingburnedtoacrisp.The
waterholesweredriedupandwesawdeadcattlelyinghereandthereon
thetreeless,rollingrange.Somefarmerswerehaulingwaterouttotheir
thirstystockdaily;
othersweretryingtodrilldeepwells.
WesawtwodistinctlydifferentWyomings.WecrossedthefirstWyoming
betweentheBlackHillsandtheBigHorns.Wide-opengrassland,fencedand
colorless,withredrocksandsweet-smellingshrubsscatteredabout,itwas
typicalofahard-usedland.Cattlegrazedonit.Oilrigspumpedonitand
powerlineszigzaggedalloverit.Freighttrainslaboredacrossit,hauling
coalfromstripminetopowerplant,haulinguraniumandothermineralsto
refineries.ThisWyoming,clearly,wasbooming.
TheotherWyomingstartedsomemileseastofBuffalo,anunexpectedly-
gracefulcommunityinthefoothillsoftheBigHorns.Ononesideoftown,
antelopeaboundedbyfoursandfivesinthehills,andyellowwildflowers
linedtheroads.OntheothersiderosetheBigHornsandnearly10,000
feetup,PowderRiverPasscutthroughthem.
TheBigHorncanyonswereincredible,withfourandfivedistinctlay-
ersofpinetreessomehowclingingtothesteep,rockywalls.Far,farbe-
low,TenSleepCreekwasathin,whitetorrentontherampage.Insomeof
thelesswildterrain,wesawdeeronthehighgreenhillsidesand,aswe
climbeduptowardourpicnicspot,weflushedtwodoesandtwofawns.That
night,wefellasleepwiththeroarofTenSleepinourears.
Wehadpickedbychanceforourstoppingplaceanarearichinwestern
lore.Atonetime,TenSleep--asmallvillageatthewesternbaseofthe
BigHorns--laymidwaybetweentwogreatIndiancamps.inthosedays,the
Indiansmeasureddistancesbythenumberofsleepsandthehalfwaymark
betweenthosetwocampswasexactlytensleeps.
WecrossedtheContinentalDivideforthefirsttimeonacoolmorning,
cuttingthroughtheRockiesinnorthwesternWyomingataplacecalled
TogwateePass(ataheightof9,656feet).Ourvanhadjustleveledoff
andwewereroundingadownhillbendwhen,allatonce,theretheywere,
stretchedoutbeforeusinaspectacularprocessionofmassivewhitepeaks:
theTetons.Mywifegaspedand,behindus,thekidsbegantoyell.Intruth,
itwasastartlingsight--asightnoneofuswilleverforget.
Wehadseenmountainsbefore,butwehadneverexperiencedanything
evenremotelylikethatinitialimpactoftheTetons.Itwasexactlywhat
wehadinmindwhenwedecidedtotakeourfirsttrip"
outWest."
Clickthebuttontolistentothepronunciationsofnewwords
NewWords
bicentenniala.
happeningoncein200years;
ofa200th
anniversary
n.
200thanniversary
shrinen.
abuildingorplaceassociatedwithsth.
orsb.deeplyrespected神殿,圣地
resolvevt.
makeupone'
smind(todosth.);
decide
决心;
决定
trailn.
apathacrossroughcountrymadebythe
passingofpeopleoranimals小径,小道
legendarya.
of,likeortoldinalegend传奇(似)的
mountainrange
arowofconnectedmountains山脉
disappointeda.
sadatnotgettingwhatwashopedfor失
望的
environmentala.
havingtodowithenvironment环境的
environmentn.
editorn.
编辑
stripminen.
aminewhichisoperatedfromthesurface
byremovingtheoverlyinglayersof
earth露天矿
vt.
take(amineralorore)fromastripmine
露天开采(矿物)
scenica.
oforhavingtodowithnaturalscenery
天然风景的
clear-cutvt.
cutallthetreesin(agivenareaor
forest)将…的树木砍伐光
drainvt.
carryawaythesurfacewaterof排(水等)
damn.
awallorbankbuilttokeepbackwater
坝,水闸
buildadamacross
messn.
stateofconfusion,dirtordisorder混
乱,肮脏
wetlandn.
landorareascontainingmuchsoil
moisture;
swamp沼泽地
grasslandn.
landroveredwithgrass,esp.wildopen
landforcattletofeedon草地;
牧场
overgrazevt.
allowanimalstograzetothepointof
damagingthegrasscover在…上过度放牧
powerplant
发电厂
befoulvt.
makedirty弄脏
wildlifen.
animalsandplantswhichliveandgrow
innaturalconditions野生动植物
touristn.
apersonmakingatourforpleasure游客
slumn.
(oftenph)street,alley,orbuildingina
crowded,run-down,dirtypartofacity
ortown,wherethepoorestpeoplelive
贫民窟
undertakevt.
takeup(aduty,etc.);
starton(work)
承担;
从事
pledgevt.
makeasolemnpromiseoragreement发誓,
保证
predictablyad.
asonemaypredict
uncovervt.
removeacoverfrom;
findout,discover
揭开…盖子;
发现
know-nothinga.
ignorant
ignoramus
shadevt.
shelterfromdirectlightorheat萌蔽
maplen.
槭树,枫树
folk(AmEfolks)n.
people
worn-outa.
useduntilnolongerfitforuse;
very
tired破旧的;
精疲力尽的
windmilln.
amilloperatedbytheactionofthe
windonsailswhichrevolve风车
pasturen.
grasslandforcattle;
grassonsuchland
牧场;
牧草
rurala.
oforrelatingtothecountry,country
peopleorlife,oragriculture农村的
cornfieldn
(AmE)玉米田;
(BrE)小麦田,谷物田
heartlandn.
anyareaorregionthatisthecenterof,
orvitalto,acountry心脏地带,中心地带
hillya.
fullofhills
grandman.
(informal)grandmother
securea.
safe;
havingnodoubt,fear,oranxiety
安全的
droughtn.
alongperiodofdryweather,whenthere
isnotenoughwater干旱
crispa.
dry;
hard;
easilybroken脆的;
易碎的
somethingcrisp
rollinga.
risingandfallinginlonggentleslopes
绵延起伏的
haulvt.
pullordragwithforce拖曳
stockn.
farmanimals,usu.cattle牲畜
distinctlyad.
clearly
grazev.
feedongrowinggrass(in)吃(…的)草
rign.
钻塔
pumpvt.
force(water,etc.)outbyusingapump
泵
zigzagvi.
goinazigzag弯弯曲曲地行走,蜿蜒曲折
alineshapedlikearowofz'
s
freightfreitn.
thegoodscarriedfromplacetoplaceby
waterorbyland货物
freighttrainn.
(AmE)goodstrain
uraniumn.
refineryn.
abuildingandapparatusforrefining
sth.(metals,oil,orsugar)精炼厂,提炼厂
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