The Everglades

The Everglades. Written by Susan Lennox. Focus Question. Where is Everglades National Park? And what can you see there?

《大沼泽地》，作者：苏珊·伦诺克斯。 核心问题：大沼泽地国家公园在哪里？你在那里能看到什么？

Weird and wonderful. The Everglades is in South Florida. It has hot, wet summers. It has mild, dry winters. Water, plants, and animals are everywhere.

奇异又美妙。 大沼泽地位于佛罗里达州南部。 那里的夏天炎热潮湿。 那里的冬天温和干燥。 到处都是水源、植物和动物。

more than a swamp. The Everglades has many different areas. Some areas have fresh water. Tall trees grow there.

可不只是一片沼泽哦。 大沼泽地有很多不同的区域。 有些区域是淡水区。 高大的树木生长在那里。

Some areas have salt water. The trees that grow there have long roots.

有些区域是咸水区。 生长在那里的树木长着长长的根。

Some areas have tall plants called sawgrass. Its leaves are sharp, like a saw. Some areas have woods. Tall trees there grow close together.

有些区域长着一种叫锯齿草的高大植物。 它的叶子很锋利，就像锯子一样。 有些区域是林地。 那里的高大树木紧挨着生长。

A park is born. For a long time, the Everglades did not change. Then some people wanted to farm the land. They also wanted to build homes there.

公园的诞生。 很长一段时间里，大沼泽地都没有发生变化。 后来有些人想要在这里开垦农田。 他们还想要在这里建造房屋。