to the fall of niagara
尼亚加拉大瀑布
charles dickens/查尔斯·狄更斯
i had a desire to travel through the terior of the state of ohio，and to“strike the hikes，”as the phrase is，at a sall town called sandky，to which that route would nduct on our way to niagara
it was a iserable day；chilly and raw；a dap ist fallg；and the trees that northern region ite bare and trywhenever the tra halted，i listened for the roar；and was nstantly strag y eyes the direction where i knew the falls t be，fro seeg the river rollg on towards the；every ont expectg to behold the spraywith a few utes of our spg，not before，i saw o great white clouds risg up slowly and ajestically fro the depths of the earththat was allat length we alighted：and then for the first ti，i heard the ighty rh of water，and felt the ground treble underneath y feet
我一直都希望自己能有机会到俄亥俄州去游览一番，到一个名叫桑达斯基的小镇上戏水，而且，我们可以顺路去看看尼亚加拉大瀑布。
那一天阴冷而潮湿，雾气四沉，此时北国的树木依旧赤裸着枝干，一片萧瑟景象。一路上，只要火车停下来，我便会侧耳倾听，希望能听到瀑布的轰鸣。与此同时，我还目不转睛地朝着心中认定的瀑布所在地望去——因为我看到滚滚河水正向那个方向涌去，每分每秒，我都祈盼着能看到飞溅的浪花。就在快要停车的时候，我看到两片白云正从地心处渐渐升腾，那种景象蔚为壮观。但在火车上，我所见到的仅此而已。当火车到站时，我终于有幸听到那激流四溅的声音，甚至感觉到脚下的大地都在颤动。