Everglades National Park
Welcome to Everglades National Park.
The Everglades is a watery plain covered with saw grass that's home to numerous species of plants and wildlife.
At one and a half million acres, it's too big to see it all today, but this tour will offer you a good sampling.
Our tour bus will stop first at Taylor Slough.
This is a good place to start because it's home to many of the plants and animals typically associated with the Everglades.
You'll see many exotic birds and, of course, our world famous alligators.
Don't worry, there's a boardwalk that goes across the marsh，so you can look down at the animals in the water from a safe distance.
The boardwalk is high enough to give you a great view of the saw grass prairie.
From there we'll head to some other marshy and even jungle like areas that feature wonderful tropical plant life.
For those of you who'd like a closer view of the saw grass prairie, you might consider renting a canoe sometime during your visit here.
However, don't do this unless you have a very good sense of direction and can negotiate your way through tall grass.
We'd hate to have to come looking for you.
You have the good fortune of being here in the winter-the best time of year to visit.
During the spring and summer the mosquitoes will just about eat you alive!
Right now they're not so bothersome, but you'll still want to use an insect repellent.
單詞表達
watery含水的; 似水的; 由水組成的
plain（大）平原
saw grass 克拉莎草
acre /?e?k?/? N-COUNT英畝
?? The property consists of two acres of land. 這片地產(chǎn)有兩英畝。
alligator /??l??ɡe?t?/ N-COUNT短吻鱷
?? There are numerous signs warning people not to feed the alligators in the area.
boardwalk〔通常建于海濱的〕木板路，棧道
marsh沼澤，濕地RELTD bog? swamp
prairie北美大草原
marshy /?mɑ???/ ADJ 沼澤的; 泥濘的? wet and muddy
The low, marshy land runs out for miles toward the gulf.這片低洼的沼澤地沿海灣方向延伸數(shù)英里。
jungle [C,U] (熱帶)叢林
a thick tropical forest? the Amazon jungle 亞馬孫叢林
head to 朝某地走去
canoe /k??nu?/? N-COUNT劃子; 獨木舟 a small, narrow boat with a paddle（槳）
feature v. [I,T] 以…為特色，是…的特征；是…的重要組成
?The exhibition features paintings by Picasso.
negotiate V-T 成功越過 successfully travel across
negotiate an area of land, a place, or an obstacle
?? negotiate the desert terrain
?? I negotiated the corner on my motorcycle and pulled to a stop.
eat you alive 生吃了你，把你給活活吞了
bothersome /?b?e?s?m/ ADJ 煩人的 annoying or irritating
repellent /r??p?l?nt/
1.ADJ horrible and disgusting令人厭惡的
a very large, very repellent toad. 一只又大又令人厭惡的蟾蜍。
2.N-MASS Insect repellent驅(qū)蟲劑
mosquito repellent驅(qū)蚊劑。
