（旅游英语）环球之旅—夏威夷Hawaii夏威夷州，位于太平洋中部，由夏威夷群岛组成，1900年成为美国领土，1959年被纳为美国第五十个州，位于瓦胡岛上的檀香山是该州的首府及最大城市。
White sandy beaches, palms (n. 棕榈树),swayed (v. 摇摆, 摇动) by the light ocean breeze (n. 微风), crystal clear (极其透明的；非常清澈的) water, andlush (adj. 葱翠的；繁茂的) tropical blooming (热带开花植物). Endless summer days bathed in sunshine. Is this youridea ofparadise (天堂)? Welcome to Hawaii!Whether you're looking to relax, practice sports or travel and explore, Hawaii has a lot to offer. On these wonderful islands there is an opportunity to spend time with great pleasure for everyone: good waves (n. 波浪，海浪) all around the year for surfers, constant winds for windsurfers (n. 风帆冲浪者), picturesque (adj. 如画的；生动的；独特的) and diverse underwater world for divers and beauty of tropics for nature lovers.Oahu Hawaii 瓦胡岛,夏威夷群岛的主岛Oahu is the third largest and the most developed.Like other islands of Hawaii, Oahu is the tip (n. 顶, 尖端) Array of an underwater mountain. The island is roughly shapedlike an elephant's head. Oahu is not the largest, but themain island of Hawaii. It is the most populated island andhostsfive million visitors a year. Honolulu (檀香山, 美国夏威夷州的首府), the capital of Hawaii is situated here on Oahu. Honolulu boasts (v. 包含；有) about 80% of the population of Hawaii. Honolulu plays role of business, commercial and cultural center of Hawaii.Oahu Hawaii tourism is centred almost exclusively around WaikikiBeach (怀基基海滩). Over 90% of Oahu hotels are located here. Waikiki is famous for the best surfing waves on Oahu Island. The majority of the island's attractions are concentrated (v. 集中) around this urban area.Hawaii is also famous for the most challenging and scenic golfcourses <高尔夫球场> (there are about 36 of them on Oahu Hawaii Island). Stretching into Rainforest Mountains, through the island's central plateau (n. 高原) and along golden beaches, Oahu's courses provide splendid (adj. 壮丽的, 辉煌的) scenery and some of the most challenging holes in the nation.Maui Hawaii 毛伊岛,夏威夷群岛中的第二大岛Maui is the second largest island in the HawaiianIsland chain (夏威夷群岛). The nickname of Maui is "TheValley Island" because the island is formed by two paralleland now dormant volcanoes (休眠火山) with a valleybetween them. The western section of Maui Hawaiiis situated the world's largest volcano, Haleakala (10,029 feet).As the middle island of Hawaii, Maui was the center of Hawaiian royalty (n. 皇室). Through the years, it has also served as a base for Christian missionaries, a port of call for whaling vessels, and the site of Hawaii's most productive sugar cane (甘蔗) and pineapple(菠萝) plantations(n. 种植园).Nowadays Maui is the most developed of the Hawaiian Islands. It has everything for perfect vacation: accommodation (n. 膳宿) for every taste, from budget (n. 预算) hotels to luxurious (adj. 豪华的) resorts (n. 度假胜地), gorgeous (adj. 宜人的；爽快的) beaches, nightlife (n. 夜生活) and entertainment.Kauai Hawaii 考爱岛，位于瓦胡岛西北部Enchanting (adj. 迷人的；醉人的) beauty ofcascading (v. 成瀑布落下) emerald (adj. 翠绿色的) mountains, uncrowded sandy beaches and spectacular (adj. 引人入胜的,壮观的) waterfalls --that is Kauai Hawaii. Kauai is so richlygreen and flourishing that it's nicknamed "The GardenIsland". Nearly half the island is a protected conservationarea (保留地区), and much of the rest is rural.Kauai is considered to be the Hawaii's oldest island.It was formed by volcanic activity (火山运动) more than 5 million years ago. Kauai's central volcanic peak, Mount Waialeale, is the wettest place on earth. Thanks to moisture-laden winds (潮湿的风) that strike Mount Waialeale, the area surrounding the peak is often deluged (v. 淹, 浸) by upwards of 480 inches of rain per year.The lush natural environment and the breath-taking scenery makesKauai Hawaii a favorite island with photographers and filmmakers. Over theyears, such well-known works as "South Pacific," (电影《南太平洋》) "Raidersof the Lost Ark," (电影《夺宝奇兵》) "Jurassic Park," (电影《侏罗纪公园》) and"Outbreak" (电影《恐怖地带》) have been filmed here.Roughly circular (adj. 圆形的) in shape, Kauai is 550 square miles inarea and 32 miles in diameter (n. 直径). Though Kauai's climate is tropical(adj. 热带的), it actually consists of many distinct (adj. 清楚的, 明显的)microclimates (n. [气]小气候), including sunny dry areas, lush river valleys,temperate (adj. 气候温和的) foothills and high mountain rain forests. Big Island Hawaii 夏威夷大岛Its official name is the Island of Hawaii, butyou rarely hear this. Commonly it is called the Big Island,because it's nearly twice the size of all the otherHawaiian islands combined (v. 联结；结合).The Big Island of Hawaii has other unofficialnames: some call it the "Orchid Isle" (兰花岛) due to the 100,00 plus species of orchids grown there. Sometime it is named "Volcano Island", because at the heart of the Big Island there are two towering (adj. 高耸的，高大的) volcanic peaks.Geographically the Big Island of Hawaii is the most diverse island of the archipelago (n. 群岛) with eleven of the 14 known climate zones in the world: from desert lavascapes (沙漠岩石景观) to tropical rain forests (热带雨林), from beaches to snow-capped mountains.The highest point of the Big Island Hawaii is Mauna Kea (that means "White mountain") at 13,796 ft above sea level and home to the world's largest astronomical observatory (气象台), with telescopes (望远镜) operated by astronomers (天文学家) from eleven countries of the world.Molokai Hawaii 莫洛凯岛，美国夏威夷中部一岛屿，位于瓦胡岛和毛伊岛之间，是隔离麻风病人的一个岛。
