Mississippi
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents A Long Journey.
目录 A长途旅行.
4 The Upper River.
4,上河口.
6 The Lower River.
6"下河报".
11 The Mighty Mississippi.
11 威猛的密西西比州。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 GULF OF MEXICO Lake Itasca Upper Mississippi River Lower Mississippi River The Mighty Mississippi Minnesota Wisconsin Minneapolis St.
16 GULF of MEXICO Lake Itasca上密西西比河下游 密西西比州 明尼阿波利斯圣密西西比州
Louis Memphis New Orleans Iowa Illinois Missouri Kentucky Tennessee Arkansas Louisiana River states United States Canada Mexico A Long Journey Rain falls on Lake Itasca.
路易斯·孟菲斯 新奥尔良 爱荷华州 伊利诺伊州 密苏里州 肯塔基州 田纳西州 阿肯色州 路易斯安那州 路易斯安那州 美国 加拿大 墨西哥 A长 出行相雨倒于伊塔斯卡湖.
It mixes into the clear waters of a river so small that a child could wade across it.
它混入一条小河的清澈水域 以至于一个孩子可以穿过它
So begins the mighty Mississippi River.
因此,开始强大的密西西比河。
Rain falls on Minnesota’s Lake Itasca—and the start of the Mississippi River.
雨落在明尼苏达州的伊塔斯卡湖上,
Over the next three months, the water will take a 2,350-mile (3,781 km) journey through ten U.
在接下来的三个月里,水会需要2,350-英里(3,781公里)的航程穿过10 U.
S.
师曰.
states.
各州。
At last, it will reach the Gulf of Mexico.
最终将到达墨西哥湾.
The Mississippi Watershed GULF OF MEXICO Lake Itasca Mississippi River Mississippi River Missouri River Ohio River UNITED STATES A watershed is the area that drains into a river or lake.
墨西哥密西西比河流域湾 伊塔斯卡·密西西比河 密苏里河 俄亥俄河 美国 分水岭是排入河流或湖泊的区域.
The Mississippi River watershed is huge!
密西西比河流域很大!
It’s the fourth largest in the world.
这是世界第四大。
Many other rivers flow into the Mississippi.
许多其他河流也流入了密西西比河.
One of them— the Missouri—is even longer than the Mississippi!
其中之一——密苏里人——比密西西比人还要长!
The Upper River At first, the river flows through dozens of locks and dams.
上河区 起先,河道流经数十个闸坝.
Together, they make it safe for boats to travel.
他们一起让船只安全出行
They hold back water so boats don’t hit the river bottom.
他们挡住水,
This Minnesota lock (left) can raise or lower boats.
这个明尼苏达州锁(左)可以升起或降低船只.
Then they can pass around the dam (right) and continue their trip along the Mississippi.
然后他们可以绕过大坝(右)并沿着密西西比河继续出行.
Boats on this part of the river carry corn and soybeans south.
这条河上的船只向南运送了玉米和大豆.
Much of this food is shipped around the world.
这些食物大部分是在世界各地运送的。
Ground corn pours onto a barge in Iowa.
地上玉米倒入爱荷华州的一艘驳船.
A barge is a large boat with a flat bottom that carries goods.
驳船是一艘有平底船载货的大船.
Compared to semi trucks, barges are a great way to carry a big load!
相较于半卡车,驳船是承载大载的好方法!
Source: U.
资料来源:U。
S.
师曰.
Army Corps of Engineers 1 Barge = 15 Train Cars = 58 Trucks Barges More than fifty kinds of mammals live along the upper river.
陆军工兵部队 1辆巴赫=15辆火车车 58辆巴赫 上河沿岸有50多种哺乳动物.
River otters love to play here.
河水獭喜欢在这里玩
Oldies but Goodies At least 260 kinds of fish live in the Mississippi River.
古老的,但是古德的 密西西比河有至少260种鱼类.
One kind is the pallid sturgeon, one of the oldest fish on Earth.
一种是平滑的鱼,是地球上最古老的鱼类之一。
It has hardly changed in 70 million years.
在7000万年中几乎没有改变。
Farther down, a big, muddy river comes in from the west.
更远地下,有一条大而泥地的河流从西入.
It mixes with the clear waters of the Mississippi.
它与密西西比河的清澈水域相混合.
The river grows brown and wide.
河流长出棕色而宽.
Eight miles (13 km) north of the St.
圣道以北八里(13公里).
Louis Arch (right), the Missouri River joins the Mississippi (above).
路易·阿奇 (右),密苏里河会合密西西比河(上).
Mississippi River Missouri River For the next 190 miles (306 km), the river runs through areas with many wild animals.
密苏里河 在接下来的190英里(306公里)内,河道流经有众多野生动物的地区.
Bald eagles nest in the tall trees.
秃鹰在高高的树上筑巢.
They eat the fish that swim in the river.
他们吃在河中游泳的鱼。
The Lower River Another big river joins the Mississippi from the east.
下河又一大河从东入密西西比.
The river grows deep and even wider.
河道深而更宽.
In many spots, it stretches 1.
在许多斑点,它能伸展出一分.
5 miles (2.
5英里(2.
4 km) across.
4公里)横穿.
Where the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers meet, they create three state borders.
密西西比河和俄亥俄河汇合的地方,他们创造了三个州的边界.
Mississippi River Ohio River Kentucky Missouri Illinois With so much water, the Mississippi is famous for its floods.
密西西比河 俄亥俄河 肯塔基河 密苏里州 伊利诺伊州 以如此多的水,密西西比河以洪水而出名.
They can cause a lot of damage, but they’re not all bad.
但并非都是坏事。
Along the river’s banks, the floods leave behind rich soil for farming.
在河岸一带,洪水留下了丰富的土壤进行耕作。
A man rescues his cat after a 2012 flood in the area around New Orleans, Louisiana.
2012年路易斯安那州新奥尔良一带被洪水淹没后,一名男子将猫救出.
His home was flooded by 12 feet (4 m) of water.
他的家被12英尺(4米)的水淹没.
More cities rise up here, and the boats carry iron and steel, rubber, and wood.
更多的城市在这里兴起,这些船载着钢铁,橡胶和木材.
They carry farm crops such as cotton from the area, too.
他们也从该地区运出棉花等农作物.
Some things move north, back up the river, and some move farther south.
有些东西向北移动,在河上后退,有些则向更南移动.
New Orleans, Louisiana Several types of turtles call this part of the river home.
新奥尔良,路易斯安那州 有好几种海龟称此地为"河回".
So do alligators!
鳄鱼也是!
An alligator rests on a floating log in Louisiana.
鳄鱼停在路易斯安那的浮木上
Swimming All Summer Even humans swim in the river sometimes.
整个夏天游泳 甚至人类有时也会在河中游泳.
In the summer of 2002, Slovenian long-distance swimmer Martin Strel swam the entire length of the river, from Minnesota to Louisiana, in sixty-eight days.
2002年夏天,斯洛文尼亚长途游泳运动员马丁·斯特雷尔(Martin Strel)以68天的时间游出从明尼苏达到路易斯安那的整个河道.
The Mighty Mississippi Finally, the Mississippi flows into the Gulf of Mexico.
强大的密西西比州 最后,密西西比河流入墨西哥湾.
The rain that fell in Lake Itasca three months ago has reached the sea.
三个月前伊塔斯卡湖被降下的雨水已经到达了大海.
Someday, some of that water may return as rain to Lake Itasca.
有一天,一些水会回到伊塔斯卡湖
It may make the journey all over again.
它可能会再次踏上旅程
And again.
又复如来.
This image shows the Mississippi River from space.
这张照片从太空中展示了密西西比河.
Here, the river runs from the top left into the Gulf of Mexico at bottom left.
这里,河流从左上方向左下行入墨西哥湾.