United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates. Written by Jill Sherman. Focus Question. What impact has oil had on the United Arab Emirates?

阿拉伯联合酋长国。 作者：吉尔·舍曼。 核心问题： 石油给阿拉伯联合酋长国带来了哪些影响？

Where is it? The United Arab Emirates, UAE, is a small country in the Middle East. The Middle East is the area where Europe, Africa, and Asia meet. The UAE's coast runs along a gulf that connects to the Indian Ocean.

它在哪里？ 阿拉伯联合酋长国（简称阿联酋）是中东的一个小国家。 中东是欧洲、非洲和亚洲的交界区域。 阿联酋的海岸毗邻一片连通印度洋的海湾。

The UAE is made up of seven Arab states. The capital city is Abu Dhabi. The city is old. Its history dates back to 3000 BCE. Modern Abu Dhabi blends old customs with modern buildings.

阿联酋由七个阿拉伯酋长国组成。 它的首都是阿布扎比。 这座城市历史悠久。 它的历史可以追溯到公元前3000年。 如今的阿布扎比将古老习俗和现代建筑融合在了一起。

People. Millions of people call the UAE home. Most of the people who live there are from other countries. They came to work or to build new buildings. The people of the UAE come from different Arab groups. Those groups settled in the area long ago. Many people share customs and wear Arab clothing. Men and women wear scarves and cover their heads. They do this to respect their religion.

人口。 数百万人在阿联酋定居。 当地居民大多来自其他国家。 他们来这里工作或是参与新建筑的建造。 阿联酋本土居民来自不同的阿拉伯族群。 这些族群很早以前就定居在这里了。 许多人都遵循共同的习俗，穿着阿拉伯服饰。 男女都会戴头巾包头。 他们这么做是出于对宗教的尊重。

Most of the people of the UAE also share the religion of Islam. Arabic is the main language, but many people speak local languages. Most people live in cities and towns along the UAE coast. Oil has made the country rich. It has turned poor UAE villages into modern cities.

大多数阿联酋人都信奉伊斯兰教。 阿拉伯语是官方语言，但也有不少人说地方语言。 大多数人住在阿联酋沿海的城镇里。 石油让这个国家变得非常富裕。 它把阿联酋贫穷的村落变成了一座座现代化城市。

Land On the coast, the UAE is hot. The country gets little rain. In the east are the tall Hajar mountains. A little rain falls in the mountains. Inland, the UAE is mostly made up of desert. There, it is even hotter. In summer or winter, wind may carry dust and sand. The wind creates huge sand hills.

地理 阿联酋的沿海地区气候炎热。 这个国家降水稀少， 东部坐落着高耸的哈贾尔山脉。 山区会有少量降雨， 而阿联酋的内陆地区大部分都是沙漠。 那里的气温更高， 无论冬夏，风都可能卷起沙尘。 风还会堆出巨大的沙丘。