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Today, we're going to talk about Amazon River.
今天我們要講的是亞馬遜河。
You probably learned in middle school that the Nile River is the longest river in the world and it's the cradle of civilization.
大家可能在中學(xué)就學(xué)過(guò)尼羅河是世界第一長(zhǎng)河，是人類(lèi)文明的搖籃。
But, more impressive, is the Amazon River, the second longest river in the world.
但是，作為世界第二長(zhǎng)河，亞馬遜河給我留下的印象更深。
As you know, I have spent a lot of time working along both of these rivers,
正如大家所知，我對(duì)這兩條河做了很多功課，
doing research, filming, and sometimes just relaxing.
研究、攝像、有時(shí)只是在那里放松心情。
If you ever get a chance to visit one of these rivers, go for it.
如果你有機(jī)會(huì)去欣賞他們，我建議你一定要去。
However, if you have to choose between visiting the Amazon and visiting the Nile,
但是，如果你不得不在亞馬遜河和尼羅河之間做出選擇，
then you should definitely visit the Amazon.
那你當(dāng)然要選亞馬遜河。
In my opinion, it's way more interesting than the Nile!
我的個(gè)人意見(jiàn)，亞馬遜河遠(yuǎn)比尼羅河有趣！
In fact, it's the most interesting place I've been to, and I've been everywhere, including all seven continents.
事實(shí)上，它是我去過(guò)的最有趣的地方；我可是什么地方都去過(guò)，包括七大洲。
The main reason why I think it's so interesting is that the Amazon delta is the largest tropical rain forest in the world.
我覺(jué)得亞馬遜三角洲有趣的主要原因是其三角洲地帶的世界最大的熱帶雨林。
And where there's a rain forest, there's life.Plenty of it!
而有雨林的地方就會(huì)有很多生物。
The Nile flows mostly through dry desert, where there's little wildlife or plant life.
而尼羅河流經(jīng)的地方主要是干燥的沙漠，沙漠里面則很少有野生動(dòng)植物。
Meanwhile, there's more life in the Amazon than in any other places in the world.
而且，生活在亞馬遜熱帶雨林的生物比世界上任何其他地方的都要多。
For example, there are 500 species of mammals, one third of the world's bird population,
比如，那里有500中哺乳動(dòng)物、世界三分之一鳥(niǎo)類(lèi)、
hundreds of reptiles, 175 different kinds of lizards, up to 300 million types of insects, and immense vegetation.
好幾百種爬行動(dòng)物、175種蜥蜴、昆蟲(chóng)種類(lèi)多達(dá)3億，植物種類(lèi)之多驚人。
The trees are so dense that they form a canopy.
而且樹(shù)木茂密形成了諾大的天蓬。
The basin contains the Earth's richest and most varied ecosystem.
盆地中的生態(tài)系統(tǒng)含有地球上最豐富的物種。
It will startle your senses, your sight, your hearing, and your sense of smell.
它會(huì)對(duì)你的感官，包括視覺(jué)、聽(tīng)覺(jué)、嗅覺(jué)，造成很大的沖擊。
Let me briefly describe for you some of the impressive creatures you'll see on the video next week.
讓我來(lái)簡(jiǎn)單介紹一下大家將會(huì)在下周視頻當(dāng)中看到的神奇的生物。
The first is the jaguar.
首先是美洲虎。
It is the largest and most powerful cat in the western hemisphere.
它們是西半球體型最大、最強(qiáng)壯的貓科動(dòng)物。
It measures up to six feet in length and weighs up to 350 pounds.
身長(zhǎng)達(dá)6英尺，重達(dá)350英磅。
Their powerful jaws can crush a turtle shell.
他們強(qiáng)有力的腳掌可以捏碎龜殼。
In the river, there are 300-pound dolphins.
在河里有著300英磅重的海豚。
And not far away is the world's largest snake, the anaconda.
你還可以在附近看到世界上最長(zhǎng)的蛇，水蟒。
The Amazon basin is thick with vegetation, including a very dense forest of tall trees.
亞馬遜盆地植被茂盛，參天大樹(shù)茂密成林。
By far the most amazing thing in the basin is the treetop world.
而最令人驚嘆的是盆地中樹(shù)頂世界。
Many of the trees are 150 feet tall, with canopies exceeding 80 feet.
很多樹(shù)高達(dá)150英尺，樹(shù)冠層有80英尺厚。
Some scientists believe this canopy alone may contain half of the world’s species!
一些科學(xué)家認(rèn)為單單是樹(shù)冠層就容納著世界上一半的物種！
Among these species is the harpy eagle, which has a six or seven-foot wingspan and is perhaps the most powerful bird in the world.
角雕是其中的一種，它們的翼幅達(dá)6-7英尺，可能是世界上力量最強(qiáng)大的鳥(niǎo)類(lèi)。
It's big enough to carry a full-grown monkey and then eat it.
它們有足夠的力量抓起一只成年猴子將其吃掉。
There is the Macaw parrot, considered by many to be the largest and most beautiful of its species.
這里還有金剛鸚鵡，很多人認(rèn)為它是其物種當(dāng)中體積最大、最漂亮的一個(gè)。
The video will illustrate what I'm talking about.
我剛才所說(shuō)到的都會(huì)在視頻中展示出來(lái)。
Question 16. Which river is the second longest in the world?
問(wèn)題16 世界第二長(zhǎng)河是哪條河？
Question 17. Why does the speaker think the Amazon River is interesting?
問(wèn)題17 演講者為什么認(rèn)為亞馬遜河有趣？
Question 18. What is the weight of the jaguar in the Amazon according to the talk?
問(wèn)題18 根據(jù)演講內(nèi)容，亞馬遜地區(qū)的美洲虎體重是多少？
Question 19. What is the most amazing thing in the Amazon basin?
問(wèn)題19 亞馬遜盆地最令人驚嘆的是什么？
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