巴西与阿根廷 伊瓜苏大瀑布
快来“千瀑之乡”看看全球最壮观的自然景观之一
Fly to “The Land of the Waterfalls” to see one of the greatest natural spectacles on Earth.
西向流淌的伊瓜苏河与巴拉那河交汇于
The westward winding Rio Iguazu joins the Rio Paraná at the point
巴西 阿根廷和巴拉圭三国交界处
where Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay meet.
欢迎来到美妙的伊瓜苏大瀑布
Welcome to the wonderful Iguazú Falls.
带有迷幻彩虹的壮观瀑布几乎让人叹为观止
The splendor of the falls with its misty rainbows is almost overwhelming:
世界上简直再无能与之媲美的东西了
there is simply nothing else like it in the world.
百万年前 自然之力将地壳裂开
Millions of years ago, natural forces split up the Earth’s crust,
形成了如今被当地瓜拉尼人称为“大水”的地方
creating what the indigenous Guaraní people called the “Great Waters”.
伊瓜苏大瀑布有1.7英里宽
Iguazú Falls is 1.7 miles wide,
而且不止1个 而是惊人的275个瀑布群
and is not one but an astonishing 275 waterfalls.
80%的瀑布在阿根廷 20%在巴西
Eighty percent of the falls lies in Argentina and 20 percent in Brazil.
沿着木板路穿过丛林
Follow the boardwalk trail through the jungle
站在瀑布对面的观景台上
and stand on viewing platforms opposite,
如果感觉自己勇敢 亦或站在瀑布之上
or, if you are feeling brave, on top of the falls,
体验翻滚而下水团的气势让人产生的卑微之感
feel humbled by the power of the tumbling water mass below you.
在湿季 最大水量近乎每秒13,000立方米
In the wet season, a maximum of nearly 13,000 cubic meters of water,
也就是450,000立方英尺的水奔流而过全部的瀑布
that’s 450,000 cubic feet, thunders over the combined falls each second.
在巴西 可在背阴的观景点欣赏平静的瀑布正面
Enjoy a more serene frontal view of the falls from the shady viewpoints in Brazil.
从这里看 河流似乎在崖边如幕布般直垂而下
As seen from here, the river seems to drape itself over the edge like a curtain.
达河流泄流量约一半的中心地点
The central point, which receives about half of the river’s flow at once,
被称做魔鬼咽喉
is called the Garganta del Diablo, or Devil’s Throat.
要是敢在瀑布之下来一次快艇之旅
Dare a journey beneath the falls on a speedboat safari,
保准你全身湿透
You are guaranteed to get wet!
如果你不想弄湿
If you’d rather stay dry,
坐直升机 飞到U形的瀑布群上
take a helicopter ride over the U-shaped series of falls,
看看它是如何成为地表的巨大裂口
to see how it forms a dramatic chasm in the earth’s surface.
奔腾的水流不远处 就是宁静的亚热带雨林
Just away from the roaring water mass, is the tranquility of the subtropical rainforest.
要留心长鼻浣熊 它们会搜寻唾手可得的美餐
Keep an eye out for the coatis,which are after an easy meal.
蝴蝶 野猫 可怕的鳄鱼 还有400余种的鸟类
Butterflies, wild cats, fearsome reptiles and some 400 bird species,
共同分享这片极为多样的栖息地
share this extremely diverse habitat.
在附近的动物园还可以近距离感受这些生物
Admire some of the creatures up close in the nearby animal parks.
快来体验神奇如魔咒的伊瓜苏大瀑布吧
Come and experience the magic-like spell of Iguazú Falls.
去那也很容易
Getting there is easy,
附近就有阿根廷 巴西和巴拉圭的机场
there are nearby airports in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.
甚至还可以在国家公园里过夜
You can even stay the night in the national park!
虽然伊瓜苏大瀑布不是世界上最高最大或最强的
Though it may not be the tallest, largest or most powerful waterfall in the world,
但它的确是最美丽的瀑布之一
Iguazú Falls is certainly one of the most picturesque.
联合国教科文组织已认定它为世界遗产保护地
UNESCO declared it a protected world heritage site,
因为它是“水陆之间的华美联结”
because it is such a “magnificent liaison between land and water”.
因为伊瓜苏大瀑布的绝美之景
Due to its unequaled beauty,
它已成为世界上最受珍视的自然奇观之一
Iguazú Falls is one of the world’s most cherished wonders of nature.