河北加拿大版初中英语--Lesson 54:Europe

Lesson 54:Europe
[00:04.78]How big is Europe?Europe covers about 10 million square Kilometres.
[00:12.36]What countries are in Europe?Europe has more than thirty countries.
[00:19.44]some of them are England,France,Germany,Sweden,Italy Spain,Switzerland,
[00:29.99]Greece,Russia,Poland,Hungary and the Czech Republic.
[00:37.25]England is in the U.K. You can also call the U.K."Britain."
[00:44.20]The biggest country in Europe is Russia.
[00:48.77]It is the biggest in area and in population.
[00:54.33]How many people live in Europe?More than 600 million people live in Europe.
[01:01.99]What languages do they speak?
[01:05.93]English,French,German,Russian,Italian,Greek and many others.
[01:15.18]What are the main geographical¹ features of Europe?
[01:20.14]The Alps² are the biggest mountains in Europe.
[01:25.00]The Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world.
[01:30.57]A sea is usually part of an ocean.
[01:35.61]It has salt water.The Volga River is Europe's longest river.
[01:42.77]The Danube River is the second-longest river.
[01:48.04]What are the biggest cities in Europe?
[01:52.40]London,Moscow and Paris are the largest cities in Europe.
[01:59.38]The Arc³ de Triomphe(Triumphal Arch)is in Paris.It's famous!
 

1 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。

2 Alps   

n.[the-]阿尔卑斯山脉(欧洲)

参考例句：

• I'm going skating in the Alps next month.下个月我去阿尔卑斯山滑雪。
• The river springs in the Alps.这条河发源于阿尔卑斯山脉。

3 arc   

n.弧形（物），弧，电弧，弧光

参考例句：

• The sun appears to move in an arc across the sky.太阳看起来在天空中以弧形运行。
• The rainbow described an arc in the dark sky.彩虹在昏暗的天空划出了一道圆弧。