Kenya

美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习

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............................... 4 People.................................... 6 Land..................................... 8 History.................................. 10 Animals................................. 11 Conclusion............................... 14 Glossary................................. 16 Where Is It?

页:1 4 人. . 6 地. 8 历史. 10 动物. 11 结论。 14 词汇表. 16号在哪里?

The capital city of Kenya is Nairobi (nie- ROH-bee). It began as a simple railway station but has grown into a large city of more than three million people. Nairobi is the center of industry in Kenya, where raw materials are collected and made into products in factories. Nairobi’s factories make goods such as clothing and furniture, along with processed foods such as bread and cornmeal. Because of Nairobi’s location near East African farmlands, crops used as raw materials do not have to travel far to the food processing factories. Nairobi National Park, a large game reserve, is located just a few kilometers outside the capital. Visitors to the park can see lions, giraffes, and other mammals in addition to reptiles and birds. Kenya has many hotels for tourists who visit the country, but one hotel very close to Nairobi is a little different. At Giraffe Manor, guests can eat breakfast and dinner next to giraffes!

肯尼亚首都是内罗毕(nie-ROH-Bee)。 它最初是一个简单的火车站,但已经发展成为一个300多万人的大城市。 内罗毕是肯尼亚的工业中心,在那里,原材料被收集起来并被制成工厂的产品. 内罗毕的工厂制造服装和家具等商品,以及面包和玉米等加工食品. 由于内罗毕地处东非农田附近,用作原料的作物不必远道而去到食品加工厂. 内罗毕国家公园是一个大型的游戏保护区,位于首都外几公里. 公园的游客除了爬行动物和鸟类外,还可以看到狮子,长颈鹿等哺乳动物. 肯尼亚有许多宾馆供旅游者参观, 在Giraffe庄园, 客人可以吃早餐和晚餐 在长颈鹿旁边!

The area around the hotel is a sanctuary for a rare species of this long-necked animal. People More than forty-five million people live in Kenya, and the population includes more than thirty African tribes. Almost all Kenyans have African ancestors and speak the language of their tribe. A very small number of people have ancestors from Europe, Asia, or the Middle East. Almost all Kenyans speak one or both of the national languages: English and Swahili (swah- HEE-lee). Many Kenyans enjoy watching and playing football, which is also called soccer. Many famous runners have come from Kenya. Kenyan runners have competed in international races and have won gold medals in the Olympic Games. Some Kenyans also play bao, a game with a wooden board that has cups for holding seeds or stones. Nairobi is the largest city in Kenya.

酒店周围的地区是这种长颈动物的稀有物种的避难所. 人员 肯尼亚有4 500多万人,人口包括30多个非洲部落。 几乎所有肯尼亚人都有非洲祖先并会说自己部落的语言. 极少数人有来自欧洲,亚洲或中东的祖先. 几乎所有肯尼亚人都说一种或两种民族语言:英语和斯瓦希里语(swah-HEE-lee)。 许多肯尼亚人喜欢观看和打足球,这也叫足球. 许多出名的跑者来自肯尼亚. 肯尼亚跑者在国际赛事中参赛并获得奥运会金牌. 一些肯尼亚人还打出bao,一种用木板的游戏,有杯子来持有种子或石头. 内罗毕是肯尼亚最大的城市.

The Maasai (muh-SEYE) are one tribe of Kenyan people.

马赛人(英語:muh-SEYE)是肯尼亚人的一个部落.

Maasai are herders who raise cattle, goats, and sheep.

马赛是饲养牛,山羊和羊的牧民.

Most Kenyans live in the countryside, where they farm to make a living. They grow food to feed their families and grow other crops to sell, such as tea, coffee, corn, sweet potatoes, and wheat. Land The western part of Kenya contains highlands that are divided by the Great Rift Valley. This valley is a 6,437 kilometer (4,000 mi.) crack in the Earth’s crust. It is about 50 to 130 kilometers (30–80 mi.) wide, and its floor contains lakes, volcanoes, and deserts. The walls of the valley are cliffs called escarpments that rise as high as 2,700 meters (9,000 ft.) above the floor. The highlands are one of two areas that receive enough rain for farming, so most of Kenya’s people live there. Mount Kenya, in the highlands, is the highest mountain in the country. Say It with a Kanga Cotton is grown in Kenya and is used to make kangas, a type of large, colorful cloth.

大多数肯尼亚人生活在农村,在那里耕作以谋生. 他们种植粮食以养活家人并种植其他作物以出售,如茶叶,咖啡,玉米,甘薯等和小麦. 土地 肯尼亚西部有高地被大裂谷所分出. 这个山谷是地壳上6 437克(4,000米. 它宽约50-130公里(30-80米),地上有湖泊、火山和沙漠。 谷地的城墙为被称作"活塞"的悬崖,高至地上2700米(9000英尺). 高地是两个获得足够雨水来耕作的地区之一,所以肯尼亚大部分人都住在那里. 地处高地的肯尼亚山是该国最高的山地. 说 它与一株克干棉一起生长在肯尼亚并被用来做克干克干,是一类多花色的大布.

Women wear kangas as shawls, head scarves, and skirts.

妇女穿起起起腰巾来做披肩、头巾和裙子。

A woman might also use a kanga to carry her child.

妇女可能还会用一卡加来生孩子。

Many kangas have a proverb or saying on them, such as: “He who digs a well gets himself inside.”

许多坎加人对此有谚语或说出一句谚语,如:“挖井的人会钻入井里。 “

Some farmers in Kenya grow sisal plants.

肯尼亚有的农民会种植 子植物.

Sisal is dried and used to make ropes and mats.

西萨被干燥并用来做绳子和垫子.

Animals Kenya is famous for its wildlife, and some of its animals are very rare. To protect them, Kenya has set aside more than fifty parks and reserves. Every year, millions of tourists go on safari to see animals such as rhinoceroses, lions, leopards, zebras, hippos, gazelles, and elephants. Two kinds of elephants live in Kenya. The forest elephant lives in the highland rainforests, while the savanna elephant lives in many environments, including deserts. Kenya also has two kinds of rhinoceroses. They are called the white rhino and the black rhino, but both are actually gray. The white rhino is larger and has a square lip. Rhinos do not see well, but they have keen senses of hearing and smell. Even though they are very heavy—about 3,600 kilograms (8,000 lbs.)—they can run as fast as 45 kilometers (28 mi.) per hour. Zebras and other grazing animals fill the Kenyan savanna. One of the most amazing sights in all of Africa is the migration of wildebeests and zebras. Every year, about 1.5 million wildebeests and 300,000 zebras travel over 1,600 kilometers (1,000 mi.) from Tanzania’s Serengeti (ser-en-GEH-tee) Plain to Kenya’s savanna to find food and water. The trip is difficult and dangerous; about 250,000 wildebeests don’t survive. Along the way, lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, and wild dogs follow the herds, hunting for easy prey. One of the most dangerous parts of the migration is crossing the Mara River. Rivers such as the Mara are also home to hippopotamuses. These animals may look harmless, but they actually cause more human deaths in Africa than lions do. They are aggressive, territorial animals whose huge teeth make them deadly. People can see zebras, gazelles, and other animals at the Tsavo West National Park in Kenya.

肯尼亚动物以其野生动物而出名,也有一些动物非常罕见. 为了保护他们,肯尼亚拨出了50多所公园和保护区。 每年有上百万的游客去游走,以观看犀牛,狮子,豹子,斑马,河马,瞪羚等动物和大象. 二种大象住肯尼亚. 森林大象生活在高地雨林中,而草原大象则生活在包括沙漠在内的许多环境中. 肯尼亚还拥有两种犀牛. 它们被称作"白犀"和"黑犀",但两者实际上都是灰色. 白色犀牛体型较大并有平方唇. 犀牛看不太清楚,但有敏锐的听觉和嗅觉. 尽管它们非常重——大约为3,600公斤(8,000磅),但它们可以跑得快到每小时45公里(28英里)。 斑马等放牧动物填补了肯尼亚的草原. 非洲最令人惊奇的景点之一是野生蜂和斑马的迁徙. 每年约有150万只野生山羊和30万只斑马从坦桑尼亚的塞伦盖蒂平原(ser-en-GEH-tee)到肯尼亚的草原去寻找食物和水。 这趟旅程既艰难又危险; 沿途有狮子,猎豹,猎豹,hy等野生犬跟随牧群,猎取容易被猎取的猎物. 迁徙中最危险的一地是穿越马拉河. 马拉等河流也出土了河马. 这些动物看起来可能是无害的, 但实际上它们比狮子在非洲造成更多的人类死亡。 他们是侵略性的地盘性动物,它们的巨型牙齿使它们致命. 人们在肯尼亚的察沃西部国家公园可以看到斑马,瞪羚等动物.

Crocodiles lie in wait for the wildebeests as they cross the Mara River.

鳄鱼们在渡过马拉河时 等着野蜂群

Hippos stay in the water most of the time, but at night they emerge to feed on grass and other plants. Sometimes they eat crops, which causes conflict between the hippos and people. On Lake Nakuru in the Great Rift Valley, pink flamingos gather by the millions. These wading birds stick their heads into the water to feed on small plants and animals. Scientists are not sure why they often stand on one leg. Two of the most dangerous animals in Kenya are very small. The tsetse (TSEE-tsee) fly and the mosquito infest about one-third of the country. These insects carry the diseases of sleeping sickness and malaria. Both diseases make people very sick. Sleeping sickness gets its name from one of its symptoms: infected people have trouble staying awake due to extreme fatigue. Conclusion Kenya is famous for its savanna and the animals that live there. Many of Kenya’s animals are found nowhere else. Yet the country is much more than a savanna. The cliffs of the Great Rift Valley tower over the land. Its tribes have many different customs. Its capital city is the center of industry for East Africa. From Mombasa, African goods are sent to places all over the world. Kenya is one of Earth’s most amazing countries. Pigments in their food, mainly shellfish, give flamingos their pink color.

希普斯大部分时间都待在水中,但晚上它们会出来以草和其他植物为食. 有时会吃庄稼,这引起河马与人之间的冲突. 在大裂谷的纳库鲁湖上,粉红火烈鸟由上百万人聚集. 这些花鸟会把头插入水里 以小动植物为食 科学家不知道为什么他们常常站在一条腿上。 肯尼亚有两种最危险的动物非常小. t子(TSEE-tse)会飞出,蚊子会在该国约三分之一的地方发作. 这些昆虫携带着睡眠疾病和疟疾等疾病. 这两种疾病都使人们非常生病. 睡眠疾病从其症状之一得到名字:被感染者由于极度疲劳而难以保持清醒. 肯尼亚以其草原和住在那里的动物而出名。 肯尼亚许多动物在其他地方找不到。 然而,这个国家不仅仅是一个草原。 大裂谷塔地上悬崖. 它的部落有许多不同的习俗. 其首都是东非的工业中心. 从蒙巴萨,非洲货物被送到世界各地。 肯尼亚是地球上最惊人的国家之一。 其食物中的外观以贝类为主,给火烈鸟以粉红色.

The tsetse fly looks like a large housefly.

舌蝇外观是一头大屋蝇.

Towering over Kenya is Mount Kilimanjaro, which lies in Tanzania near its border with Kenya.

位于坦桑尼亚与肯尼亚接壤的边界附近,

Source: Central Intelligence Agency (July 2014), World Bank Glossary acacia (n.)

资料来源:中央情报局(2014年7月),世界银行词汇表(n.)

a tree with small yellow or white flowers that grows in warm climates (p. 9) colony (n.)

有小黄花或白花的树木,生长于温暖的气候下(第9页) 聚居地 (n.

an area or a country that is ruled by or belongs to another country (p. 10) equator (n.)

由另一个国家统治或属于另一个国家的区域或国家(第10页)

an imaginary line that circles Earth halfway between the North and South Poles (p. 4) escarpments (n.)

环绕地球半个北极和南极的假想线(第4页)

steep slopes or cliffs that separate two areas of land (p. 8) mangrove (n.)

分出两个地段的陡坡或悬崖(p. 8) 红树林(n.

a tropical tree that grows in swamps or shallow salt water and grows roots from its branches (p. 9) migration (n.)

在沼泽地或浅盐水中生长并从其分支中生长根的热带树(第9页) 迁移 (n.

a regular, predictable movement of living things from one location to another (p. 12) reserve (n.)

生活物质从一个地点向另一个地点(第12页)的定期、可预测的流动(n.)

a place where wild plants and animals are protected (p. 5) safari (n.)

(第5页) Safari(n.)

a journey to search for wild animals (p. 11) savanna (n.)

a 寻找野生动物之行(第11页) savana (n.

a flat grassland with few trees (p. 9) Population: 45,010,056 Land: 569,140 sq km (219,746 sq.

平地草地上少有树木(p. 9) 人口:45,010,056人 地:569,140平方公里(219,746平方公里.

mi.)

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