Water Cities
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Living Near Water.
近水生活目录.
4 Europe.
4 欧洲。
5 Asia.
5 亚洲。
7 Africa.
7 非洲。
9 South America.
9 南美.
11 North America.
北美11个.
12 Oceania.
12 大洋洲。
14 People and Water.
14 人与水.
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
Venice, Italy 2.
意大利威尼斯 2.
Amsterdam, Netherlands 3.
荷兰阿姆斯特丹 3.
Reine, Norway 4.
挪威Reine 4. 国家
Singapore 5.
纽约
Palm Jumeirah, Dubai 6.
Palm Jumeirah,迪拜 6.
Ganvié, Benin 7.
甘维埃,贝宁 7.
Fadiouth, Senegal 8.
(原始内容存档于2018-10-21). Fadiouth, 塞内加尔 8.
Uros Floating Village, Peru 9.
秘鲁乌罗斯浮村 9.
Mexcaltitán, Mexico 10.
墨西哥Mexcaltitán 10.
Auckland, New Zealand 11.
新西兰奥克兰 11.
Sausalito, California 12.
索萨利托,加利福尼亚州12.
Manarola, Italy a b Water Cities Around the World EUROPE ASIA ATLANTIC OCEAN PACIFIC OCEAN PACIFIC OCEAN INDIAN OCEAN NORTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA AFRICA AUSTRALIA Living Near Water People from across the globe come to Venice, Italy, to see the famous city of canals and bridges built on more than a hundred islands.
意大利马纳罗拉 a b 环绕世界的亚洲水城 大洋洲 大洋洲 印度洋 印度洋 北美洲 南美洲 澳大利亚 生活于全球各地的"近水人"来意大利威尼斯,看一看在一百多座岛屿上建造的著名的运河和桥梁之城.
Although Venice is the world’s best-known water city, it is definitely not the only one.
虽然威尼斯是世界最出名的水上城市,
Water cities are places that are built on or near a body of water.
水城是建于一水体上或附近的地方.
Water cities range from tiny communities to huge urban areas.
水城从小社区到巨大的城市地区不等。
They are located near—or in—oceans, seas, bays, lakes, and rivers on every continent except Antarctica.
它们分布在大洋、海洋、海湾、湖泊和除南极洲以外的各大洲的河流附近。
They exist for many reasons, and each one has a fascinating story to tell.
它们存在的原因很多,每个都有一个令人着迷的故事要讲述.
The Grand Canal is the main waterway of Venice.
大运河是威尼斯的主要水道.
Amsterdam has more than 1,200 bridges over its canals.
阿姆斯特丹有1200多座桥通向其运河.
Europe Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam is another European city that is famous for its canals.
欧洲阿姆斯特丹,荷兰阿姆斯特丹是另一个以运河而出名的欧洲城市.
It is the capital of the Netherlands, a country with roughly one-third of its land below sea level.
它是荷兰的首都,该国陆地面积大约为海平面以下三分之一。
People have reclaimed about one-sixth of the land from lakes and the North Sea by pumping out water.
人们从湖泊和北海抽取了大约六分之一的土地。
Amsterdam itself is about 2 meters (6.
阿姆斯特丹本身约2米(6.
6 ft.)
6平方公尺)
below sea level.
低于海平面。
The city was founded in the late twelfth century as a fishing village.
该市始建于12世纪后期,为渔村.
It became an important seaport in the seventeenth century and is now one of Europe’s largest seaports.
它在17世纪成为了一个重要的海港,现在是欧洲最大的海港之一.
Amsterdam ATLANTIC OCEAN EUROPE Amsterdam was surrounded by a moat from 1480 to 1585.
阿姆斯特丹大洋洲 阿姆斯特丹从1480年到1585年被护城河所包围.
Its population surged in the 1600s as the city grew.
其人口在1600年代随着城市的增长而激增.
Workers drained swamps and built three more canals around the downtown area.
工人排出沼泽地并围绕市中心地区再修建了三条运河.
The four waterways were used for transportation, defense, and water management.
这四条水道用于运输、国防和水管理。
Besides the main canals, Amsterdam has 161 others, totaling over 100 kilometers (62 mi.)
除了主运河外,阿姆斯特丹还有161个,总计超过100公里(62米.
in length, that divide the city into close to 100 small islands joined by over 1,200 bridges.
在长度上,将城市划分为近100个小岛,加之1200多座桥梁。
Although the canals were the city’s main transportation routes for centuries, they are now mainly used by smaller boats.
虽然运河是数百年来该市的主要交通路线,但现在主要被更小的船只所使用.
However, they are still an important part of the city’s character.
然而,它们仍然是该市特色的重要组成部分.
Asia Singapore Singapore is the world’s only island city-state— an island that is both a city and an independent country.
新加坡 新加坡是世界上唯一的岛屿城市国家——一个既是城市又是独立国家的岛屿.
It is made up of sixty-three islands.
它由63个岛屿组成。
Singapore depends on goods from other places since it has few natural resources of its own.
新加坡依赖来自其他地方的货物,因为它自己几乎没有自然资源。
The country must import almost everything it needs.
国家必须进口它所需要的几乎所有东西。
Singapore’s land area has increased by almost 25 percent since the 1960s.
新加坡土地面积自1960年代以来增加了近25%.
Unlike Amsterdam, which has reclaimed land by removing seawater, Singapore has added land by dumping rocks and sand into the water.
与已经通过取出海水来开垦土地的阿姆斯特丹不同,新加坡通过将岩石和沙子倒入水中来增加土地.
A project begun in 2016 will use Amsterdam’s methods to increase its land area.
2016年开始的一个项目将使用阿姆斯特丹的方法来增加其土地面积.
Singapore is one of the world’s busiest port cities.
新加坡是世界上最繁忙的港口城市之一.
PACIFIC OCEAN ASIA Singapore Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai is a modern city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
亚太 新加坡迪拜 (英語:Singapore Dubai),阿拉伯联合酋长国迪拜是阿联酋的一座现代城市.
The city is the site of many construction projects.
该市是许多建设项目的所在地.
One of Dubai’s largest construction projects is Palm Islands—three artificial islands shaped like palm trees.
迪拜最大的建筑项目之一是棕榈岛——三个人工岛屿形状为棕榈树.
The islands are being built along the coast by piling up huge amounts of sand and rock.
这些岛屿正在海岸一带通过堆积出大量的沙子和岩石来建造。
They are adding hundreds of miles of coastline to the city as well as homes for many thousands of people.
他们给城市增加了数百英里的海岸线以及成千上万人的家园。
Construction began in 2001, and the first one was completed in late 2016.
2001年开工建设,2016年底建成首个.
A curved seawall around the island protects it from strong waves and storms.
环绕该岛的一面弯曲的海墙保护它免受强烈的海浪和风暴.
Palm Jumeirah is one of the largest artificial islands in the world.
棕榈朱梅拉岛是世界上最大的人工岛之一.
Africa Ganvié, Benin In startling contrast to the modern cities of Singapore and Dubai is Ganvié (GAWN-vye), the largest stilt village in Africa.
非洲甘维埃,贝宁 与新加坡和迪拜现代城市相比,甘维埃(GAWN-vye)是非洲最大的平地村庄。
The village is located in Lake Nokoué (NOHK-we) in the country of Benin.
该村位于贝宁国诺克韦湖.
Ganvié has about twenty thousand residents and three thousand buildings.
甘维埃大约有2万居民和3千所建筑.
Only the school and a cemetery are located on land.
只有学校和墓地位于陆地上。
Ganvié began during the seventeenth century, at a time when humans in West Africa were being captured and sold as slaves by Europeans.
甘维埃起源于17世纪,此时西非的人类被欧洲人俘虏并被贩卖为奴隶.
During that period, a powerful tribe called the Fon also captured and sold people from other tribes into slavery.
在此期间,一个叫"丰"的强大部落还俘虏并出卖了来自其他部落的人成为奴隶.
The Fons’ religion forbade them from pursuing people who lived on water.
Fons的宗教禁止他们追赶生活在水上的人。
Another tribe, the Tofinu, escaped to Lake Nokoué to avoid capture.
另一个部落托菲努人为躲避被俘而逃到诺克韦湖.
They founded the stilt village and set up a way of life that continues to this day.
他们建立了平地村并建立了延续至今的生活方式.
Their success is reflected in the name of their village, which means “we survived.”
他们的成功体现在他们村庄的名下,这意味着“我们活了下来。 “
The village of Ganvié is sometimes called the Venice of Africa.
甘维埃村有时被称作"非洲威尼斯".
ATLANTIC OCEAN AFRICA Ganvié Villagers mainly make their living by fishing.
大西洋非洲 甘维埃 村民主要以捕鱼为生.
They keep and breed fish using underwater fences.
它们利用水下栅栏来保存和繁殖鱼类.
They also keep chickens and goats on patches of grass that grow in the water.
他们还将鸡和山羊放入生长于水中的草地上.
People travel in long, narrow canoes called pirogues.
人们穿长而窄的独木舟出行,被称作"平地".
South America Uros Floating Village, Peru Like the people of Ganvié Lake Village, the residents of Uros, a floating village in Peru, moved to water for safety.
南美洲乌罗斯浮村 秘鲁同甘维埃湖村人民一样,秘鲁的一个浮村乌罗斯的居民为了安全而搬到了水上.
The Uru people escaped to Lake Titicaca over five hundred years ago.
乌鲁人500多年前逃到提提卡卡湖.
At that time, the Inca and Colla peoples took over their land.
当时,印加人和科拉人占领了他们的土地.
Approximately two thousand Uru now live on about seventy floating islands made of reeds.
大约两千 乌鲁现在生活在由芦苇所制成的大约七十个浮起的岛屿上.
The islands, which are 1.
群岛为一.
2 to 2.
2比2 (英语).
4 meters (4–8 ft.)
4米(4–8英尺) 平面为平面.
thick, break down from the bottom.
从下而下。
New reeds must always be added on top.
新芦苇要常入上.
The Uru people also use the reeds to make canoes, homes, and furniture.
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They make their living from fishing and selling crafts.
他们靠捕鱼和出售手工艺来谋生。
Even though the Uru live by traditional ways, they have some modern conveniences.
虽然乌鲁人以传统的方式生活,但他们有一些现代的便利.
Uros has its own radio station, and some residents have solar panels and motorboats.
乌罗斯有自己的广播电台,一些居民有太阳能板和摩托艇.
The Uru people make reed canoes for transportation.
乌鲁人出出芦苇舟作交通.
ATLANTIC OCEAN SOUTH AMERICA Uros North America Mexcaltitán, Mexico The Aztec people ruled large areas of Mesoamerica between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries.
拉丁美洲 乌罗斯 北美 墨西哥墨克勒蒂坦 阿兹特克人统治了14至16世纪的中美洲大片地区.
According to legend, they came from a mythical island in a lagoon, and their gods told them to seek out a new homeland.
根据传说,他们来自一个泻湖中的神话小岛,他们的神使他们去寻找一个新的家园.
After searching for two hundred years, they founded Tenochtitlán, their capital city.
在寻找了200年后,他们建立了他们的首都特诺克蒂特兰.
After the Spanish conquest in 1521, Tenochtitlán became known as Mexico City.
1521年西班牙征服后,特诺克蒂特兰被取名"墨西哥城".
Mexcaltitán sits on a 400-meter (1,300 ft.)
Mexcaltitán坐落在400米(1,300英尺)上.
sandbar off Mexico’s coast.
墨西哥海岸外的沙滩。
Mexcaltitán (mes-kahl-tee-TAHN) is a small human-made island near the Pacific coast of Mexico.
Mexcaltitán (mes-kahl-tee-TAHN)是靠近墨西哥太平洋海岸的一个小型人造岛屿.
Some historians think Aztec civilization began there.
一些历史学家认为阿兹特克文明从那里开始.
Records show that the early Aztecs used small canoes like those used by Mexcaltitán’s residents.
记录显示,早期的阿兹特克人使用小独木舟,如Mexcaltitán的居民所使用.
In addition, a map from 1579 shows the mythical island and Mexcaltitán to be in the same place.
此外,从1579年出土的一幅地图显示神话中的岛屿和Mexcaltitán位于同一处.
Mexcaltitán, which is about 350 meters (1,150 ft.)
Mexcaltitán,约350米(1,150英尺).
Venice.
威尼斯报.
In summer, during the rainy season, boats are the only way to travel through the streets.
在夏季,雨季期间,船只是唯一能出行于街道的路.
Children have fun playing “water soccer” on the island’s only soccer field, which is underwater.
孩子们在岛上唯一一个水下足球场上玩"水上足球"有乐趣.
Locals boat and swim in the streets during the flood season in Mexcaltitán.
Mexcaltitán的洪水季节,当地人的船只和在街道上游泳.
Oceania Auckland, New Zealand This modern city of 1.
新西兰大洋洲奥克兰 这个现代城市的一.
5 million people is on the North Island of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean.
南太平洋的新西兰北岛有500万人。
Auckland is located between two large harbors on an isthmus less than 2 kilometers (1.
奥克兰地处两个大型港口之间,地峡不到2公里(1.
2 mi.)
2 m. (中文(简体) ).
wide at its narrowest point.
宽到最窄处
The harbors open to the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Tasman Sea to the west.
港口向东向太平洋开放,向西为塔斯曼海.
Auckland’s nickname is the “City of Sails.”
奥克兰的绰号是"City of Sails. “
About one-sixth of Aucklanders own a boat, and the city has hosted the America’s Cup yacht race twice.
约六分之一的奥克兰人拥有一艘船,而该市曾两次主办过美国杯游艇比赛.
The city has thousands of beaches.
该市有上千个海滩.
Water- related activities include kayaking, parasailing, swimming, surfing, fishing, diving, and beach horseback riding.
与水有关的活动包括皮划艇、放行、游泳、冲浪、捕鱼、潜水和海滩骑马。
Auckland is New Zealand’s largest city.
奥克兰是新西兰最大的城市.
People and Water Many kinds of water cities exist besides the ones you’ve just read about.
除了你刚刚读到的那些城市,
For instance, Italy has a tiny fishing town made up of brightly colored homes built on steep, rocky cliffs.
例如,意大利有一个很小的捕鱼城镇,由高耸起的岩石悬崖上建造的明亮有色住宅所组成。
Northern California has a floating community made up of different kinds of houseboats.
北加州有一个由不同种类的房船所组成的浮动社区.
Members of the military may spend months living on aircraft carriers.
军人可在航空母舰上生活几个月。
Water represents different things to different people.
水代表着不同的人
For residents of water cities, it may mean recreation, work, safety, or a way of life.
对于水上城市的居民来说,它可能指娱乐,工作,安全,或者一种生活方式.
It may also mean a connection to nature or the rest of the world.
也可能指与自然或世界其他地方的联系.
Earth’s water cities are proof that people can make a home for themselves just about anywhere.
地球的水上城市证明人们可以在任何地方为自己建立家园。