时光终不负你我:美国10大怪异奇妙的地方（双语）

美国10大怪异奇妙的地方（双语）

   There is a sense of humoraround every corner when you're driving in America. How else toexplain those wacky, way-out-in-left-field roadside attractionsyou'll stumble upon? Muffler men, mystery spots and antigravityhills are just the beginning. Here are our top 10 favorite offbeatspots: what are yours?

   当你驾车行驶在美国，你会发现每个角落都飘着一股幽默感。否则怎么解释你偶然遇到的出现在路左边的景点？围巾男子，神秘景点和反吸引力山只是开始。这里是我们最喜欢的10大另类景点：看看哪个是你爱的？

1.  Roswell, New Mexico: If you believeThe Truth is Out There, then the Roswell Incident is already filedaway in your memory banks. In 1947, a mysterious object crashed ata nearby ranch. No one would have skipped any sleep over it, butthe military made a big to-do of hushing it up, and for a lot offolks, that sealed it: the aliens had landed! Internationalcuriosity and local ingenuity have transformed the city into aquirky extraterrestrial-wannabe zone. Bulbous white heads glow atopthe downtown street lamps.

   新墨西哥州罗斯威尔：如果你相信“真理远在天边，近在眼前”，那么罗斯威尔事件就已经从你的记忆里面消逝了。在1947年，一个神秘物体在附近的一个农场坠毁。没有人跳过此事去睡觉，但是军方制造了一场大的骚乱把此事掩盖起来。对于一些农民来说，此事确实被封杀了：外星人降临啦！国际的好奇心和当地人的精巧设计把这个城市变成了古怪的外星人选择的地区。球根状白色的头在市区路灯上面散发着红光。

     Believers and kitsch-seekers must check out the International UFOMuseum & Research Center, displaying documentssupporting the cover-up as well as lots of far-out art andexhibitions. The annual Roswell UFO Festival beams down over theJuly 4 weekend, with an otherworldly costume parade, guestspeakers, workshops and concerts.

   信徒和媚俗者一定要去查阅国际CFO博物馆和研究中心，那里陈列着支持掩盖的文件和很多远古的艺术和展览品。每年的罗斯威尔UFO节在7月4日周末举行，同时还有鬼神服装游行，演讲嘉宾，研讨会和音乐会。

2. Salton Sea, California: It's an unexpected sight:California's largest lake in the middle of its biggest desert.After the Colorado River flooded in 1905, it took 1500 workers andhalf a million tons of rock to put the river back on course. Withno natural outlet, the artificial Salton Sea is here to stay. Itssurface is 220ft below sea level and its waters 30% saltier thanthe Pacific.

  加利福尼亚沙尔顿海：这是意料之外的景象：加利福尼亚最大的湖在最大的沙漠中间。1905年科罗拉多河泛滥后，1500名工作者用了50万吨石头才把它归位。由于没有天然的出口，人工的沙尔顿海就这样形成了。其表面比海平面低220英尺，水比太平洋咸30%。

    Anotherunusual sight near the lake's eastern shore is Salvation Mountain,a 100ft-high hill of concrete and hand-mixed adobe, covered withacrylic paint. With the motto ‘God Never Fails,’ it's the vision offolk artist Leonard Knight. Turn off Hwy 111 at Niland, drive easton Beal Rd and you can't miss it.

   另一个不寻常的景观在湖的东岸：救世军山一个由混凝土和手工混制的泥砖堆砌的100英尺的山，上面覆盖着丙烯酸涂料。这是民间艺术家LeonardKnight（译者注：LeonardKnight是救世军山的建设者和首席设计师）的视野，他的座右铭是“上帝永不让我们失望”。沿着111高速公路到Niland，向东行驶至Beal路，你一定不要错过它哦。

3. Cadillac Ranch, Texas: In 1974 the late, localeccentric millionaire Stanley Marsh planted 10 Cadillacs (vintage1949 to 1963) headlights down in a deserted stretch of dirt outsideAmarillo – and then moved them further out in 1997 because of townencroachment. The reason? He said he constructed what has come tobe known as Cadillac Ranch (I-40 between exits 60 &62) in a salute to Route 66, using cars he considered to representthe golden age of car travel. The accepted practice today is toleave your own mark on the art by drawing on the cars. Bring spraypaint in case other visitors haven't left any around. Occasionallythe cars get a makeover, like when they were all painted pink inhonor of breast-cancer awareness. To get here, park along the southfeeder road, a couple of miles west of Loop 335, and walk thewell-worn path. As cool as it sounds, there's a sort of forlornfeel to the place.

德州 凯迪拉克牧场：在1974年后期，当地一个古怪的百万富翁StanleyMarsh，在阿马里洛外的沙漠里种下了10个凯迪拉克的头灯。然后由于镇子的扩张，在1997年StanleyMarsh把他们转移到更远的地方。原因？StanleyMarsh说他建设这个被称为凯迪拉克牧场（I-40,在60和62出口之间）的地方是要向66号公路致敬，他认为这些车代表了汽车旅行的黄金时代。现在公认的惯例是在那些车上画画，把自己的标志留在艺术品上。带着喷漆过来，以防其他旅客没有留下。偶尔，这些车会被整个化妆，比如为了纪念乳腺癌意识把车都涂成粉色。要到这里，沿着南直线道路，环路335以西几公里，沿着破旧的路走。像传闻中那个酷，这地方有一中凄凉的感觉。

     The ground ?round here seems to be fertile for growing cars – 18miles east of Amarillo in Conway, there are five stripped-down VWbugs sprouting on Bug Ranch (Hwy 207 access road). Story goes thatin 2002 the owners of a now-defunct convenience-souvenir store atthe highway interchange wanted to attract customers and so builtthe roadside attraction in parody of the classic Cadillac Ranch. Itdidn't save the store, and the family has moved off, but the slugbugs in the dirt do attract attention. Again, feel free to leaveyour spray-painted signature. Both sights are visible from the 1-40and accessible 24/7.

    这个地方的土似乎很适合种植汽车-在Conway，阿马里洛东18公里的地方，有5个无装饰的大众车在臭虫农场(207号高速通道）萌芽。据说在2002年，一个现在已经解散的便利品纪念品商店的主人们为了吸引顾客，所以模仿经典的凯迪拉克牧场建立了这个路边景色。这并没有拯救商店，家搬走了，但这些尘土中的懒虫确实吸引了注意力。再一次提醒，不用客气，留下您的喷漆签名。这两个景点从1-40和24/7都能看到。

4. World's Largest Ball of Twine, Minnesota: There's muchado about which ball of twine actually holds the record these days.But why not pay your respects to the original that started all thefuss? Behold the World's Largest Ball of Twine in Darwin, 62 mileswest of Minneapolis on US 12. To be specific, it's the 'LargestBuilt by One Person' – Francis A Johnson wrapped the 17,400lbwhopper on his farm over the course of 29 years. Gawk at it in thetown gazebo. Better yet, visit the museum beside it and buy yourown twine ball starter kit in the gift shop.

   明尼苏达世界上最大的线球：最近关于哪一个线球是记录有很多纷扰。但是为什么不把你的尊重投向这些纷扰开始的起源？在Darwin注视世界最大的线球，Minneapolis以西62公里。具体而言，它是“一个人建造的最大的”——在29年中，FrancisAJohnson在他的农场缠了这个17400磅的庞然大物。在城镇的凉亭里呆呆的看着它。更好的是，可以参观它旁边的博物馆，在礼品店里面买麻线球的入门工具。

5. Wall Drug, South Dakota: A tourist trap parexcellence, this drugstore in South Dakota is famous for itsroadside billboards that start advertising 'free ice water' severalstates away but it's a surprisingly worthy stop. They really dohave 5￠ coffee, free ice water and enough diversions and come-onsto warm the heart of schlock-lovers everywhere. Don't miss theanimatronic dinosaurs.

   南达科他州药物墙：一个卓越的旅游陷阱，南达科他州的这个药店因路边的广告牌而出名，它开始在几个州宣传免费冰水。但是它的确令人惊讶的值得你停下来。他们确实有5美分的咖啡，免费的冰水和足够的娱乐节目和诱惑去温暖每一个地方的便宜货迷的心。不要错过这个恐龙哦。

6. Meteor Crater, Arizona: The second most impressivehole in Arizona was formed by a fiery meteor that screamed into theatmosphere about 50,000 years ago, when giant sloths lived in theseparts. Meteor Crater, 40 miles east of Flagstaff, is anout-of-this-world site for those with a thimbleful of imagination.Nearly a mile across and 600ft deep, there are lookout pointsaround the crater's edge but no hiking to the bottom. Check out thefun, informative visitor center.

     亚利桑那州陨石坑：亚利桑那州第二大印象深刻的洞是由于流星形成的，5万年以前流星呼啸而来到这个地区，当时高大的树懒住在那里。陨石坑在Flagstaff东40公里，对于那些没有太多想象力的人来说是一个世外桃源。将近一公里长，600英尺深，在坑边有观景点但没有去坑底的路。去体验乐趣，充实游客中心。

7. Coral Castle, Florida: This favored stop in Homesteadis one man's kitschy do-it-yourself testament to lost love: Latvianimmigrant Ed Leedskalnin dug up over 2.2 million tons of coral rockto build this mock castle. Its engineering was once a bit ofmystery, especially since the broken-hearted Romeo workedsecretively at night without using any mortar. Some claim that themarvel has unusual electromagnetic properties.

  福罗里达州珊瑚城堡：Homestead的这个景点是一个技艺娴熟的男人自己动手见证失去的爱：拉脱维亚移民EdLeedskalnin挖了超过220万吨的珊瑚石建立了这个假的城堡。它的工程曾经是一个谜，特别是这个心碎的罗密欧在晚上秘密的工作，不用任何灰泥。有人声称，这个奇观有不同寻常的电磁性质。

8. Lucy the Margate Elephant, New Jersey: Drive aroundthe beach communities just south of Atlantic City and somethingmassive, gray and kitsch will stop you in your tracks: Lucy theMargate Elephant,a 65ft-high wooden pachyderm constructed in 1881as a developer's truly weird scheme to attract land buyers to thearea. It was variously used as a hotel, beach cottage, privatemansion and last, a tavern, but rowdy patrons almost destroyed her.Now recognized on the National Register of Historic Places, Lucy isopen for tours during summer, starting every half hour, weatherpermitting.

   新泽西露西马尔盖特大象：在大西洋城以南的海滩社区附近驾驶，一个巨大的灰色俗气的东西会让你停下来：露西马尔盖特大象，1881年建造的一个65英尺高的木质厚皮动物，因为开发者的古怪计划是吸引这一地区的土地买家。开始它的用途广泛，作为旅店，海边小木屋，私人府邸。最后变成酒店，但喧闹的顾客几乎毁了她。现在，国家历史名胜注册，Lucy在夏季对游客开放，天气允许的话每半小时开放一次。

9. Lucas, Kansas: 'Outsider art,' meaning works createdoutside the bounds of traditional culture, has blossomed in tinyLucas. Samuel Dinsmoor began it all in 1907 by filling his yardwith enormous concrete sculptures espousing his eccentricphilosophies. His Garden of Eden is visible from the sidewalk, butpaid admission lets you hear some wonderful stories and see hisremains in a glass-topped coffin.

堪萨斯卢卡斯：“流外艺术”是指传统文化界限之外创作的作品。这种艺术在小小的卢卡斯开花了。Samuel Dinsmoor在1907年开创这种艺术，他把他的院子填满了无数抽象的雕像，以表现他古怪的哲学。他的伊甸园可以从人行道上看到，但是买入场券的话你就可以听到一些精彩的故事，可以在一个玻璃罩的棺材里看到他的遗体。

10.  Unclaimed Baggage Center, Alabama:Head into downtown Scottsboro on Hwy 279 and follow the signs tothe Unclaimed Baggage Center. Wait...is that your iPod? The one youleft in the seat pocket on that flight from Poughkeepsie? Probably.This Macy's-sized retail space is the end of the line for themajority of unclaimed bags in the US. After 90 days, the airlinessend your lost luggage here. It takes thrift shop–level patience,but there is Tumi luggage, Kate Spade bags, Bruno Magli loafers,cameras, laptops, golf clubs – you name it – all for a fraction ofretail.