get my first proper look atthe lake 第一次好好看看这个湖

　　Ok, I'm about to get my first proper look at the lake.我就要第一次好好看看这个湖了。

　　is absolutely stunning 真是令人惊叹

　　I do want to say that the salt lake is absolutely stunning.我想说盐湖真是令人惊叹。

　　 postcards shots明信片照片

　　hard to come by很难找到

　　But postcards shots of the peaceful water like this are pretty hard to come by.像这样平静的水的明信片照片是很难看到的。

　　western tourists西方游客

　　You won't see many western tourists here.你在这里看不到很多西方游客。

　　 is extremely popular with Chinese people非常受中国人的欢迎

　　But the lake is extremely popular with Chinese people, coming here in their thousands every single day.

　　但是这个湖非常受中国人的欢迎，每天都有成千上万的人来这里。

　　no avoiding the massive crowds 无法避开拥挤的人群

　　And with our train arriving at about midday, there was no avoiding the massive crowds.我们的火车大约中午到达，无法避开拥挤的人群。

　　walk around the lake 绕着湖走

　　You can either walk around the lake or take the train that goes east right down the middle of it.你可以绕着湖走，也可以坐火车从湖中间穿过。

　　walk up走过去

　　We decide to walk up and take the train back.我们决定走过去，然后坐火车回来。

　　was originally used for mining salt 最初是用来开采盐的

　　The train was originally used for mining salt, but the only thing it mines now is the tourist dollar火车最初是用来开采盐的，但现在它开采的唯一东西就是游客的钱。

　　go in bare foot 光着脚进去

　　So it may have been a mistake to go in bare foot, because my 

　　feet are cut up.所以光着脚进去可能是个错误，因为我的脚被割破了

　　sharp 锋利

　　The salt is so sharp.The salt in the lake is actually pretty cold, so after you spend a whole walking around, it can really start to hurt your feet.盐太锋利了。湖里的盐温度低，所以在你走了一圈之后，它真的会伤害你的脚。