Thor's Well 雷神之井

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Thor ’s Well,gateway to the underworld A while back I heard that there ’s a mysterious hole in the Oregon that ’s draining 1the sea.Naturally I had to see for myself so here I am.On the Oregon coast,you can see something that seems to be from a fantasy movie —a huge hole in the sea that seems to endlessly drain the Pacific Ocean.In fact,Thor ’s Well is also called the drainpipe of the Pacific Ocean!“雷神之井”,通往地狱的大门
不久前，我听说俄勒冈州有一个神秘的洞在排走海水。

当然，我必须亲自去看看，所以我就到了这里。

在俄勒冈州的海岸上，你可以看到一个像是奇幻电影里才会出现的东西———海中有一个巨大的洞，似乎在无休止地排干太平洋的水。

事实上，“雷神之井”也被称为“太平洋的排水管”！
Cape 2Perpetua Thor ’s Well lies along the coastline of Cape Perpetua,a forest headland 3projecting into the Pacific Ocean.The land is managed by The U.S Forest Service and along the coastline are many bizarre 4and beautiful sights to see.Thor ’s Well is one of them.佩尔佩塔角
“雷神之井”位于佩尔佩塔角的海岸线上，那是一个伸入太平洋的森林岬角。

这片土地由美国林务局管理，在其海岸线上有许多奇异而美丽的风景。

“雷神之井”就是其中之一。

How deep is Thor ’s Well?It ’s a natural fountain 5that sucks in water from the sea and then spouts 6it right back into the air,a good 20feet up,which is also how deep it is.It ’s pretty difficult to spot when it isn ’t doing its fountain thing,because it ’s basically a hole in the rocks.But once you do find it,the terrifying and exciting magic begins.“雷神之井”有多深?
这是一个天然的喷泉，它从海里吸取水，然后喷回到空中，可达20英尺（约6米）高，这也是它的深度。

当它没有喷水的时候很难发现它，因为它基本上就是岩石上的一个洞。

但一旦你找到了它，可怕而令人兴奋的魔法就开始了。

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文化长廊【Notes 】Interesting facts about Thor ’s Well Thor ’s Well is a sight worth visiting,but not for the faint 7of heart.It is incredibly dangerous to around here with the waves rushing in,to be drained into this seemingly endless hole.But I ’m told the hole isn ’t endless —it is 20feet deep though,so that ’s pretty much a permanent 8departure 9for anyone who falls in.So be extremely careful if you want to get closer to it!That said,brave photographers are always inching closer to get that magical shot of the drainpipe of the Pacific Ocean.Although the hole offers its best views in times of high tide,those also happen to be times when the well is at its most dangerous.So always approach with caution 10!关于“雷神之井”的趣事
“雷神之井”是个值得一看的风景，但对胆小的人来说就不是了。

当海浪冲进来，被排到这个看似深不见底的洞里的时候，这附近是非常危险的。

但我听说这个洞并不是深不见底的，它有20英尺（约6米）深，所以对于任何一个掉进去的人来说，那几乎就是永别。

所以，如果你想接近它，一定要格外小心！即便如此，勇敢的摄影师们总是一点点靠近来拍摄“太平洋的排水管”的神奇照片。

虽然在涨潮的时候，这个洞的景色是最壮观的，但那时候恰好也是它最危险的时候。

所以要谨慎地靠近！
（英语原文选自： ）
1.drain [].排水；流干
2.cape []海角，岬
3.headland []岬
arre []奇异的
5.fountain []喷泉，泉水
6.spout []喷出，喷射
7.faint []头晕的；虚弱的
8.permanent []永久的，永恒的
9.departure []离开10.caution []小心，谨慎
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