The Subarctic
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Introducing 60 Degrees North.
北纬60度介绍目录。
4 Subarctic Safari.
4 潜行萨法里.
5 Anchorage, Alaska.
5 安克雷奇,阿拉斯加。
6 Oslo, Norway.
6 挪威奥斯陆。
8 Helsinki, Finland.
8 芬兰赫尔辛基。
10 St.
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Petersburg, Russia.
俄罗斯彼得堡.
11 The Same Trip in Winter.
11 冬同出行.
12 Summing Up Your Trip.
12 总结你的行走。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Index.
16 指数。
16 Introducing 60 Degrees North Welcome aboard for a flight around the world at 60 degrees north latitude.
16 引进60度北航 欢迎登上北纬60度环球飞行
We’ll be traveling over the subarctic region, the area south of the Arctic Circle.
北极圈以南地区。
The subarctic is known for its long, cold winters and its short, cool summers.
亚北极以长而寒的冬季和短而凉爽的夏季而出名.
Unlike our previous trips, this trip won’t include a visit to the same latitude line in the Southern Hemisphere.
与我们之前的旅行不同,这次旅行不会包括访问南半球同一纬度线。
That’s because at 60 degrees south latitude, there are no airports—because there is no land!
因为南纬60度没有机场,
EUROPE AFRICA SOUTH AMERICA NORTH AMERICA ASIA AUSTRALIA Equator Anchorage, Alaska St.
南-澳大利亚 赤道安克雷奇,阿拉斯加圣地.
Petersburg, Russia 60° 60° NORTH LATITUDE ARCTIC CIRCLE SOUTH LATITUDE Oslo, Norway Helsinki, Finland ANTARCTICA At 60 degrees north latitude, the summers are short, and the winters are cold.
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Can you find where the labeled locations are mentioned in this book?
你能找到本书中提到的标签位置吗?
Girls try out new winter boots at a boot factory near St.
女孩们在圣塔附近的一家靴子工厂试出新的冬季靴子.
Petersburg, Russia.
俄罗斯彼得堡.
Subarctic Safari Mountains in the subarctic sometimes contain glaciers—giant sheets of ice that have built up over hundreds or thousands of years.
地下的萨法里山脉有时会包含冰川, 冰层是数百年或数千年积聚起来的。
The subarctic is home to animals such as bears, wolves, caribou, and moose.
亚北极是熊,狼,驯鹿等动物的栖息地,并有麋鹿.
The inland areas of continents at 60 degrees north are often covered with huge evergreen forests known as taiga (TIE-guh).
地处北纬60度的大陆内陆地区常被被巨大的常绿森林所覆盖,被取名"Taiga"(TIE-guh).
The trees in these forests must withstand temperatures as low as –40˚ F (–40˚ C) in the winter.
这些森林中的树木在冬季必须承受低至-40-F (-40-C)的温度。
But our trip will take place in June—summertime in the Northern Hemisphere—when temperatures are warm, and daylight is plentiful.
但是,我们的旅行将在六月——北半球的夏季——进行,届时温度是温暖的,而日光是丰满的。
Anchorage, Alaska We start in Anchorage, Alaska (61 degrees north latitude), just in time for the Summer Solstice Festival on June 21.
阿拉斯加安克雷奇 我们从阿拉斯加的安克雷奇开始(北纬61度),正好赶上了6月21日的夏季溶液节.
The summer solstice is the longest day of the year.
夏至是一年中最长的一天.
On that day each year, Anchorage gets about nineteen hours of daylight.
每年的那一天,Anchorage大约得到19个小时的日光.
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
The Arctic Circle is an imaginary circle around Earth at about 67 degrees north latitude.
北极圈是环绕地球的一个想象中的圆圈,位于北纬约67度.
The Arctic Circle marks the southernmost boundary of the area where the Sun doesn’t set at all on the summer solstice.
北极圈是太阳完全不在夏令时的地区最南端的边界。
Anchorage is the northernmost ma jor city in the United States.
Anchorage是美国最北端的ma jor城市.
Mendenhall Glacier is one of southeast Alaska’s most popular tourist attractions.
门登霍尔冰川是阿拉斯加东南部最受欢迎的旅游景点之一.
Anchorage is located on Cook Inlet, a narrow channel on the Gulf of Alaska.
Anchorage位于Cook Inlet上,是阿拉斯加湾上一条狭窄的航道.
Because it’s near water, Anchorage has a milder climate than other places farther inland.
安克雷奇的气候比内陆其他地方温和。
Large bodies of water keep places warmer in winter and cooler in summer.
大型水体在冬季会保暖,夏季会更冷.
High temperatures in Anchorage average 65 degrees Fahrenheit in summer and 20 degrees in winter.
安克雷奇夏季平均气温为65华氏度,冬季为20华氏度.
Friends advise you not to miss the Goldpanners’ baseball game in Fairbanks, a city 360 miles to the north.
朋友们建议不要错过Goldpanners在Fairbanks的棒球赛,
The game is played late at night without artificial lights at the Midnight Sun Festival!
游戏在午夜太阳节没有人工灯的情况下深夜播放!
Oslo, Norway Flying east to northern Europe, we land in Oslo, Norway, on an inlet on the North Sea.
挪威奥斯陆 向东飞到北欧,我们降落在挪威奥斯陆,在北海的一个入口上。
A warm ocean current, the North Atlantic Drift, keeps temperatures in the city fairly mild for its latitude at 60 degrees north.
暖洋流 -- -- 北大西洋漂流 -- -- 使城市温度在北纬60度保持相当温和。
Temperatures can reach 70 degrees Fahrenheit in summer and the mid-20s in winter.
夏季可达70华氏度,冬季可达20年代中期.
Artificial lights are never used at this annual baseball game, even though play starts at 1 0:30 pm and often lasts until 2:00 am.
本届年度棒球比赛中从未使用人造灯,尽管比赛从晚上10:30开始并经常持续到凌晨2:00.
Boats and ships lie at anchor at the harbor in Oslo, Norway.
船和船停泊在挪威奥斯陆港口。
A visit to Oslo wouldn’t be complete without a visit to the Viking Ship Museum.
若不前往维京船博物馆,
Vikings were seafaring people who lived in this region about 1,000 years ago.
维京人是航海者 他们生活在这个地区大约1000年前。
With sturdy ships and good sailing skills, they traveled throughout coastal Europe, Iceland, and Greenland, even reaching North America.
以坚固的舰只和良好的出航技巧,他们穿越了沿海欧洲,冰岛和格陵兰,甚至到达了北美.
Helsinki, Finland You arrive in Helsinki at 60 degrees north latitude just in time for Nightless Night, when bonfires are set to mark the summer solstice.
芬兰赫尔辛基 你到达赫尔辛基北纬60度,正好赶上了无夜之夜, 那时的篝火将标志着夏天的到来。
Since the Sun doesn’t set until almost 11:00 pm, you have plenty of time to tour the sea fortress called Suomenlinna before it gets dark.
因为太阳要到晚上11点,
The fortress was built by Sweden in the 1700s to guard access to the Baltic Sea.
该要塞由瑞典于1700年代建造,以守卫波罗的海的出入口.
It was later conquered by Russia, Finland’s neighbor.
它后来被芬兰的邻国俄罗斯所征服.
Today, the fortress is again part of Finland.
今天,要塞再次成为芬兰的一部分.
As you tour its grounds, you can see old cannons and learn about its history.
在巡视其地时,可以看到老炮台并了解其历史.
Afterward, you visit several outdoor cafes to enjoy the mild summer weather.
之后,你参观了多家户外咖啡馆,享受温和的夏季天气.
Children in Oslo, Norway, celebrate Constitution Day by wearing traditional clothing and carrying flags.
挪威奥斯陆的儿童以穿着传统服装和手持旗帜来庆祝宪法日.
This Viking ship was found in a large burial mound in Norway.
这艘维京船被发现于挪威的一座大型掩埋地.
The sea fortress of Suomenlinna is built across six islands.
苏门林纳的出海要塞由6个岛屿相接而起.
St.
圣会.
Petersburg, Russia We fly east to St.
俄罗斯彼得堡 我们向东飞去圣塔
Petersburg, a city of natural and human-made canals.
彼得堡是一座由自然和人造运河组成的城市.
It was founded by Peter the Great, a Russian czar, or ruler, in the 1700s.
它由俄国沙皇彼得大帝于1700年代所建立,或称统治者.
The land that spans the banks of the Neva River and Finsky Bay was originally swampy, but Peter the Great changed all that.
横跨涅瓦河和芬斯基湾两岸的土地原本是沼泽地,但彼得大帝改变了这一切.
He had canals built and the swampy areas filled in with soil.
他建了运河 沼泽地充满了土壤
In June, people celebrate White Nights by taking all- night walks along the city’s canals and many drawbridges.
在6月,人们庆祝"白夜",他们全夜走在城市的运河和许多取水桥上.
The Same Trip in Winter If you were to travel to these same cities on the winter solstice (December 21 in the Northern Hemisphere), you would experience very different conditions.
冬季的同样旅程 如果你在冬至(北半球的12月21日)前往这些城市,你会经历非常不同的条件。
The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year.
冬至是一年中最短的一天.
At that time of year, places along this latitude get only about five hours of daylight per day, and it’s dark and cold.
每年的这个时候,纬度一带的地区每天只有5小时的日光,而且天色又黑又冷.
High temperatures in coastal cities are in the 20s (Fahrenheit).
沿海城市的高温在20年代(华为).
St.
圣会.
Petersburg is sometimes called the “Venice of the North” because of its many beautiful canals.
彼得堡因其众多美丽的运河而有时被称作"北方的威尼斯".
Because they are all near large bodies of water, the four cities you visited are still much warmer in winter than towns located farther inland.
由于它们都靠近大水体,你所访问的四个城市在冬季仍然比更内陆的城镇温暖得多。
Away from the coasts, winter high temperatures average only about 5 degrees Fahrenheit at this latitude.
远离海岸,冬季高温平均在这个纬度只有5华氏度左右.
Winters are so long and cold that, in some places, the ground never completely thaws during the short summers, resulting in permafrost.
冬季漫长而寒冷,在一些地方,地表在短夏期间从未完全融化,导致永久冻土.
Permafrost makes construction of roads and buildings very difficult.
永久冻土使得道路和建筑物的建造非常困难.
One nice thing about visiting the subarctic region during the winter months is that you can sometimes see the aurora borealis, or northern lights.
在冬季几个月里访问亚北极地区的一件好事是 你有时可以看到北极地或北极光
These natural displays of light in the evening skies are caused by powerful electrical discharges high in the atmosphere.
这些光线在晚间天空的自然显示是大气中高强度放电造成的。
In southern latitudes, this display is known as the aurora australis.
在南纬地区,这种展示被称为"极地"(Aurora australis).
The northern lights brighten the night sky.
北方灯明夜空.
This telephone pole is tilting because the permafrost beneath it is melting.
这个电话杆倾斜是因为它下面的永久冻土正在融化.
Summing Up Your Trip I hope you enjoyed our summer trip to 60 degrees north latitude.
总结你的旅程 我希望你喜欢我们到北纬60度的夏季旅行
The temperatures were warm, and the days were long.
气温很暖和 日子很长
That’s because the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun during summer, which extends the time between sunrise and sunset.
北半球在夏季向太阳倾斜,
The four countries you visited on this trip have very different cultures.
你这次出访的四个国家有着非常不同的文化.
But in each location, people celebrate the summer solstice, the day of the year with the most sunlight.
但在每个地点,人们都以最阳光庆祝夏季的太阳,即一年中的一天.
Glossary aurora the northern lights, caused borealis (n.)
北部灯光的光谱极光,引起北风(n.
by charged particles being pulled into Earth’s atmosphere by Earth’s magnetic field (p.
电荷粒子被地球磁场拉入地球大气层(p.
14) canals (n.)
14)运河 (n.
waterways dug across land that are used for transportation or irrigation (p.
跨越土地开挖用于运输或灌溉的水道(p.
11) hemisphere half of the Earth, divided north and (n.)
11) 地球半个半球,分北和(n.
south by the equator or east and west through the poles (p.
由赤道向南或向东和向西穿过柱子(p.
4) inlet (n.)
4) 输入 (n.
a narrow strip of water that leads from a body of water into land (p.
狭长的水带从一水体引入地(p.
7) latitude (n.)
7) 纬度(n.
distance in degrees north or south of the equator (p.
以赤道以北或以南(p.
4) solstice (n.)
4）至日（名词）
either of the two times of the year when the Sun is farthest from the equator (p.
在太阳离赤道最远的一年中两次(p.
6) Index Anchorage, Alaska, 6–7 Arctic Circle, 4 aurora australis, 14 aurora borealis, 14 Baltic Sea, 10 Cook Inlet, 7 Finsky Bay, 11 Goldpanners, 7 Gulf of Alaska, 7 Helsinki, Finland, 10 Midnight Sun Festival, 7 Neva River, 11 Oslo, Norway, 8 permafrost, 13 Peter the Great, 11 St.
6) Index Anchorage,阿拉斯加, 6–7北极圈, 4 aurora australis, 14 aurora Boralis, 14波罗的海, 10 Cook Inlet, 7 Finsky Bay, 11 Goldpanners, 7阿拉斯加湾, 7赫尔辛基, 芬兰, 10 Midnight Sun Festival, 7 Neva River, 11奥斯陆, 挪威, 8 permafrost, 13 Peter the Great, 11 St.
Petersburg, Russia, 11 subarctic, 4 taiga, 5 summer solstice, 6, 15 Vikings, 9 winter solstice, 12 Native people and visitors enjoy a blanket toss in Kotzebue, Alaska.
俄罗斯彼得堡 11个亚北极 4个塔伊加 5个夏季 solstice 6个 15个维京人 9个冬季solstice 12个原住民和游客 在阿拉斯加的科泽布 欢快地被毯子砸倒