舉世聞名的長江三峽是瞿塘峽、巫峽和西陵峽的總稱，它西起重慶市奉節(jié)縣白帝城，東至湖北省宜昌市的南津關(guān)，全長193 公里。

　　The world- famous Three Gorges is the joint name for Qutang Gorge, Wuxia Gorge and Xiling Gorge. It extends from the White Emperor' s Town in Fengjie County, Chongqing City in the west to the Nanjin Pass in Yichang City, Hubei Province in the east, with a total length of 193 kilometers.

　　萬里長江在這里切開崇山峻嶺，奪路東下，兩岸峭壁插天，高峰入云;

　　All the way along, the Yangtze River cuts through high mountains and surges eastward, with precipitous cliffs and towering peaks reaching to the skies on both sides.

　　峽內(nèi)急流洶涌，泡漩翻騰，云飛霧繞，景象萬千，以雄、險、奇、幽著稱于世，是長江風(fēng)景旅游線上最奇秀、最集中的旅游資源

　　Rapid torrents twist and turn, roaring through the gorges against curling clouds and whirling mists, presenting a great variety of majestic scenes. For its being magnificent, perilous, grotesque and tranquil at the same time, the Three Gorges is well- known as the major tourist attraction on the traveling route of the Yangtze River.

　　風(fēng)景名勝如同顆顆明珠，由金色的長江串聯(lián)起來，成為海內(nèi)外游人十分向往的旅游熱線。(164 字)

　　Scenic spots and historic sites shine like a string of pearls on the golden River, offering a hot traveling route eagerly taken by tourists at home and abroad.

　　詞匯表：

　　Pass /pɑːs/關(guān)口;要隘

　　Precipitous /prɪˈsɪpɪtəs/ 險峻的; 陡峭的

　　Grotesque /ɡrəʊˈtɛsk/ 奇形怪狀的，怪誕的

　　Perilous /ˈpɛrɪləs/ 險惡的

　　Majestic /məˈdʒɛstɪk/ 壯麗的; 雄偉的

　　Tranquil /ˈtræŋkwɪl/ 寧靜的

　　Whirl /wɜːl/ 快速旋轉(zhuǎn)