A Trip to Yosemite Park 1
约塞米蒂国家公园之旅
Today, Christina and her friend are enjoying themselves.今天，克里斯蒂娜和她的朋友玩得很开心。
This morning they got up very early and drove out of San Francisco.今天早上他们起得很早，开车出了旧金山。
They crossed the Bay Bridge before the early morning commute and drove south.他们在早班车之前穿过海湾大桥，驱车南下。
Because it was so early, there were almost no cars.因为时间还早，几乎没有汽车。
After driving for an hour and a half, they stopped and had breakfast.开车一个半小时后，他们停下来吃早饭。
They ordered pancakes and coffee.他们点了煎饼和咖啡。
They also had some fresh fruit.他们还吃了一些新鲜的水果。
When they finished eating, it was 7 o'clock.当他们吃完时，已经七点了。
Then they got back into the car and drove south.然后他们回到车上，向南行驶。
Christina wanted to listen to music, so they turned on the radio.克里斯蒂娜想听音乐，所以他们打开收音机。
An hour later they stopped for gas.一个小时后，他们停下来加油。
They noticed that there was also a charging station for electric cars.他们注意到还有一个电动汽车的充电站。
It's now 1:15 and they are in Yosemite Park现在是1:15，他们在优胜美地公园
They have been there for two hours, since 11:15.从11点15分起，他们已经在那儿两个小时了。
They are looking at Yosemite falls, which is the highest waterfall in the Park.他们正在看约塞米蒂瀑布，这是公园里最高的瀑布。
The water drops a total of 740 meters from the top of the upper fall to the base of the lower fall.从上瀑布的顶部到下瀑布的底部总共有
740米的落差。
A Trip to Yosemite Park 2
In another 15 minutes they planed eat lunch at a magnificent old hotel in the park.再过15分钟，他们计划在公园里一家富丽堂皇的老旅馆吃午饭。
It was built in 1927 and has a great view.它建于1927年，风景优美。
They wanted to stay there, but they couldn't get reservations.他们想呆在那里，但他们订不到房间。
To get a room at that hotel, you usually need to make reservations several months in advance.要在那家旅馆订到房间，你通常需要提前几个月预订。
They plan to stay in the park until around 4 o'clock .他们计划在公园里呆到四点钟左右。
By then they will have been in the park for nearly 5 hours.到那时他们已经在公园里呆了将近5个小时了。
Then they'll get back into the car and drive back to San Francisco.然后他们会回到车里，开车回旧金山。
They plan to eat dinner somewhere along the way.他们计划在途中的某个地方吃晚饭。
If the traffic isn't too bad, they should be back in San Francisco by 10 o'clock.如果交通不太糟的话，他们应该在10点前回到旧金山。
Early tomorrow morning they are going to cross the Golden Gate Bridge and go north along the coast.明天一大早，他们要穿过金门大桥，沿着海岸向北走。
From some places, you can look out on ocean and sea whales and other sea life.从一些地方，你可以看到海洋和海洋鲸鱼和其他海洋生物。
Christina has never seen a whale before, so she's looking forward to it.克里斯蒂娜以前从未见过鲸鱼，所以她很期待。
And tomorrow night they have something special planned.明晚他们有个特别的计划。
They are going to watch a baseball game.他们要去看一场棒球赛。
Christina has never seen a baseball game, but she has heard that it is very popular in the US.克里斯蒂娜从未看过棒球比赛，但她听说它在美国很受欢迎。
And the San Francisco baseball team is one of the best.旧金山棒球队是最好的球队之一。