这条河有点感激我们  
The River thanks us, a little   

科罗纳多CORONADO

剧本是最重要的,而不是统计数据,所以原谅我们没有每年更新这些信息。以2001年为例,当时有超过22,000人在科罗拉多河上漂流,包括穿越大峡谷国家公园,他们人均花费1000美元。导游感你们,汽车旅馆感谢你们,等等。事实上,河流沿岸的景点占据了该州25%的客流量,约占亚利桑那州生产总值的3%。(数据由亚利桑那州旅游局、亚利桑那州指南和环境管理杂志提供。)
The play’s the thing, not statistics, so forgive us for not updating such info each and every year. So, take 2001 as a for instance, when over 22,000 people rafted the Colorado, including through Grand Canyon National Park, on average spending $1000 each. Your guide thanks you, your motel thanks you, etc etc. In fact, points along the river command 25% of visitation to the state, accounting for about 3% of total Arizona productivity. (Figures courtesy of the Arizona Office of Tourism, the Arizona Guide, and Journal of Environmental Management.

显然,对这条河的休闲娱乐占了一定的分量。
Clearly, recreational use of the River carries some weight.

奥拉AURA

尽管如此,目前的干旱和必须要吃喝的人口的持续涌入,向我们表明,现在,而不是以后,可能是时候在河上获取水流动能,在有待开发的米德湖建房屋船,或在格伦峡谷漂流。幸运的是,在河水消失后,古老的河岸还能长久保留,供游人观光。
Be that as it may, the current drought and continuing influx of population that must eat and drink suggests that now, rather than later, may be the time to catch a rapid on the River, a houseboat on half-baked/half-full Lake Mead, or a float through Glen Canyon. Mercifully, the old river banks will endure for sightseeing long after the water is gone.

科罗纳多和奥拉CORONADO & AURA

好好享用吧!
Enjoy!