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“Leaf-peepers” are tourists who visit the countryside in the northeastern United States each autumn. “Peeper” means looker, someone who looks.

“赏叶者”是指每年秋天到美国东北部乡村游览的游客。 “Peeper”的意思是观看者、观看的人。

The leaf-peepers travel to see the seasonal changes to the trees. Their leaves turn color from green to deep red, bright yellow and rich orange before finally falling to the ground.

观叶者四处旅行是为了观察树木的季节变化。 它们的叶子颜色从绿色变成深红色、亮黄色和深橙色，最后落在地上。

Many leaf-peepers head to Vermont. They like to take photos of the trees, the hills, old farm buildings and houses in the state.

许多赏叶者前往佛蒙特州。 他们喜欢拍摄该州的树木、山丘、古老的农场建筑和房屋。

They often stop their vehicles on the side of the road to take pictures. The visitors are good for the local economy because they spend money on hotels, restaurants and other business.

他们经常把车停在路边拍照。 游客对当地经济有好处，因为他们把钱花在酒店、餐馆和其他生意上。

But, the flood of tourists can also cause problems in small, usually quiet country towns. They create too much vehicle traffic, pollution and other trouble.

但是，大量游客也会给通常安静的乡村小镇带来问题。 它们造成了太多的车辆交通、污染和其他麻烦。

One small town has taken surprising action to deal with the leaf-peepers. Pomfret, Vermont has closed roads to non-residents through the middle of October. Pomfret officials said the restrictions were carried out in reaction to what they called “poorly behaved tourists.”

一个小镇采取了令人惊讶的行动来对付偷叶者。 佛蒙特州庞弗雷特已对非居民关闭道路直至十月中旬。 庞弗雷特官员表示，实施这些限制是为了应对他们所谓的“行为不端的游客”。

Visitors often seek out Sleepy Hollow Farm in Promfret. They like to take pictures there. Police now are guarding the road from all but locals.

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