20 L2-Earth

Oxford Read and Discover level 2 Earth by Richard Northcott

理查德·诺斯科特的《牛津阅读与发现》第2级地球

Introduction Let's look at Earth. Let's look at oceans and rivers, mountains and forests. Earth is amazing, and it has lots of amazing places. Where is it hot on Earth? Where is it cold on Earth? Where can we find water on Earth? Discover! Now read and discover more about Earth!

让我们看看地球。 让我们看看海洋和河流，山脉和森林。 地球很神奇，它有很多神奇的地方。 地球上哪里最热?地球上哪里冷? 地球上哪里能找到水? 发现!现在阅读和发现更多关于地球的知识!

Chapter 1 What Is Earth? We're in space and we're looking at Earth. What can we see? We can see many colors. We can see land, water, and clouds. Earth is a planet. There are many, many planets in space, but there's only one Earth. Earth is our home. Millions of plants, animals, and people live here. On the land, there are forests, mountains, and deserts. Most of Earth's water is in oceans, but there's water in lakes and rivers, too. Discover! Earth goes around the sun every year. Earth also turns every day.

第一章地球是什么?我们在太空中，看着地球。 我们能看到什么?我们可以看到许多颜色。 我们可以看到陆地、水和云。 地球是一个行星。太空中有很多很多行星，但地球只有一个。 地球是我们的家。数以百万计的植物、动物和人类生活在这里。 在陆地上，有森林、山脉和沙漠。 地球上大部分的水都在海洋中，但湖泊和河流中也有水。 发现!地球每年都绕太阳转。 地球每天也在转动。

Chapter 2 Land We live on the land. The land is under our feet. The land can be snowy mountains or green valleys. It can be forests or deserts. These mountains are in China. Next to the mountains, there are valleys. The mountains and valleys on Earth are millions of years old. The land can fall into the ocean and make cliffs. These amazing cliffs are in Australia. Rivers can make deep valleys in the land. These deep valleys are called canyons. Look at this amazing canyon in Peru. It's called the Colca Canyon.

第二章土地我们生活在土地上。 土地就在我们脚下。 土地可以是雪山或绿色的山谷。 可以是森林，也可以是沙漠。 这些山在中国。 山的旁边是山谷。 地球上的山脉和山谷有数百万年的历史。 陆地会掉入海中，形成悬崖。 这些惊人的悬崖在澳大利亚。 河流能在陆地上形成深谷。 这些深谷被称为峡谷。 看看秘鲁这个神奇的峡谷。 它被称为科尔卡峡谷。

Chapter 3 Water On Earth, there's water in rivers, lakes, and oceans. Most rivers come from mountains. Snow falls on the mountains. The snow melts and the water goes down the mountains. Rain falls, then more water goes into the rivers. Most rivers go to the ocean. When a river comes to a cliff, it makes a waterfall. Niagara Falls are amazing waterfalls in Canada and the USA. When the ocean is calm, the waves are small. People can swim in the ocean when it's calm. In bad weather, the ocean can be rough. The wind makes big waves. People can't swim in the ocean when it's rough.

在地球上，河流、湖泊和海洋中都有水。 大多数河流发源于山脉。 雪落在山上。 雪融化了，水顺着山流下来。 下雨，然后更多的水进入河流。 大多数河流都流入海洋。 当河水流到悬崖上时，就形成了瀑布。 尼亚加拉大瀑布是加拿大和美国令人惊叹的瀑布。 当海洋平静时，波浪很小。 风平浪静的时候，人们可以在海里游泳。 天气不好的时候，大海会很汹涌。 风掀起大浪。波涛汹涌时，人们不能在海里游泳。