Emirates
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Where Is It?
内容表在哪里?
4 People.
4个人。
6 Land.
6地.
8 History.
8 历史.
10 Landmarks.
10个地标.
12 Conclusion.
12 结论。
14 Glossary.
14 词汇表。
16 United Arab Emirates PERSIAN GULF (Arabian Gulf) SAUDI ARABIA OMAN QATAR OMAN IRAN GULF OF OMAN Abu Dhabi Dubai Sharjah Ajman Umm al Quwain Ras al Khaimah Al Fujairah UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ASIA AFRICA EUROPE Where Is It?
16. 阿拉伯联合酋长国 PERSIAN GULF 阿曼·阿布扎比·杜拜·沙杰·阿杰曼·乌姆·克瓦因·拉斯·海马赫·富贾伊拉
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a small country in the Middle East.
阿拉伯联合酋长国是中东的一个小国。
The Middle East is the area where Europe, Africa, and Asia meet.
中东是欧洲,非洲和亚洲相会的地区.
The UAE’s coast runs along a gulf that connects to the Indian Ocean.
阿联酋海岸沿连接印度洋的海湾而行。
The UAE is made up of seven Arab states.
阿联酋由七个阿拉伯国家组成.
The capital city is Abu Dhabi.
首都为阿布扎比.
The city is old.
城已旧.
Its history dates back to 3,000 bce.
其历史可追溯到3000bce.
Modern Abu Dhabi blends old customs with modern buildings.
现代阿布扎比将旧的风俗与现代建筑相融合.
Camels were used for hundreds of years to travel in the desert (top).
骆驼被用去数百年的时间去沙漠(顶部)出行.
In cities of the UAE, many cars travel on busy roads (bottom).
在阿联酋的城市,许多汽车在繁忙的道路上行驶(下行).
People Millions of people call the UAE home.
数百万人称阿联酋为家.
Most of the people who live there are from other countries.
住在那里的大多数人来自其他国家。
They came to work or to build new buildings.
他们来上班或建造新建筑。
The people of the UAE come from different Arab groups.
阿联酋人民来自不同的阿拉伯群体。
Those groups settled in the area long ago.
这些团体早就在该地区定居了。
Many people share customs and wear Arab clothing.
许多人分享风俗并穿阿拉伯服装.
Men and women wear scarves and cover their heads.
男女穿花巾并盖头.
They do this to respect their religion.
他们这样做是为了尊重他们的宗教。
A family poses for a picture.
一个家庭为一张相片。
Most of the people of the UAE also share the religion of Islam.
阿联酋大部分人也信奉伊斯兰教.
Arabic is the main language, but many people speak local languages.
阿拉伯语是主要语言,但许多人会说当地语言.
Most people live in cities and towns along the UAE coast.
大部分人居住在阿联酋沿岸的城镇.
Oil has made the country rich.
石油使国家富裕.
It has turned poor UAE villages into modern cities.
它把阿联酋的贫困村庄变成了现代城市.
People pray together in Dubai.
人们一起在迪拜祈祷.
Landforms of the United Arab Emirates PERSIAN GULF (Arabian Gulf) Hajar Mountains Musandam Peninsula Al Ain Oasis GULF OF OMAN Liwa Oasis Rub’ al K h a l i ( des e r t ) Almost all of the land in the UAE is desert.
阿拉伯联合酋长国 PERSIAN GULF (阿拉伯湾) 哈贾尔山脉 穆桑达姆半岛 Al Ain Oasis GULF OMAN Liwa 绿洲 Rub ' al Kh a i (des e r t) 阿联酋几乎所有土地都是沙漠.
Land On the coast, the UAE is hot.
土地 在海岸,阿联酋很热.
The country gets little rain.
国家得到的小雨。
In the east are the tall Hajar Mountains.
东部是高高的哈贾尔山脉.
A little rain falls in the mountains.
山上倒起一阵小雨.
Inland, the UAE is mostly made up of desert.
内陆,阿联酋多由沙漠所组成.
There it is even hotter.
那里更热了
In summer or winter, wind may carry dust and sand.
在夏季或冬季,风能携带出尘和沙.
The wind creates huge sand hills.
风会形成巨大的沙丘.
Only a few grasses and bushes grow in most parts of the desert.
在沙漠的大部分地区只有少数草地和灌木丛生长.
There is more water in an oasis.
绿洲里有更多的水
Plants and animals can live there.
动植物可以住在那里.
Dates, grain, mangoes, and other foods grow in an oasis.
枣,谷,芒果等食物生长于绿洲.
These spots also help animals live.
这些斑点也帮助了动物的生存.
Wild animals of the UAE (top) find water to drink in an oasis (bottom).
阿联酋的野生动物(上)在绿洲(下)找取出水来喝.
Gordon’s Wildcat Sand Fox Sand Gazelle History People have lived in the UAE for thousands of years.
戈登的"野猫沙狐""沙狐""加泽尔"历史 人们在阿联酋居住了上千年.
The area has always been important for trade.
该地区对贸易一直很重要。
In the 1800s, Great Britain took over the states to control trade.
1800年代,大不列颠占领了各州来控制贸易.
They traded for things such as tea and silk from Asia.
他们从亚洲买茶和丝绸等东西
Though trade passed through the states, most villages stayed poor for hundreds of years.
虽然贸易经过了各州,但大多数村庄都贫穷了数百年。
In 1958, people looking for oil found it in the Middle East.
1958年,人们在中东找取石油.
They quickly began drilling to get the oil.
他们很快开始钻井取出石油.
The British ruled the area for hundreds of years.
英国统治了这一地区数百年.
In 1968, the states decided to form one country.
1968年,各州决定组成一个国家.
When all seven states joined, the UAE was free from Britain.
当所有七个州加入时,阿联酋摆脱了英国.
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Every year on December 2, people celebrate their freedom in the UAE.
每年12月2日,人们都在阿联酋庆祝自由.
Fireworks are usually part of the celebration.
烟花通常是庆典的一部分.
Landmarks The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is one of the most beautiful UAE buildings.
地标"谢赫·扎耶德大清真寺"是阿联酋最美丽的建筑之一.
The mosque is important to the religion of Islam.
该清真寺对伊斯兰教很重要.
Islam teaches respect, peace, and love.
伊斯兰教教导尊重、和平与爱。
The Burj Khalifa in Dubai sets the record as the tallest building in the world.
迪拜的"Burj Khalifa"创下世界最高建筑纪录.
It stands for everything that is possible in Dubai.
它代表了迪拜的一切可能。
The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (left) is the biggest mosque in the UAE.
谢赫·扎耶德大清真寺(左翼)是阿联酋最大的清真寺.
A building called the Burj Khalifa (right) has 163 floors.
一座叫"Burj Khalifa"(右)的建筑有163层.
Another landmark in Dubai is Palm Jumeirah.
迪拜的另一个地标是棕榈朱梅拉赫.
It is one of the world’s largest man-made islands.
它是世界上最大的人造岛屿之一。
From above, it looks like a palm tree.
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Visitors to the UAE can enjoy an indoor amusement park (top) and ski hill (left).
阿联酋的游客可以享受室内游乐公园(顶部)和滑雪山(左侧).
The Palm Jumeirah island (bottom) has more than four thousand places for people to stay.
棕榈朱梅拉岛(下方)有四千多处可供人们居住.
Conclusion The United Arab Emirates is a new country in an old part of the world.
结论 阿拉伯联合酋长国是世界上一个旧地段的一个新国家。
Mosques and clothing show its customs.
清真寺和衣物显示出其风俗.
Modern buildings look to tomorrow.
现代建筑面向明天.
The UAE will continue to grow and change.
阿联酋将继续增长和变革.
Old mosques and tall buildings tell a story of the UAE.
老清真寺和高楼讲述了阿联酋的故事.
The UAE people hold onto the past and look to the future.
阿联酋人民坚持过去,展望未来.
United Arab Emirates Source: CIA World Factbook (2016) Population: 5,927,482 Land: 83,600 sq km (32,278 sq.
资料来源:中央情报局世界概况(2016年),人口:5 927 482人,土地:83 600平方公里(32 278平方公里)。
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