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一只隼无声地在亚利桑那州东北部的高天滑过,它的影子掠过300多米高的陡峭谷壁,掠过兀立的砂岩石柱和孤峰,也掠过谷底的沙地、仙人掌灌丛和清浅的溪流。这里就是雄浑壮丽的谢伊峡谷。它如同深陷地表之下的世外桃源,封闭而孤立,但它并不是人迹罕至之地。人类在此居住的历史可以一直追溯到4000多年前,多个美洲原住民部族来了又离开,留下众多质朴粗犷的岩画和建筑遗迹,西班牙、墨西哥和美国
A falcon slipped silently through the high skies of northeastern Arizona, passing shadows of steep valleys over 300 meters high past the upright sandstone pillars and lone peaks, over the valley floor, cacti shrubs and clear Shallow streams. Here is the majestic Sheikh Gorge. It is as closed and isolated as a deep hideaway beneath the surface, but it is not an inaccessible land. The history of human beings living here can be traced back to more than 4,000 years ago, when many Native American tribes came and departed, leaving many rustic and rugged petroglyphs and architectural monuments, Spain, Mexico and the United States