Russia

Russia, written by Eleanor Frost. Focus question. What makes Russia special?

《俄罗斯》，埃莉诺·弗罗斯特 著。 思考问题。 是什么让俄罗斯与众不同？

Where is it? Russia is a very big country. It is the largest country in the world, almost twice as big as the United States. Russia is part of both Europe and Asia.

它在哪里？ 俄罗斯是一个非常大的国家。 它是世界上面积最大的国家， 几乎是美国的两倍大。 俄罗斯地跨欧洲和亚洲两个大洲。

Moscow is the capital of Russia. It is a big city in the European part of the country. More than 12 million people live there. The Russian president lives in a famous group of buildings in Moscow.

莫斯科是俄罗斯的首都。 它是位于俄罗斯欧洲部分的一座大城市。 有超过1200万人居住在那里。 俄罗斯总统居住在莫斯科一片著名的建筑群里。

people. Most people in Russia live and work in cities. The main language is Russian. In the country, jobs have to do with the land and the sea. For example, many people fish, mine oil and coal, and cut trees for wood.

人文： 俄罗斯的大多数人在城市生活和工作， 主要语言是俄语。 在乡村地区，人们的工作和陆地、海洋息息相关。 比如，很多人从事捕鱼、石油和煤炭开采，以及伐木取木的工作。

Sports such as soccer and ice hockey are popular in Russia. Russia is famous for music and a kind of dance show called ballet. Swan Lake is a famous Russian ballet.

足球、冰球等运动在俄罗斯很受欢迎。 俄罗斯以音乐和一种叫做芭蕾舞的舞蹈表演闻名于世。 《天鹅湖》就是一部著名的俄罗斯芭蕾舞剧。

Land. The land in Russia is mainly low-flat lands, high-flat lands, and mountains. The deepest lake in the world, Lake Baikal, is in Russia. Russia has frozen flatlands in the north and wide grassy lands in the south. In between are huge forests.

地貌： 俄罗斯的地形主要有低平地、高平地和山地。 世界上最深的湖泊贝加尔湖就位于俄罗斯境内。 俄罗斯的北部有冻土平原，南部有广阔的草原， 两者之间是大片的森林。