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.
单词表达
watery含水的; 似水的; 由水组成的
plain（大）平原
saw grass 克拉莎草
acre /ˈeɪkə/ N-COUNT英亩
• The property consists of two acres of land. 这片地产有两英亩。
alligator /ˈælɪˌɡeɪtə/ N-COUNT短吻鳄
• There are numerous signs warning people not to feed the alligators in the area.
boardwalk〔通常建于海滨的〕木板路，栈道
marsh沼泽，湿地RELTD bog swamp
prairie北美大草原
marshy /ˈmɑːʃɪ/ ADJ 沼泽的; 泥泞的 wet and muddy
The low, marshy land runs out for miles toward the gulf.这片低洼的沼泽地沿海湾方向延伸数英里。
jungle [C,U] (热带)丛林
a thick tropical forest the Amazon jungle 亚马孙丛林
head to 朝某地走去
canoe /kəˈnuː/ N-COUNT划子; 独木舟 a small, narrow boat with a paddle（桨）
feature v. [I,T] 以…为特色，是…的特征；是…的重要组成
•The exhibition features paintings by Picasso.
negotiate V-T 成功越过 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，把你给活活吞了
bothersome /ˈbɒðəsəm/ ADJ 烦人的 annoying or irritating
repellent /rɪˈpɛlənt/
1.ADJ horrible and disgusting令人厌恶的
a very large, very repellent toad. 一只又大又令人厌恶的蟾蜍。
2.N-MASS Insect repellent驱虫剂
mosquito repellent驱蚊剂。
