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精品文档，助力人生，欢迎关注小编！ 奥地利绿湖：爱玩“变脸”就是我 From++etc We all love a stroll1） in the park on a beautiful summer day， but one of the most popular parks in Austria is only accessible during the winter！ Located at the foot of the Hochshawab Mountains in Trag??， Styria， the Green Lake is one of the worlds strangest natural phenomenon. Exquisite2） yet fleeting3） are the words that describe this lake. The tiny lake， surrounded by pines and reflecting the massive Hochschwab Mountains， exists for only a few short months a year. A shallow pond within a park-like setting for most of the year， it becomes a stunning and picturesque4） picture in green water from May through July. The dry lake-bed is a lush5） meadow for most of the year， a county park favored for hiking and the contemplation6） of nature. The nature reserve offers hiking trails， park benches， bushes， grasses and flowering plants until warm spring days bring water from the thawing mountain peaks to drown it all. Only 1～2m deep during most of the year， Green Lake swells to depths of nearly 12m when fed by snow melt， submerging7） bushes and park benches alike under the waters. The water is crystal clear and gives a spectacular view of the park meadow submerged underneath. As the water is fresh from the snowcaps8） free of impurities9）， the visibility under the lake is amazing. You can see the green foliage10） from the surface of the lake. The clarity of the water is said to be so good that its visibility is often compared to that of tropical waters. Along with the greenery， animated life also thrives in the lake. The lake supports a variety of animals such as snails， water fleas， small crabs， fly larvae11）， and different species of trout12）. The plants are not abundant because of the rocky bottom of the lake. Little in the way of aquatic13） vegetation grows during the short months of the lakes existence. Because of the foliage and grass of the park under the water， Green Lakes water appears a beautif