the Painted Desert
/ðə ˌpeɪntɪd ˈdezət/
/ðə ˌpeɪntɪd ˈdezərt/
- a beautiful region in the northern part of the US state of Arizona, near the Petrified Forest. It is a tourist attraction east of the Little Colorado River and is about 150 miles/240 kilometres long. It is a high, flat area covered with red, purple, grey and brown rocks whose colours change slightly through the day.
彩绘沙漠:美国亚利桑那州北部一个美丽的地区,靠近石化森林。它是小科罗拉多河以东的一个旅游胜地,长约150英里/ 240公里。这是一个高平整的区域,覆盖着红色,紫色,灰色和棕色的岩石,其颜色在一天中会略有变化。