VOA慢速英语:Mesa Verde National Park: Protecting the Culture of Ancient Native Americans

be covered with被……所覆盖
例句：The single window is covered with white paper. 
 唯一的窗户是用白纸糊的。

2.A number of other people had seen and taken pictures of some of the cliff dwellings earlier.

take pictures 拍照 =take photos
例句：May I take pictures here? 
 我可以在这里照相吗？

The ruins in Colorado had been home to the ancestors of the present day members of the Pueblo tribes. 

be home to 是…的所在地，是…的故乡
例句：Xi’an is home to film makers, Internet explorers, business people of every description. 
 西安现在是电影制作人、网络族和各种工商人士的家乡。

3. He traveled on foot and on horseback.

on horseback 骑马，骑在马背上
例句：The crowds were dispersed by policemen on horseback. 
 人群被骑着马的警察所驱散。

Finally, on June twenty-ninth, nineteen-oh-six, President Theodore Roosevelt signed a bill creating Mesa Verde National Park.

sign a bill 签字，签订，签署
例句：The governors are expected to sign a bill that would lift the current ban on tickets scalping at internet ticket sales.
政府将要签署一项议案解除当前网上倒卖门票的禁令。

4. Today, from a distance, Mesa Verde appears as it did centuries ago.

from a distance 从远处
例句：From a distance we could see her smiling and waving her hand. 
 从远处我们可以看到她微笑着挥手。

in the distance 在远处，在很远的地方
例句：The noise of the car died away in the distance. 
 汽车的声音消失在远方. 

5. Mesa Verde is recognized as a special place.

be recognized as 被认为是…
例句：The U-tube method is recognized as a standard for industrial routine estimations. 
 U形管方法被公认为日常工业鉴定的标准方法。