世界最高的瀑布在委內(nèi)瑞拉。
The world’s highest waterfall is in Venezuela.

The world’s highest waterfall
世界上最高的瀑布

Do you know what is the world’s highest waterfall? You may say that it is Niagara Falls (尼亞加拉大瀑布). Niagara Falls is very beautiful and spectacular (壯觀的). But in terms of height, the most incredible falls in the world is Angel Falls in Venezuela (委內(nèi)瑞拉).
你知道世界最高的瀑布是哪個嗎？你或許會說尼亞加拉大瀑布。尼亞加拉大瀑布的確非常美麗和壯觀。但是就高度而言，世界上最驚人的瀑布莫過于位于委內(nèi)瑞拉的安赫爾瀑布。

One of the most interesting facts about Angel Falls is how it was found. The falls was named after an American pilot. His name was Jimmy Angel. In 1937, he crashed his plane near the top of the falls. That’s how he found it.
其中最有趣的是安赫爾瀑布是怎樣發(fā)現(xiàn)的。安赫爾瀑布是以一位美國飛行員的名字命名的。這位美國飛行員的名字是Jimmy Angel。1937年，他的飛機墜落到瀑布頂端附近。這使他發(fā)現(xiàn)了這個瀑布。

The highest point of the falls reaches 979 meters. The water falls from a height of 807 meters. The height of the falls is so great that by the time the water reaches the ground it has already turned into fog.
瀑布最高點達到979米。水從高達807米的地方下落。瀑布如此驚人的高度致使水到達地面的時候都變成了水霧。

Angel Falls is one of the top scenic spots (景點) in Venezuela. If you have a chance to visit the country, you should not miss it!
??安赫爾瀑布是委內(nèi)瑞拉最著名的景點之一。如果你有機會去委內(nèi)瑞拉，那么千萬別錯過它！
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