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This route is called the Million Dollar Highway and takes you through Ouray（乌雷）, called Little Switzerland. It tops our list of American Byways because of its outstanding peak scenes, one right after the other. Along this route we kept seeing a red mountain that stood out9 from all the others. We stopped at a vantage point10 and asked a tourist to take a picture of us. (I wish I could remember the name of that colorful landmark.) Para. 10 of Text B 9.显眼，引人注目 10.有利位置 这条路线被称之为“百万美元公路”，途经号称“小瑞士”的乌雷。在我们的全美旁道目录上，它以其鳞次栉比的山峰美景而位居第一。沿着这条路线，不时能看见一座座红色山峦从群山中脱颖而出。我们在一个有利位置停下车，请导游给我们拍了一张照片。（我真希望自己能记住那个色彩斑斓的路标的名字。） Chinese Version e.g. If we take the bypass we’ll avoid the town centre. 我们走旁道就能避开市镇的中心了。 The villagers are unanimous in their opposition to the building of a bypass. 村民们一致反对修建旁道。 byway: n. a small road that not many cars or people travel on 旁道，偏僻小路 e.g. He is an outstanding contemporary American writer. 他是一位杰出的美国现代作家。 The firm recognized Tom’s outstanding work by giving him an extra bonus. 公司发给汤姆一笔额外奖金以表彰他工作出色。 outstanding: a. excellent; clearly very much better than what is usual 杰出的；突出的 e.g. His height makes him stand out in the crowd. 他身材高大，因此在人群中很醒目。 Red flags stand out brightly against the blue sky. 红旗在蓝天的衬托下显得分外鲜艳。 stand out: to be easy to see or notice because of being different 显眼，引人注目 e.g. From that vantage point, he could survey the whole valley. 从那个有利位置，他可以俯瞰整个山谷。 From our lofty vantage point, we could see the city spread out below us. 从我们所在的高层位置，可以看见整座城市展现在眼前。 vantage point: a place, esp. a high place, which provides a good clear view of an area 有利位置 e.g. He orientated himself by finding a familiar landmark. 他靠找寻熟悉的路标确定了方向。 Marble Arch is a famous London landmark. 大理石拱门是著名的伦敦标志。 landmark: n. an easily recognizable object, such as a large building, by which you can tell where you are 陆标，地标 On one of our trips to Estes Park（埃斯蒂斯帕克）and Rocky Mountain National Park（落基山国家公园）, my husband was bent on11 taking a picture of a huge elk near our