The Taiga
針葉林
The taiga is the forest in cold areas of the Earth.
針葉林是位于地球寒冷地區(qū)的森林。
We can find the taiga in Alaska, Russia, Canada, Finland and many other places.
阿拉斯加、俄羅斯、加拿大、芬蘭和許多其他地區(qū)都有針葉林。
The trees in the taiga have green leaves throughout the year.
針葉林中的樹葉四季常青。
Because the soil in the taiga is usually frozen,
因為針葉林的土壤是冰凍的,
The roots of trees can go far into the soil, so the roots of the trees in the taiga are short.
樹根可以扎得很深,所以樹根很短。
Do you know the age of the oldest tree in the world?
你知道世界上最古老的樹有多少歲了嗎?
The oldest tree is 4,800 years old. It is in the taiga.
它有4800歲了,就在針葉林里。