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世界奇观英语作文初中生看得懂急,.
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世界奇观英语作文
初中生看得懂急,.
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StonehengeisBritain’sgreatestnotionalicon.Itsymbolizesmysteryandpower.Today,peoplestilldoesn’tknowhowthiscomesfrom.Somepeopleguessedthatitwasatemplemadetoworshiptheancientearthdeities.Therealsoaresomepeoplebelievedthatitwasasacredsitefortheburialofhigh-rankingcitizensfromthesocietiesoflongtimeago.“Archaeologiststhinkthatthestandingstoneswereerectedaround3200BCandthesurroundingcircularearthbankandditch,whichconstitutetheearliestphaseofthemonument,havebeendatedtoabout3100BC.”(Wikipedia,Stonehege,paragraph1)Thestoneshavefallenorbeenremovedbyroadrepair.Thestonesstoodandformacircle.TheStonehengeusedalotoftime,requiringcommitmentandvastamountsofmanuallabor.Itconstructedapproximatelyfivethousandsyearsago.
Nearly300mileslong,upto18milesacrossandastomach-dropping4000verticalfeetdown,the8thnewwonder:themajesticGrandCanyon.
Gazingonitsglory,PresidentTheodoreRooseveltcalledtheGrandCanyon"anaturalwonder…absolutelyunparalleledthroughouttherestoftheworld."
HeurgedAmericanstopreservewhathedescribedasthe"wonderfulgrandeur,thesublimity,thegreatlonelinessandbeautyofthecanyon."
Morethanahundredyearslater,it'sstilleasytoseewhysomanyofthe5millionannualvisitorscalltheGrandCanyonawonder.
“Allyoucanpickupwhenyouarelookingatthisis…
“Thankyou,God.”
“It’sanawesomething.”
“Wow…”
“Therewasamagic,anditistheworld,boy.”
Thecanyonstretchesasfarastheeyecanseeanditalsoreachesbackintime.
Some5or6millionyearsago,theColoradoRiverragedthroughthisland,carvingoutthemassivecanyonweseetoday,exposingevenolderlayersofrockpreviouslyburied.Geologistssaysomeare2,000millionyearsold.
NativeAmericanswerethefirstpeopletomaketheserockywallstheirhomeabout12,000yearsago.
TodaytheHualapiandHavasupaiIndiansresidedeepinthecanyon,balancingage-oldtraditionswithmodernity.Therearenoroadstothisvillage;mulescarrythemailhere.
Butatthesametime,thetribesareengineeringagravity-defyingskywalkthatpromisesanunprecedentedviewoverthecanyonearlynextyear.
Thebaldeagle,anotherlongtimeresidentoftheGrandCanyon,andappropriatelywildandmajesticsettingforthisendangeredAmericanicon.
AtthebottomofthecanyonwindstheColoradoRiver,boastingsomeofthemostintensebigwaterraftingintheworld.
CarvedintoacorneroftheArizonaplains,thegreatroaringriver,toweringrockformationsandbreathtakingvastnessoftheGrandCanyonserveasamonumenttotheboldandenduringspiritofAmerica.
“Thereisnoplacelikeit.”
“(TheGrandCanyonis…)oneofGod’sgreatestcreations,Ithink
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