河北加拿大版初中英语--Lesson 51

Lesson 51:
[00:03.58]Let's Learn Geography!Geography Class
[00:09.64]DANNY:I would like to visit some of the places we studied in geography today.
[00:16.30]BRIAN:Have you ever been abroad,Danny?
[00:19.83]DANNY:Yes.Jenny and I went to China.
[00:24.50]BRIAN:Have you been to other countries in Asia?
[00:28.66]DANNY:No,but I would love to go to Japan.
[00:34.01]I could talk to the people there.
[00:38.37]I speak a little Chinese.
[00:42.34]JENNY:They speak Japanese in Japan,Danny,not Chinese.
[00:49.29]DANNY:Have you been abroad,Brian?
[00:53.45]BRIAN:I'm abroad now
[00:56.61]I'm from England. Remember?
[01:00.55]JENNY:What about other countries?
[01:04.10]Have you visited any others?
[01:07.87]BRIAN:No,but my father has travelled a lot.
[01:13.43]When he was younger,he was in Africa.
[01:18.00]For six months,he lived in a small village.
[01:23.04]It had only thirty people!
[01:27.12]JENNY:My mother has a pen pal¹ who lives in a town in India.
[01:33.49]My mother hopes to visit her some day.
[01:37.93]It's fun to travel the world!
[01:42.19]Asia
[01:44.96]How big is Asia?The continent² covers more than 44 million square kilometres.
[01:53.71]What countries are in Asia?
[01:57.58]There are more than forty countries,
[02:01.84]China is the biggest country in area and population.
[02:08.39]How many people live in Asia?
[02:12.55]More than three billion people live in Asia.
[02:17.51]That's more than half the world's population!
[02:22.47]What languages do they speak?
[02:26.55]Chinese,Arabic,Russian,Hindi,Japanese,Malay,Bengali and many other languages
[02:37.31]What are the main geographical³ features⁴ of Asia?
[02:42.27]The Himalayas are a mountain range⁵.
[02:46.64]Mount Qomolangma is in the Himalayas.
[02:51.31]It is the highest mountain in the world.
[02:55.46]The Yangtze River in China is the third-longest river in the world.
[03:02.02]What are the biggest cities in Asia?
[03:06.28]Asia has four of the world's biggest cities.
[03:11.43]They are Tokyo,Bombay,Shanghai and Calcutta.
 

1 pal   

n.朋友，伙伴，同志；vi.结为友

参考例句：

• He is a pal of mine.他是我的一个朋友。
• Listen,pal,I don't want you talking to my sister any more.听着，小子，我不让你再和我妹妹说话了。

2 continent   

n.大陆，洲，(the Continent)欧洲大陆

参考例句：

• Africa is the second largest continent in the world.非洲是世界第二大洲。
• Asia is the biggest continent.亚洲是第一大洲。

3 geographical   

adj.地理的；地区(性)的

参考例句：

• The current survey will have a wider geographical spread.当前的调查将在更广泛的地域范围內进行。
• These birds have a wide geographical distribution.这些鸟的地理分布很广。

4 features   

n.特征( feature的名词复数 )；特写；[复数]面貌；面貌的一部分（如眼、鼻、口等）

参考例句：

• Her features had been bloated by years of drinking. 她酗酒多年，已变得面部浮肿。
• The room still has many of its original features. 房间还保留着当初的许多特点。

5 range   

n.山脉，行列，范围，射程；vt.排列，归类于，使并列，放牧；vi.平行，延伸，漫游

参考例句：

• The two countries are separated by a range of mountains.这两个国家被一条山脉隔开。
• This weapon can kill at a range of 200 yards.这种兵器在200码内有杀伤力。