金鞭溪英文导游词Golden Whip Brook

金鞭溪英文导游词Golden Whip Brook

各位朋友大家好！今天我们要参观的是有着“千年长旱不断流，万年连雨水碧青”美誉的金鞭溪。金鞭溪是世界上最美丽的峡谷之一，整个峡谷全长大约7.5千米，金鞭溪就好比是张家界这位“绝代佳丽”身上的一条蓝色丝巾。它把“奇峰三千，秀水八百”的山水美发挥到了极致！

Hello, everybody. Today, we will visit Golden Whip Brook, which is one of the most beautiful valleys all over the world. It is honored with ever-flowing spring in 1000 years’ drought and ever-green water in 10,000 years’ raining. The whole valley is 7.5 km long. The Golden Whip Brook is just like a blue scarf around the beauty--- ZhangJiajie. And it makes the mountains and waters show out “three thousand unique peaks and eight hundred clean waters”.

那么金鞭溪究竟是一条什么样的峡谷呢？著名文学家沈从文先生赞誉它是“张家界的少女”，当年张家界的宣传者------著名画家吴冠中先生在此曾赞叹它是“一片童话般的世界”，现在就请大家跟随我沿着吴老和沈老先生当年的足迹去揭开金鞭溪神秘的面纱吧！

What kind of valley does the Gold Whip Brook belong? A famous writer ShenCongwen signs high praise for her “The maid of ZhangJiajie”; the promoter WuGuanzhong came here and claimed her “a fairy-tale world”. Now let us follow the prints covered by Mr. Shen and Mr. Wu to uncover this mysterious veil of it.

请大家注意看左边这些奇特的植物，它就是国家一级保护植物-----珙桐。珙桐是多年生木本花卉，通常在春末夏初时节开花，花呈白色，柱头上略带一点紫红，很像鸽子的头和嘴，花身有两片又大又长的苞片，像是一对翅膀。整个花朵的形状就像放飞的鸽子，这是我国特有的珍贵树种，因而外国人亲切地称它为“中国鸽子花”。

Look, these unique plants on the left are HongTong, which is a state first-class protected plant. HongTong is a perennial root garden plant, which usually blooms in the early summer or late spring. The flowers are white and its tops are of a little purple, just like heads and mouths of the pigeons. There are two big and long clusters on the body of flowers, just like a pair of wings. The whole flower is just like a pigeon, so the foreigners named it as “Chinese Pigeon Flower” fondly.

现在大家请看眼前峡谷的两旁，这种高大而华贵的塔形树，这也是国家一级保护植物------水杉。水杉是一种非常古老的树种，人们曾经以为已经在第四纪冰川袭击时期绝迹了。然而1941年我国的植物学家在四川省万县的磨刀沟发现了它，1982年开发张家界时，人们发现这里长着大面积的水杉以及3000多种珍奇植物，这真是大自然赐予的一笔巨大的财富啊。

Look, these luxurious and tall tower-like trees on either side of valley are metasequoia glyptostroboides---State First-class protected plants, which is a kind of ancient plant. People thought it had disappeared in the fourth glacial stage. However, Chinese botanists found it in MoDaogou, WanXian County, CiChuan Province in 1941. In 1982, more than 3,000 cherish plants besides metasequoia glyptostroboiedes were discovered. It is a huge treasure blessed by nature.

大家请往右前方看，前面这座高耸如云的石柱就是闻名遐迩的金鞭岩，而金鞭溪就是因为长年流经此岩而得名的。它高378米，方方正正，上细下粗，棱角

分明，如同一支高举的钢鞭，直指云霄，令人望而生畏。加上其岩石结构为红色石英砂岩和石灰岩，在阳光照射下，金光闪闪，故名金鞭岩。金鞭岩是整个张家界景区最高、最陡、最壮观的石峰，人们称赞它是“名山大川处处有，惟有金鞭奇上奇”！

Turn right, in front of us this is a famous Gold Whip Rock, which is so high that it is closed to the clouds. Meanwhile the Gold Whip Spring is named because it crosses this rock. This rock is 378 meters high and is squared with small top peak and large bottom, just like a rising steel whip pointing at the clouds. This view makes us formidable. At the same time, it is made up of red quartz rock and limestone. In the sun, it is shining. Therefore, this rock is named Gold Whip Rock, which is the highest, steepest and most magnificent Stone Mountain in the whole scenic spots. It is highly praised: “there are many unique mountains, but the Gold Whip Rock is more unique.”

更为奇特的还有呢！再请大家看紧紧依偎着神鞭左边的巨峰，它好像一只雄鹰，鹰头高昂，凌空展翅，一只翅膀还有力地半抱着金鞭岩，气势雄伟，所以叫做“神鹰护鞭”，这也是金鞭溪的王牌景点之一。看了金鞭岩的雄姿，大家可能会奇怪：大自然为何如此的神奇？根据科学论证：3亿多年前，这里曾是一片汪洋大海。大约1亿年前左右，由于海浪的冲击，石英砂岩在海底沉积了500多米厚，后来，经新构造运动强烈抬升，这里成为陆地。地面抬升后，在流水深切的作用下，一些细小的沙石被冲走，加上在重力作用下岩石崩塌，又被雨水、溪流慢慢地冲刷等综合作用，使张家界地区在漫长的岁月中经风化、流水切割，逐渐形成了由一系列柱峰、方山、峡谷组合而成的这种奇特的石英砂岩峰林地貌。看到此情此景，没有人不为大自然的鬼斧神工而惊叹！

There are more unique sceneries. A gigantic peak on the left of the Gold Whip Rock is like an eagle, raising its head and flying in the air. Meanwhile its wing is hugging the rock powerfully, wonderfully. So it is named “legendary eagle protects the whip”. It is one of the hottest scenic spots in the Gold Whip Brook. Maybe you may feel so strange that why the nature is so legendary. According to scientific research, 300millon years ago here was vast ocean. About 100million years ago, due to the impact of waves, quarts sandstone laid more than 500m deep at the bottom of the sea. Later, owing to the movements of earth’s crust, the land here appeared out the deep water. With small gravel washed away, the movements of rocks and rain’s erosion, the region in the long years has formed the special quarts sandstone landform. Walk in the mountain and have an exciting experience of “an enlarged bonsai, a minimized fairy land and gem of the forest and peaks.” When seeing them, every one feels the amazement of the nature skills.

峰回路转，鸟语花香，不知道大家注意到没有？沿溪遍布着一种形状怪异的花，它的形状特别像龙虾，不错，这就是龙虾花。龙虾花是一种珍贵的草本植物，它春天发芽，夏天开花，秋天结实，冬天落叶。

The path winds along mountain ridges and birds sing and flowers give out fragrance. Is there anybody who saw a strange flower? Its figure is like a lobster. Right, this is a lobster flower that is a cherish herb plant. It sprouts in spring, blossoms in summer, bears fruits in autumn and falls leaves in winter.

人们都说武陵源有两只明亮的眼睛，现在看到的就是其中之一的------紫草潭。据说以前潭壁上长年攀生着一种紫色的草，因而得名“紫草潭”。在这里，河道陡