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PART TWO THE COUNTRY OF THE

SAINTS

第二部分 圣徒之邦

Chapter 1

On the Great Alkali Plain

第一章

大漠之上

In the central portion of the great North American
Continent there lies an arid and repulsive desert, which for
many a long year served as a barrier against the advance of
civilization. From the Sierra Nevada to Nebraska, and from

the Yellowstone River in the north to the Colorado upon the
south, is a region of desolation and silence. Nor is Nature
always in one mood throughout this grim district. It
comprises snow-capped and lofty mountains, and dark and

gloomy valleys. There are swift-flowing rivers which dash
through jagged ca�ons; and there are enormous plains,
which in winter are white with snow, and in summer are
grey with the saline alkali dust. They all preserve, however,

the common characteristics of barrenness, inhospitality, and
misery.

在北美大陆中部，有一大片干旱、荒凉的沙漠，多年以来一直是

文明发展的障碍。从内华达山脉到内布拉斯加，从北部的黄石河到南
部的科罗拉多，全是一片荒凉、沉寂的区域。在这片严酷的地区里，

大自然的景色也不尽相同。这里有大雪盖顶的高山峻岭，也有阴沉、
昏暗的深谷，这里有在参差险峻的峡谷间奔流不息的江河，也有无边