Camera Raw Color Distortion?

I'm new to Photoshop. Currently, Im learning Photoshop through Adobe Photoshop CS6 Classroom in a Book. I found out that the camera raw plug-in seems weird.
This is the original photo.
When I opened it in Camera Raw, the color of the photo distorted. ( I didn't do anything on it yet. )
Is it caused by software problems? Or did I accidentally tick something in the Setting/Preferences?
Thanks for every helps.

Thanks Guys,
Conroy's answer solved my problem.
By the way, i found this small icon at the top-right of the photo in Mini-Bridge. What does it mean? It seems to open the photo automatically in ACR.

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Just typing this message took me longer than it should have, because of this bogus forum software.
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