the Grand Canyon
/ðə ˌɡrænd ˈkænjən/
/ðə ˌɡrænd ˈkænjən/
- an extremely large gorge (= a valley with steep sides) in the US state of Arizona which is a major tourist attraction. The Canyon was created by the Colorado River and is about 1 mile/1.6 kilometres deep, 200 miles/320 kilometres long and 4–18 miles/6–29 kilometres wide. It has colourful layers of rock, the oldest of which are about 2 billion years old. Grand Canyon national park was opened in 1919 and was made a World Heritage Site in 1979.
大峡谷：美国亚利桑那州的一个非常大的峡谷（陡峭的山谷），是一个主要的旅游胜地。峡谷由科罗拉多河创建，深约1英里/1.6公里，长200英里/ 320公里，宽4-18英里/ 6-29公里。它有五颜六色的岩石层，最古老的大约有20亿年的历史。大峡谷国家公园于1919年开放，并于1979年被列为世界遗产。