[00:01.46]第二十五课

　　[00:02.93]THE LARGEST AND MOST POPULOUS

　　[00:04.44]面积最大人口最多的洲

　　[00:05.96]Asia is the largest of the continents of the world.

　　[00:08.45]亚洲是世界第一大洲。

　　[00:10.95]It is larger than Africa,larger than either of the two Americas,and four times as large as Europe.

　　[00:15.27]它比非洲大，比北美洲大，也比南美洲大，它有四个欧洲那样大。

　　[00:19.59]Asia and Europe form a huge land mass.Indeed Europe is so much smaller than Asia that some geographers regard Europe as a peninsula of Asia.

　　[00:27.26]亚洲和欧洲连成一片广大的陆地。与亚洲相比，欧洲确实太小，有些地理学家把欧洲看作亚洲的一个半岛。

　　[00:34.93]Many geographers say that the Ural Mountains form the dividing line between Europe and Asia.

　　[00:38.62]许多地理学家认为，乌拉尔山脉是欧亚两洲的分界线，

　　[00:42.32]Some think differently.But all geographers agree that Asia was once linked to North America.

　　[00:46.20]有些地理学家不这么想。但是地理学家一致认为，亚洲和北美洲曾经是连在一起的，

　　[00:50.08]Or,to be more exact,Alaska was at one time connected with the tip of Siberia.

　　[00:53.41]或者更确切地说，阿拉斯加曾经和西伯利亚的东端连在一起。

　　[00:56.74]The ancestors of American Indians,geographers say,were Asians.

　　[00:59.68]地理学家们认为，美洲印第安人的祖先是亚洲人。

　　[01:02.62]30,000 years ago they went across the land bridge and settled down in new homes.

　　[01:06.59]三万年前，他们跨过联结两洲的地峡，在美洲建立了新居。

　　[01:10.56]Only a small canal separates Africa from Asia.But before the Suez Canal was cut in 1869 Asia was also linked to Africa.

　　[01:16.64]把亚洲和非洲分隔开来的不过是一条不大的运河，而在这条苏伊士运河1869年开凿之前，亚洲与非洲也是连在一起的。

　　[01:22.73]The highest point of the earth is in Asia.This is the peak of the Himalaya Mountains.

　　[01:26.86]地球的最高点在亚洲，这就是喜马拉雅山的顶峰，

　　[01:30.98]It is over 8,848 metres high.At this altitude the air is very thin and the weather is uncertain.

　　[01:37.11]高8848米以上。在这样高度上，空气十分稀薄，气候变幻无常，

　　[01:43.24]So the climbing is very difficult.People take great pride in getting to that peak.

　　[01:47.26]因此攀登非常困难。人们以能登上这座山峰而感到自豪。

　　[01:51.28]The world’s great religions originated from Asia:Buddhism from India,Christianity from Palestine,Islam from Arabia.

　　[01:56.75]世界上的几大宗教起源于亚洲：佛教源于印度，基督教源于巴勒斯坦，伊斯兰教源于阿拉伯。

　　[02:02.23]Today Buddhism and Islam are the principal religions of much of Asia.

　　[02:05.56]今天，佛教和伊斯兰教是亚洲许多国家和地区的主要宗教。

　　[02:08.89]Asia is also the most populous continent.China,the country with the largest population in the world,is in Asia.

　　[02:13.69]亚洲又是人口最多的洲。中国这个世界上人口最多的国家就是在亚洲。

　　[02:18.50]One half of the world’s population are Asians.

　　[02:20.90]世界人口的一半是亚洲人。

　　[02:23.31]A Chinese is an Asian,a Japanese in an Asian,and an Indian is an Asian.

　　[02:27.50]中国人是亚洲人，日本人是亚洲人，印度人是亚洲人，

　　[02:31.69]So is an Iranian,a Palestinian,an Iraqi,a Filipino,a Singaporean.

　　[02:36.11]伊朗人、巴勒斯坦人、伊拉克人、菲律宾人、新加坡人也是亚洲人。

　　[02:40.52]A meeting of Asians is usually a large gethering.

　　[02:42.93]亚洲人的聚会往往是大型集会。

　　[02:45.33]The Asian Games meet every four years,sometimes with as many as 34 nations taking part.

　　[02:50.53]亚运会每四年举行一次，参加的国家多达34个。

　　[02:55.73]There was a time when Asia led the world in civilization.Today most of the Asian countries are still developing countries.

　　[03:00.86]过去，亚洲的文化曾一度居世界领先地位。今天，亚洲多数国家仍然是发展中国家。

　　[03:05.99]They are working very hard to catch up in science and technology.They must.They have little time to lose.

　　[03:11.35]这些国家的人民正在勤奋工作，以求在科学和技术方面赶上去。他们一定要赶上去。他们必须抓紧时间。

　　[03:16.70]BACK FROM VACATION

　　[03:19.63]A:Glad you’re back.We missed you during the vacation.How have you been?

　　[03:26.18]B:Fine,thanks.I had a wonderful time at home.I did quite a bit of reading.Did you have a good time at school?

　　[03:33.55]A:We certainly did.We saw quite a few excellent films.During the Spring Festival we visited many places.

　　[03:42.59]We had a get-together with many old friends.

　　[03:45.85]B:So we all had a fine vacation.And now we must get down to some good solid work.

　　[03:54.50]THE SUN AND THE WIND

　　[03:55.66]太阳和风

　　[03:56.83]One day the sun and the wind had a quarrel.The sun said he was stronger than the wind.

　　[04:00.90]一天，太阳和风争吵起来。太阳说他比风强大，风却说他比太阳更有威力。

　　[04:04.98]And the wind said he was stronger than the sun.Just then they saw a man walking down below,with a hat and a coat on.

　　[04:09.53]正吵着，他们看见一个人头戴帽子、身穿外套在下面走着。

　　[04:14.09]The sun said:"Let’s see who can make the man take off his hat and coat.

　　[04:16.94]太阳便说："咱俩比试比试，看谁能让这个人脱下帽子和外套。

　　[04:19.79]If you can do that quicker than I,then you are the stronger.""All right,"said the wind,"I’ll try first."

　　[04:23.86]你若能比我更快地做到，那就算你比我强。""好吧，"风说，"我先来。"

　　[04:27.94]So the wind began to blow.But the harder he blew,the tighter the man held his hat and coat.

　　[04:31.37]于是风开始刮，可是越刮得猛，那人就把帽子和外套捂得越紧。

　　[04:34.81]The wind could not make him take them off.Then the sun tried.It shone quietly.Soon the man took off his hat and wiped his forehead.

　　[04:40.01]风没法儿让他脱下来，轮到太阳来试了，他静静地照射着，不一会儿那人便摘下帽子、擦擦额头。

　　[04:45.20]The sun began to shine a little brighter,and the man took off his coat.

　　[04:47.86]太阳照得强烈一些，那人便脱下了外套。

　　[04:50.51]It shone harder still,and the man began to take off his shirt.

　　[04:52.66]太阳照得更猛烈了，那人开始脱衬衣了。

　　[04:54.82]Then the wind said to the sun"That’s enough.You are stronger than I."

　　[04:58.50]风于是对太阳说："够了够了，你比我强大。"

　　[05:02.18]populous

　　[05:03.50]人口稠密的

　　[05:04.82]continent

　　[05:06.18]洲

　　[05:07.54]Asia

　　[05:10.14]亚洲

　　[05:12.74]Asian

　　[05:14.40]亚洲人

　　[05:16.06]America

　　[05:17.82]美洲

　　[05:19.58]North America

　　[05:21.38]北美洲

　　[05:23.19]South America

　　[05:25.83]南美洲

　　[05:28.46]American

　　[05:30.03]美洲的

　　[05:31.60]Europe

　　[05:33.56]欧洲

　　[05:35.52]mass

　　[05:37.28]团，块

　　[05:39.04]land mass

　　[05:40.75]地块

　　[05:42.47]geographer

　　[05:44.07]地理学家

　　[05:45.68]regard

　　[05:47.53]认为

　　[05:49.39]peninsula

　　[05:51.20]半岛

　　[05:53.02]the Ural Mountains

　　[05:55.12]乌拉尔山脉

　　[05:57.22]form

　　[05:58.58]组成

　　[05:59.94]divide

　　[06:02.49]划分

　　[06:05.04]dividing line

　　[06:06.60]分界线

　　[06:08.17]link (to)

　　[06:10.32]连结

　　[06:12.48]exact

　　[06:14.00]确切的

　　[06:15.51]Alaska

　　[06:17.08]阿拉斯加

　　[06:18.64]connect

　　[06:20.41]连结

　　[06:22.17]tip

　　[06:24.17]尖端

　　[06:26.17]Siberia

　　[06:27.97]西伯利亚

　　[06:29.77]American Indian

　　[06:31.48]美洲印第安人

　　[06:33.20]bridge

　　[06:34.96]桥梁

　　[06:36.72]land bridge

　　[06:39.27]地峡

　　[06:41.82]settle

　　[06:43.17]定居

　　[06:44.53]canal

　　[06:46.33]运河

　　[06:48.14]the Suez Canal

　　[06:50.34]苏伊士运河

　　[06:52.55]separate

　　[06:55.10]使分开

　　[06:57.65]peak

　　[06:58.86]山峰

　　[07:00.08]the Himalaya Mountains

　　[07:02.23]喜马拉雅山脉

　　[07:04.39]altitude   n.

　　[07:06.19]高度（尤指海拔）

　　[07:07.99]uncertain   adj.

　　[07:09.65]变化无常的；不确定的

　　[07:11.31]pride

　　[07:13.11]骄傲

　　[07:14.91]religion

　　[07:16.62]宗教

　　[07:18.33]originate

　　[07:20.10]起源于

　　[07:21.86]Buddhism

　　[07:23.47]佛教

　　[07:25.07]Christianity

　　[07:26.98]基督教

　　[07:28.89]Palestine

　　[07:30.65]巴勒斯坦

　　[07:32.41]Palestinian

　　[07:34.96]巴勒斯坦人

　　[07:37.51]Islam

　　[07:38.87]伊斯兰教

　　[07:40.23]Arabia

　　[07:41.58]阿拉伯半岛

　　[07:42.94]principal

　　[07:44.65]重要的

　　[07:46.36]quarter

　　[07:48.13]四分之一

　　[07:49.89]Japanese

　　[07:51.65]日本人

　　[07:53.42]Iranian

　　[07:55.04]伊朗人

　　[07:56.66]Iraqi

　　[07:59.26]伊拉克人

　　[08:01.85]Filipino

　　[08:03.76]菲律宾人

　　[08:05.67]Singaporean

　　[08:08.07]新加坡人

　　[08:10.47]the Asian Games

　　[08:12.63]亚运会

　　[08:14.79]civilization

　　[08:16.99]文明

　　[08:19.20]science

　　[08:20.96]科学

　　[08:22.73]technology

　　[08:24.72]技术

　　[08:26.72]miss

　　[08:28.04]惦记

　　[08:29.36]wonderful

　　[08:31.52]奇妙的

　　[08:33.67]bit

　　[08:35.19]小片

　　[08:36.70]a bit of

　　[08:38.50]一点

　　[08:40.31]quite a bit of

　　[08:42.27]相当多

　　[08:44.23]quite a few

　　[08:45.99]相当多

　　[08:47.75]excellent

　　[08:49.71]优秀的

　　[08:51.67]festival

　　[08:53.13]节日

　　[08:54.60]the Spring Festival

　　[08:56.50]春节

　　[08:58.41]get-together

　　[09:00.32]聚会

　　[09:02.22]get down to

　　[09:04.03]开始做

　　[09:05.83]solid

　　[09:07.34]坚实