52 (D-79) Delicate Arch

52 (D-79) Delicate Arch is the most widely-recognized landmark in Arches National Park and is depicted on Utah license plates and on a postage stamp commemorating Utah's centennial anniversary of statehood in 1996. It is 16 meters tall.

The Olympic torch relay for the 2002 Winter Olympics passed through the arch.

Because of its distinctive shape, the arch was known as "the Chaps" and "the Schoolmarm's Bloomers" by local cowboys.

Jane

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VOCABULARY:

--landmark = "un point de repère"; a monument

--depict = represent

--license plates = "plaques d'immatriculation"

--The Chaps? The Schoolmarm's Bloomers? Your job! Can you find the meaning of these nicknames for Delicate Arch? Look at the photo of Delicate Arch, think about cowboys and then go to the dictionary.

http://dictionnaire.reverso.net/anglais-francais/

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"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." An American proverb. (Originally a maxim used to encourage American schoolchildren to do their homework. American educator Thomas H. Palmer (1782-1861) wrote in his 'Teacher's Manual': 'Tis a lesson you should heed, try, try again. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.')