A Trip to Petra

A Trip to Petra Written by Sarah Guson Illustrated by Jenny Kincaid Focus Question Where is Petra and what is known about it?

佩特拉之旅 作者：萨拉·古森 绘者：珍妮·金凯德 核心问题 佩特拉在哪里？关于它我们都知道些什么？

Petra is a lost city in Jordan. Petra was carved out of the mountains.

佩特拉是约旦的一座失落古城。 佩特拉是在山体上开凿而成的。

Ahmed went to Petra with his parents. They went to learn more about the city.

艾哈迈德和爸爸妈妈一起去了佩特拉。 他们想要多了解这座城市的故事。

Ahmed looked in the narrow canyon. The canyon leads to Petra, said Mom.

艾哈迈德望向狭窄的峡谷。 妈妈说：“这条峡谷通向佩特拉。”

In the canyon they saw water channels and clay pipes. People used them to bring water into the city, said Dad. Ahmed wondered what life was like in Petra.

他们在峡谷里看见了输水渠和陶土管道。 爸爸说：“以前人们用这些把水引进城里。” 艾哈迈德很好奇佩特拉以前的生活是什么样的。

They saw part of a building. It was on the far side of the canyon.

他们看见了一座建筑的一部分。 它就在峡谷的另一边。