Spain

Spain. Written by Sean Kirschner. Focus question. What makes Spain an interesting country to visit?

西班牙。作者：肖恩·基尔希纳。核心问题：是什么让西班牙成为一个值得游览的有趣国家？

Where is it? Spain is a country in Europe. It lies south of a long mountain range. The country of France is on one side, and Portugal is on the other. A group of islands are also part of Spain. These islands sit off the coast in the sea.

它在哪里？ 西班牙是欧洲的一个国家， 坐落在一条长长的山脉以南。 它的一边是法国，另一边是葡萄牙。 还有一群岛屿也是西班牙的领土， 这些岛屿坐落在远离海岸的海洋中。

Madrid is the capital of Spain. More than three million people live there. The palace is one of its biggest buildings. It used to be home to the Spanish king and queen and their family. Today, the family lives in a much smaller palace outside of Madrid.

马德里是西班牙的首都， 有超过300万人居住在那里。 王宫是当地最大的建筑之一， 这里曾经是西班牙国王和王后的居所，以及他们家人的家。 如今，王室一家住在马德里郊外一座小得多的宫殿里。

People About 48 million people live in Spain. Many people in Spain work at jobs in hotels and other places to take care of visitors. Other Spanish people grow olives or make cars and clothes.

人口 西班牙大约有4800万人口。 很多西班牙人在酒店或者其他服务游客的地方工作。 还有的西班牙人种植橄榄，或者制造汽车、生产服装。

Spain belongs to a group of countries called the European Union. This group of countries works together to solve problems. People in Spain speak Spanish. Almost all people who were born there speak this language.

西班牙属于一个叫做欧盟的国家联盟。 这些国家会携手合作，共同解决问题。 西班牙人说西班牙语。 几乎所有在西班牙出生的人都会说这种语言。

Land Most of Spain has mountains and high flatlands. Beautiful beaches line its coasts. The Pyrenees Mountains in the north make a border between Spain and France.

地貌 西班牙大部分地区都是山地和高原。 海岸沿线遍布着美丽的沙滩。 北部的比利牛斯山脉是西班牙和法国的天然国界线。