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 在那里你能看到什么？

Weird and wonderful. Do you know what a gumbo limbo is? How about a stink pot? These funny words are the names of things that live in Everglades National Park.

奇特又美妙。 你知道裂榄树是什么吗？ 那臭罐龟呢？ 这些有趣的名字都属于生活在大沼泽地国家公园里的生物。

More than a swamp. Everglades National Park is in South Florida. The summers there are hot and wet. The winters are mild and dry. There is water everywhere. Many people think that the Everglades is just swamps or wetlands partly covered by water. It is much more than that.

不只是沼泽哦。 大沼泽地国家公园位于佛罗里达州南部。 那里的夏天又热又潮湿。 冬天则温和干燥。 这里到处都是水。 很多人以为大沼泽地仅仅是沼泽或是部分被水覆盖的湿地。 但它可比这丰富多啦。

There are different types of areas in the Everglades. One of these is freshwater swamps. Cypress trees grow there. Panthers, rabbits, turkey, and deer live there.

大沼泽地里有多种不同类型的区域。 其中一类是淡水沼泽。 柏树生长在这片区域里。 美洲狮、兔子、火鸡和鹿都生活在这里。

The Everglades has saltwater swamps too. Mangrove trees grow there. They look different from other trees. They have long roots that rise above the water.

大沼泽地也有咸水沼泽。 红树林生长在这片区域里。 它们的样子和其他树都不一样。 它们长着伸出水面的长长的根。

The Everglades has wet marshes. The marshes are full of sawgrass. Sawgrass is a tall plant with leaves that are sharp, like a saw.

大沼泽地还有湿润的草沼。 草沼里长满了锯齿草。 锯齿草是一种很高的植物，它的叶子很锋利， 就像锯子一样。