Egypt
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Where Is It?
它在哪里? 它在吗?
Egypt is a country in North Africa.
埃及是北非的一个国家.
The Mediterranean (MEH-duh-tuh- RAY-nee-uhn) Sea is to the north.
地中海 海为北.
The Red Sea is to the east.
红海为东.
Other countries are to the west and south.
其他国家是西面和南面。
The capital city of Egypt is Cairo (KEYE-roh).
埃及首都为开罗 (KEYE-roh).
It is also one of the largest cities in Africa.
它也是非洲最大的城市之一.
More than eleven million people live there.
当地有1100多万人。
People More than eighty-six million people live in Egypt.
超过8600万人生活在埃及.
Most of them speak Arabic.
他们大多会说阿拉伯语.
Many people live in farming towns along the Nile River.
许多人居住在尼罗河沿岸的农业城镇.
Some farmers in Egypt grow cotton along the Nile.
埃及的一些农民沿尼罗河种植棉花.
The cotton is used to make clothes.
取出棉来作衣.
Farmers also grow rice, wheat, and other foods.
农民还种植大米,小麦等粮食.
Land The desert stretches across all of Egypt.
土地 沙漠遍及整个埃及.
The Nile River runs through the east.
尼罗河流经东部.
It is the longest river in the world.
这是世界上最长的河流
The Nile ends at the Mediterranean Sea.
尼罗河以地中海为终点.
The land where the Nile ends is the Nile Delta.
尼罗河结束地为尼罗河三角洲.
Egypt also has mountains.
埃及也有高山.
Tall mountains rise in the east.
高山起于东.
Low mountains rise in the west.
西起低山.
Animals Many animals live in Egypt.
许多动物生活在埃及.
Foxes, lizards, and other animals live in the desert.
狐狸,蜥蜴等动物生活在沙漠中.
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Some people use camels to travel from place to place.
一些人会用骆驼从一地出行.
History Egypt is very old.
历史 埃及非常古老.
Long ago, kings called pharaohs (FEHR-ohz) ruled the land.
很久以前,国王称法老为"法老"(FEHR-ohz)统治了这片土地.
People believed the pharaohs were gods.
人们相信法老是神.
The pharaohs had huge pyramids (PIHR-uh-midz) built.
法老们建有巨大的金字塔(PIHR-uh-midz).
These pyramids are tombs for the pharaohs.
这些金字塔是法老们的坟墓.
Gold treasures were placed in the tombs.
金宝被放入墓中.
Some of these treasures are in museums now.
其中一些宝藏现在在博物馆里.
Conclusion Egypt is an amazing country.
埃及是一个了不起的国家。
It is also a very old country.
它也是一个非常古老的国家。
Egypt has many important things to learn about.
埃及有许多重要的事情要学习。