Rainforests
雨林
Rainforests are thick forests in the hot parts of the world.
雨林是生長在世界上熱帶地區的茂盛森林。
It rains a lot and the ground is always wet.
降雨量很多,地面通常都是濕的。
It's always dark and hot in rainforests.
雨林中又熱又暗。
Rainforests cover 6% of the earth's surface.
雨林覆蓋了地球表面6%的面積。
They provide places to live for thousands of plants and animals found nowhere else on Earth.
它們為無數地球上其它地方沒有的動植物提供了棲息地。
There are lots of tall trees and other different kinds of plants.
那里有很多高大的樹木和其他不同的植物。
Thousands and thousands of animals live in rainforests.
有無數動物居住在雨林中。
Many of them live in the trees over 30 meters from the ground.
它們生活在30多米高的樹上。
Rainforests are very important to us.
雨林對我們很重要。
They are the lungs of the earth.
它們是地球的肺。
The plants in the forests help to make the air fresher and cleaner.
雨林中的植物讓空氣更新鮮更潔凈。
They also help to hold the water when it rains and keep the water cycling.
下雨時還能儲存水分,促進水循環。
They play an important part in controlling the climate.
它們在控制氣候方面扮演著重要的角色。
Rainforests also help to keep the beauty of nature.
雨林還能保存自然美。
Without rainforests, many beautiful plants and animals would die out.
如果沒有雨林,很多漂亮的動植物都會滅絕。
Rainforests give us wood, food, fruit, medicine, and many more useful things.
雨林為我們提供木材、食物、水果、藥材和很多其他有用的東西。
We need rainforests for many reasons.
有很多原因讓我們離不開雨林。
But now, rainforests are becoming smaller and smaller, so we should protect them.
但是現在,雨林變得越來越少,我們必須要保護它們。