爱好大自然和旅行过的人,无不对美国的国家公园留下深刻的印象。人们在为黄石公园、红杉公园、大峡谷等自然奇观所迷倒的同时,也由衷赞叹这种用“国家公园”的方式保护自然环境的举措。然而很多人却不知道,正是由于约翰·缪尔在本世纪初写下的那些描述美国自然风光的优美文字,才有了这些国家公园。约翰·缪尔生于苏格兰,1849年随家人移居美国威斯康辛州。他曾热衷于机械发明,后因事故伤了一只眼睛后,改行成了一名旅行家。他走遍了西部的各个州,边走边用其优美的文笔写下他对大自然的感受。他“用尽浑身解数来展现我们的自然山村保护区和公园的美丽、壮观与万能的用途,……号召人们来欣赏他们,享受他们,并将他们深藏心中,这样对于它们进行长期的保护与合理利用就可以得到保 People who love nature and travel all make a deep impression on the U.S. national parks. People are amazed at the natural wonders such as Yellowstone Park, Sequoia Park and the Grand Canyon. At the same time, they also sincerely praise this kind of initiative to protect the natural environment in the way of ”National Parks.“ Yet many do not know that these national parks were made possible by the beautiful texts written by John Muir earlier this century that characterize the natural beauty of the United States. John Muir was born in Scotland, with his family emigrated to Wisconsin in 1849. He had been keen on mechanical inventions, after the accident caused an eye injury, the conversion into a traveler. He traveled all over the western states, writing about his feelings about nature while walking with his beautiful writing. He ”tried his best to showcase the beautiful, spectacular and all-purpose use of our natural mountain village sanctuaries and parks, ... calling on people to enjoy them, enjoy them, and keep them deep in the heart so that they would be long-term Protection and rational use can be guaranteed