Canada
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 Animals.
8动物.
10 History.
10历史.
12 Celebrations.
12个庆祝活动。
13 Conclusion.
13 结论。
14 Glossary.
14 词汇表。
16 ATLANTIC OCEAN PACIFIC OCEAN ARCTIC OCEAN CANADA GREENLAND (DENMARK) UNITED STATES Alaska (U.
16 南极洲加拿大绿地(丹麦) 美国阿拉斯加
S.)
S.) (中文(简体) ).
Hudson Bay St.
哈德逊湾圣地.
Lawrence River Great Lakes British Columbia New Brunswick Alberta Manitoba Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Ottawa H Calgary Nunavut Northwest Territories Yukon Newfoundland and Labrador Where Is It?
不列颠哥伦比亚省 新斯科舍省 爱德华王子岛 魁北克 萨斯喀彻温 渥太华 H Calgary Nunavut 西北地区 纽芬兰和拉布拉多 在哪里?
Canada is the largest and northernmost country in mainland North America.
加拿大是北美大陆最大和最北的国家.
The country is made up of ten provinces and three territories.
全国由十省三地组成.
Canada’s motto is “From sea to sea” because it stretches from the Pacific Ocean all the way to the Atlantic Ocean.
加拿大的口号是"从海到海",因为它从太平洋一直延伸到大西洋.
Most big countries have many neighbors, but Canada has only one—the United States.
但加拿大只有一个美国。
The government’s buildings are in Ottawa, the nation’s capital.
政府大楼位于首都渥太华.
Most government workers speak both French and English because the country has two main languages.
大多数政府工作人员同时讲法语和英语,因为该国有两种主要语言。
People speak other languages, such as Spanish and Chinese, in Canada, too.
加拿大人也会说其他语言,如西班牙语和汉语.
People there are from many different cultures.
那里的人来自许多不同的文化。
They enjoy different foods, wear different clothes, and pray in different ways.
他们享受不同的食物,穿不同的衣服,以不同的方式祈祷.
However, during the long, cold winter, Ottawans do something special together.
然而,在漫长而寒冷的冬天, 渥太华人一起做一些特别的事.
They go ice-skating on the world’s largest skating area, the Rideau Canal, or one of the 267 neighborhood rinks.
在世界上最大的花样滑冰区里多运河上滑冰,
A hilltop houses Canadian national government offices in Ottawa.
一座山顶上有加拿大政府驻渥太华办事处。
Ice Hockey Ice hockey is so Canadian that it was officially made a national sport.
冰球 冰球是如此的加拿大,所以它正式成为了全国性的运动.
The rules of the modern game were written by a Canadian.
现代游戏的规则由一位加拿大人所写.
The first modern games were played in Canada.
最早的现代游戏在加拿大上演.
The sport soon spread to the United States, but most of the players in both countries are Canadian.
运动很快蔓延到美国,但两国的球员大多是加拿大人.
People Canadian Native peoples belong to three groups.
加拿大人民 土著人民属于三个群体。
The Métis (may-TEE) are mostly from the plains, Inuit live in the far north, and First Nations live all across the country.
梅蒂斯人(may-TEE)多出自平原,因努伊特人居住在遥远的北部,原住民遍布全国.
Many people have families who came from France or England long ago.
许多人的家庭早就来自法国或英国.
They were the first people from Europe to come and stay in large numbers.
他们是最早从欧洲来的人 并留下大量。
Germans, Ukrainians, Italians, and others followed.
德国人,乌克兰人,意大利人等纷纷追随.
Then people from China, India, other countries in Asia, and the Middle East began to come.
后来从中国,印度,亚洲其他国家,和中东来的人也开始来.
Today, people from nearly everywhere live in Canada.
今天,几乎来自各地的人生活在加拿大。
One in five Canadians were born in another country.
五分之一的加拿大人出生在另一个国家。
Many people say this makes the nation stronger.
许多人说这让国家更加强大.
Nine out of ten Canadians live within 160 kilometers (100 mi.)
10个加拿大人中有9个生活在160公里(100米)以内.
of the United States border.
美国边境
Most people live in large cities where many work in hotels, banks, or schools.
大部分人生活在大城市,许多人在酒店,银行或学校工作.
There are jobs in factories, too.
工厂里也有工作
In some areas of the country, people drill for oil or mine copper or gold.
在国内一些地区,人们钻取石油或矿铜或黄金.
Others farm the land or cut trees from the forests.
其他人耕种土地或从森林砍伐树木。
Many Canadian goods are sold around the world, but most are traded across the border with the United States.
许多加拿大商品在世界各地发售,但大多数商品是与美国跨境交易.
A farmer pours corn seed to plant on his farm in Ontario (right).
一个农民倒出玉米种子来在安大略的农场上种植(右).
Shoppers buy garlic at a farmers’ market in Canada (below).
购物者在加拿大的农民市场购买大蒜(以下)。
ATLANTIC OCEAN PACIFIC OCEAN ARCTIC OCEAN CANADA GREENLAND (DENMARK) UNITED STATES Alaska (U.
加拿大(丹麦) 美国阿拉斯加
S.)
S.) (中文(简体) ).
Hudson Bay St.
哈德逊湾圣地.
Lawrence River Great Lakes Ottawa H Rocky M ountains Baffin Island Regions of Canada Canadian Shield Interior Plains Arctic Region Great Lakes– St.
劳伦斯河 大湖地区 加拿大内陆盾牌区
Lawrence Lowlands Hudson Bay Lowlands Cordillera Appalachian Land Canada is divided into seven main regions.
劳伦斯·低地·哈德逊湾低地 Cordillera Appalachian Land Canada被分为七个主要地区.
In the west is the Cordillera region with tall mountain ranges.
西部是高山山脉的科迪勒拉地区.
The Rocky Mountains are the highest range, reaching 3,954 meters (13,000 ft.)
洛基山脉是最高的山脉,达到3,954米(13,000英尺).
Then the land drops and flattens out, with lots of grass in the south and many trees to the north.
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These areas are the vast interior plains.
这些地区是广阔的内地平原.
Next, going around Hudson Bay is the huge Canadian Shield.
接下来,绕出哈德逊湾就是巨大的加拿大盾.
Thousands of years ago, heavy glaciers slowly pushed across this land.
数千年前,重冰川 缓慢地穿过这片土地。
Niagara Falls In the Great Lakes–St.
大湖地区的尼亚加拉瀑布—圣.
Lawrence lowlands, water plunges down 57 meters (188 ft.)
劳伦斯地势低地,水位下降57米(188英尺).
at Niagara Falls.
在尼亚加拉瀑布。
The part of the falls in Canada— Horseshoe Falls—is 670 meters (2,200 ft.)
加拿大的瀑布地段-马蹄瀑布-为670米(2200英尺).
long, which is as long as six football fields end to end.
6个足球场结束
When the glaciers melted, rock piles were left, thousands of lakes formed, and endless forests grew.
冰川融化后,留下了岩石堆积,形成了上千个湖泊,并生长出无尽的森林.
The frozen Hudson Bay lowlands sit within this region.
冰冻的哈德逊湾低地坐落于这一地区.
The Great Lakes–St.
大湖地区-圣.
Lawrence lowlands, or “Canada’s heartland,” is in the south.
劳伦斯地势低地,
It is small but important—home to half of all Canadians and many of the country’s cities.
它规模不大,但对于所有加拿大人和该国许多城市来说却很重要。
Finally, there is the Appalachian region with its rolling, forested hills dotted by farms and edged with rocky shores.
最后,还有阿巴拉契亚地区,其滚动的林地丘陵被农场所覆盖并被多岩石的海岸所覆盖。
To the north of all these regions and their forests lies the Arctic, where freezing cold prevents trees from growing.
在所有这些区域的北部及其森林位于北极,那里的寒冷使树木无法生长。
Canada’s 202,080-kilometer (125,566 mi.)
加拿大202 080公里(125 566米.
coastline not only wraps around the vast mainland but 52,455 islands as well.
海岸线不仅覆盖了广阔的大陆,而且覆盖了52 455个岛屿。
It is the world’s longest national coastline.
它是世界上最长的国家海岸线。
Animals In the snow-covered north, many animals can hunt or hide because they have white fur.
动物 在被雪所覆盖的北部,许多动物因为有白色的毛皮而可以狩猎或躲藏.
Polar bears are huge with black skin.
有黑皮肤的北极熊很大
Their white fur helps them blend in.
他们的白皮毛有助于他们融入其中.
Their main food is the harp seal.
他们的主要食物是竖琴印.
Before young seal pups learn to swim, they are stuck out on the ice.
在幼海豹学会游泳之前 它们被困在冰上
The seals use their white fur to blend in, too.
海豹也用白毛来混入其中
As soon as a pup learns to swim, it sheds its white coat and grows a dark one.
小狗一学会游泳,就脱去白衣并长出一出阴暗的外衣.
In the northern forests, the ground is only covered in snow for part of the year.
在北部森林中,地上仅被雪覆盖了一年中的一部分.
Snowshoe hares have winter coats of white fur to keep them safe.
雪蹄兔有白色毛皮的冬季外衣来保护他们的安全.
When the snow melts, these hares shed their white coats and grow brown ones that help them blend in with the dark forest floor.
雪融后,这些野兔会脱去白色外衣并长出棕色外衣来帮助它们与深色的森林地层相融合.
In the steep and rocky mountains, it helps to be sure-footed.
在陡峭而多岩石的山脉中,它有助于被确定脚步.
Bighorn sheep have feet that are great for jumping and rock climbing.
大角羊的脚很适合跳跃和攀岩.
All around Canada are animals that move with the seasons.
加拿大各地都是随季节而移动的动物.
Caribou walk hundreds of miles from one part of Canada to another.
卡里布从加拿大的一个地方走出数百英里到另一个地方.
Other animals such as salmon, geese, and even butterflies leave Canada for warmer weather.
其他动物如鲑鱼,鹅等甚至蝴蝶出加拿大去取暖天气.
The world champions for moving long distances are arctic terns.
长距离移动的世界冠军是北极角。
They fly from the Arctic all the way to Antarctica, a journey of some 35,500 kilometers (22,060 mi.)
它们从北极一路飞往南极洲,行程约35,500公里(22,060米.
Six months later, they fly all the way back.
半年后,他们一路飞回.
Rocky Mountain goat History The first people to reach what is now Canada crossed a land bridge from Asia many thousands of years ago.
落基山山羊历史 最早到达现在的加拿大的人 数千年前从亚洲穿过了一座陆桥
Today they are called First Nations and the Inuit.
今天,他们被称为原住民和因纽特人。
The first people from Europe to arrive sailed from Greenland more than one thousand years ago, but they did not stay.
最早从欧洲来的人在一千多年前从格陵兰起航,但没有留下.
In 1497, explorer John Cabot arrived and claimed the land he saw for England.
1497年,探险家约翰·卡博特抵达并宣称他为英格兰所见到的土地.
Then the French sent explorers to claim land for France.
后被法国人派去探险家为法国要求土地.
As more explorers came, they found codfish and fur.
随着更多探险家的到来,他们发现了鳕鱼和皮毛.
These items made money in Europe, so many more communities developed in the region.
这些物品在欧洲赚钱,在该区域发展了更多的社区。
In those days, France and England were often at war against each other in Europe and in their communities in Canada.
在那个年代,法国和英格兰经常在欧洲和加拿大的社区相互出战.
When England won most of the battles, France lost its lands in Canada.
当英格兰赢得了大部分战役后,法国失去了在加拿大的土地.
People still wanted to be free from English rule.
人们仍然想摆脱英国统治.
In 1867, Canada became a country with its own government.
1867年,加拿大成为一个拥有自己政府的国家.
In 1931, Canada became free, while staying loyal to England.
1931年,加拿大获得自由,同时保持对英格兰的忠诚.
Celebrations Canadians celebrate their country’s birthday every July 1 with fireworks and parades.
加拿大人每年7月1日都会用烟花和游行来庆祝本国生日。
They also celebrate the old west with bull riding, steer wrestling, and more in Calgary every summer.
他们还以骑牛,舵摔跤来庆祝老西部,每年夏天在卡尔加里也有更多的.
Winter is one thing that people celebrate everywhere in Canada.
冬季是加拿大各地人们庆祝的一件事.
People in different areas may enjoy ice- skating, dogsledding, skiing, and more.
不同地区的人们可能喜欢滑冰,走狗,滑雪等.
A winter festival in Quebec is the largest such event.
魁北克的冬季节是此类活动规模最大的节日.
People can enjoy a snow-carving contest, visit an ice castle, and even stay in a hotel made of ice and snow that is built every winter and melts away every summer.
人们可以享受一次雕花雪花比赛,去冰城堡参观,甚至住在由冰雪所组成的酒店里,这个酒店是每年冬天建造的,每年夏天融化而去.
A guest rests in his icy hotel room in Quebec (below).
一名客人在魁北克的冰冷酒店房间(下方)休息.
A woman competes in a barrel race in Calgary (right).
女子在卡尔加里(英语:Calgary (right))的枪管比赛中出战.
People ice-skate to work, to school, or just for fun in Ottawa, Canada.
人们滑冰去工作,去学校, 或者只是为乐趣在加拿大渥太华。
Conclusion Canada is one of the largest countries on Earth, stretching “From sea to sea.”
加拿大是地球上最大的国家之一,“从海洋到海洋”。 “
It has regions of ice and snow, tall mountains, endless forests, and big cities.
它有冰雪地区,高山,无尽的森林,和大城市.
The people who live there may speak French, English, or one of many other languages, but they are all Canadian and proud of their country.
住在那里的人们可以说法语,英语,也可以说许多其他语言之一,但他们都是加拿大人并为自己的国家而自豪.
Population: 36,048,521 Land: 9,984,670 square kilometers (3,855,103 sq.
人口:36 048 521人 土地:9,984,670平方千米(3,855,103平方公克.
mi.)
(中文(简体) ).