与美国小学生一起学英文第2册 第8期:北极圈

 　　Arctic¹ 北极圈

　　The Arctic is located near the North Pole. 北极圈位于北极附近。

　　It is a very cold place. 它是个非常冷的地方。

　　The Arctic is covered with snow. 北极圈覆盖着大雪。

　　The coldest temperature in the Arctic was about -90°F(-68°C). 该地区的最低温度大约是零下90华氏度（相当于零下68摄氏度）。

　　In the Artic, there are some animals, such as foxes, wolves, polar bears, seals and so on. 北极圈生活着一些动物,诸如北极狐，极地狼，北极熊，海豹等等。

　　The word Arctic is from Greek and it means bear.  “Arctic”一词源于希腊语，意思是熊。

1 Arctic   

adj.北极的；n.北极

参考例句：

• They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic.他们飞过了茫茫无边的北极上空。
• The sort of animal lived in the Arctic Circle.这种动物生活在北极圈里。