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美国概述(二)

2016-04-12 双语讯飞
     美国概述       一、地理城市二、气候三、人口
美国概述之气候
二、气候
1.A humid(湿润的)continental climate is found in the north-eastern part of the country.美国东北部为湿润的大陆性气候。
2. In the south-eastern United States you can find a humid subtropical climate.东南部则是湿润的亚热带气候。

3. The Pacific northwest is favored with a maritime climate.太平洋西北岸为海洋性气候
4. The southern part of the Pacific coast in California has a Mediterranean climate with warm, dry summers and moist winters.加州太平洋沿岸南部是地中海式气候,夏天干燥炎热,冬天潮湿多雨。
5. Many factors besides latitude influence the climate in the United States. Perhaps the most important forces are the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Great Lakes.除了海拔之外,许多因素影响着美国的气候,其中最主要的因素为:太平洋,大西洋,墨西哥湾,五大湖
美国概述之人口
三、人口
1.New Englanders were originally knows as Yankees,which came to stand for all American.新英格兰人最初曾被称作“Yankee”,这一名称后来渐渐指所有的美国人。
2.The Middle Atlantic States have about one fifth of the total population of the United States.大西洋中部各州的人口占美国总人口的1/5。
3.The soil is rich, the rain usually plentiful(充沛的) and the growing season long, these factors make the Midwest America's most important agricultural area. It is also a major manufacturing region and the nation's leading center of heavy industry.中西部地区土壤肥沃,雨量充沛,生长季节较长,是美国最重要的农业区,也是主要的制造业区和全国的重工业中心。 
                                       本文为节选,来源:沪江英语
生词汇humid(湿润的)plentiful(充沛的)

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