说起美国俄勒冈州的约翰戴伊盆地,一定很少有人知道。与俄勒冈州的茂密苍翠毫不相同,这里不仅处处是荒原和沙漠,还埋藏了不少化石,可谓兼具奇异美景和科考价值。参考译文:提起俄勒冈州,大部分人会想起茂密苍翠的森林、瀑布、海岸断崖和积雪盖顶的山脉。可是一旦你来到喀斯喀特山脉以东,就会发现这个州绝大部分地方都是贫瘠的灌木丛林地。俄勒冈州中部沙漠高原上鲜为人知的约翰戴伊盆地就是这贫瘠的灌木丛林地的一部分,展示了若干地球上最奇异的景观,其中包括延绵数百英里的起伏丘陵和彩色荒原。 Speaking of the John Daye basin in Oregon, few people must know. And Oregon’s lush green, not only here is full of wilderness and desert, but also buried a lot of fossils, both the strange beauty and expedition value. Most people in Oregon think of the lush forests, waterfalls, coastal cliffs and snow covered mountains. But once you come to the east of the Cascade Mountains, you will find that most of the state is barren bushland. John Day, the little-known desert plateau in central Oregon, is part of this barren bushland that shows some of the most spectacular views of the planet, including the rugged hills and colorful wilderness stretching over hundreds of miles.