美国学生世界地理教材 第170期:伊甸园(2)

Nevertheless, people think this is where the Garden of Eden once was. 虽然如此，人们仍然认为这就是伊甸园曾经所在的地方。 They even point out an old apple-tree that once bore some apples and say, That's the original tree. 他们

美国学生世界地理教材 第128期:战争和童话故事(3)

There are millions of birds called auks which fly so low and so thick over the land that the Eskimos catch them with a net as you would catch butterflies. 那里有一种叫海雀的海鸟，非常多，成百上千万，它们成群成群地飞得很低

美国学生世界地理教材 第127期:战争和童话故事(2)

Most of these castles are now in ruins, because it is too hard to get to them and to keep them in repair, 现在，这些城堡大部分已经成为废墟，因为很难再到城堡对它们进行维修， and no longer can any one treat the poor peo

美国学生世界地理教材 第100期:低于海平面的国家(2)

Another city of Belgium beginning with a B is Bruges. 比利时还有一个以B开头的城市是布鲁日（Bruges）。 Bruges has many streets of water with bridges crossing them, and boats instead of carts, although there are paved streets also. 布

美国学生世界地理教材 第156期:沙漠之舟(1)

There are a few camels in Istanbul, but camels don't belong in Europe. 伊斯坦布尔有一些骆驼，但欧洲不产骆驼。 They have to be carried across the Bosporus from Asia, for a camel is said to be the only animal that cannot swim and can

美国学生世界地理教材 第154期:新月之国(3)

The Turks also built, close to each mosque, one or more candle-shaped towers, called minarets. 土耳其人还在每座清真寺旁建造至少一座形似蜡烛的塔楼，叫做宣礼塔。 About midway of a minaret is a balcony, and five times a d

美国学生世界地理教材 第160期:昔日辉煌的小亚细亚(3)

Asia Minor now belongs to Turkeyin fact, it is about all there is left of Turkey except Istanbul, 现在，小亚细亚地区属于土耳其事实上，除了伊斯坦布尔，土耳其国土差不多就是以前的小亚细亚。 although before Wor

美国学生世界地理教材 第219期:彩虹的尽头(1)

Gold! It used to be said there was a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, though no one has ever found it. 金子！过去人们常说在彩虹的尽头有一罐金子。不过从未有人找到过。 Yet men have left their business and their fami

美国学生世界地理教材 第218期:动物王国(5)

Some hunters had a box of safety-pins. 有些猎人随身会带一盒安全别针。 The Blacks begged for the pins, and when they were given to them they pinned them through their noses. 黑人向他们讨要别针，讨到后，就别在自己鼻子上

美国学生世界地理教材 第217期:动物王国(4)

I have a peculiar stick and I often ask people to guess what it is made of. 我有一根奇特的棍子，我常常让人猜它是什么做的， They usually say horn or hard rubber. for it will bend. 一般都回答是用动物角或硬橡胶做的，

美国学生世界地理教材 第216期:动物王国(3)

Almost every animal makes some kind of sound. It may be his language. 几乎所有的动物都会发出某种声音，那也许就是动物的语言。 He barks, moos, clucks, bleats, mews, whinnies, croaks, roars, grunts, cries, snarls, chirps, scre

美国学生世界地理教材 第189期:白象(2)

In the capital of Burmaa city called Rangoonis one of the largest and most wonderful of these pagodas. 在缅甸的首都一个名叫仰光的城市，有全世界最大最美的佛塔之一， This pagoda is called the Shwe Dagon Pagoda. 这个塔叫大

美国学生世界地理教材 第194期:温度计冻住的地方(2)

Trappers hunt these animals just for their furs, to be made into coats to keep people warm. 捕兽者猎杀这些动物就是为了获取它们的皮毛，用来做保暖的大衣。 One small animal, called the ermine, has a snow-white coat and a ta

美国学生世界地理教材 第193期:温度计冻住的地方(1)

Most thermometers have numbers down to forty degrees (40) below zero. There the numbers stop, 大部分温度计向下标出的度数最低是零下40度，在零下40度这儿数字就停止了， for when the mercury gets down to that point it free

美国学生世界地理教材 第179期:狮子和太阳(4)

In Tehran is the most famous jeweled throne in the World. It is called the Peacock Throne. 德黑兰有世界上最著名的宝石御座，叫做孔雀宝座。 It is made of solid gold and the back is in the form of a peacock's tail studded with rub

美国学生世界地理教材 第177期:狮子和太阳(2)

On my wife's dressing-table is a small thin bottle of perfume called attar of roses. 我妻子的梳妆台上有一小细瓶叫玫瑰油的香水。 In some parts of Persia they grow the most beautiful and fragrant roses and from their petals this pe

美国学生世界地理教材 第174期:产生《一千零一夜》的国家(3)

The Mohammedans have commandments as the Christians do. We have ten; 和基督教一样，伊斯兰教也有戒律。基督教有十条戒律， they have four or more. One of their commandments is to pray five times a day; 伊斯兰教至少有四条戒

美国学生世界地理教材 第172期:产生《一千零一夜》的国家(1)

Have you ever been thirstyreally thirsty? Very few people in our country ever have. 你感到口渴过吗真的很渴的那种感觉？在我们国家很少有人感到口很渴。 Have you ever gone for more than one whole day without a drink of wat

美国学生世界地理教材 第168期:确切地点(4)

Ever since the temple was destroyed Jews have gone there to weep and to pray that their country, which the ancient Romans took from them, would be restored to them. It is called the Wailing Wall. 自从圣殿被摧毁之后，犹太人常来此哭泣并

美国学生世界地理教材 第201期:风景明信片(2)

Here are some of the other pictures which the Japanese boys sent me: 以下是日本男孩寄给我的其他一些图画： A street scene in Tokyo 东京街景 Tokyo is the capital and largest city of Japan and one of the largest cities. 东京是日本