the Painted Desert
/ðə ˌpeɪntɪd ˈdezət/
/ðə ˌpeɪntɪd ˈdezərt/
- a beautiful region in the northern part of the US state of Arizona, near the Petrified Forest. It is a tourist attraction east of the Little Colorado River and is about 150 miles/240 kilometres long. It is a high, flat area covered with red, purple, grey and brown rocks whose colours change slightly through the day.
彩绘沙漠：美国亚利桑那州北部一个美丽的地区，靠近石化森林。它是小科罗拉多河以东的一个旅游胜地，长约150英里/ 240公里。这是一个高平整的区域，覆盖着红色，紫色，灰色和棕色的岩石，其颜色在一天中会略有变化。