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1. Alberta is located inthewestern part of Canadaand is thewesternmostamong the Prairie Provinces.Toits westis British Columbiawhiletoits eastis Saskatchewan.Its south borderson the U.S. state of Montanawhileits northborders on theNorthwest Territories. Alberta is a most popular place for peopletogo to on their vacationsbecause of its beautiful scenery. The CanadianRockiesrunningthroughit have earned for itthe proud name of "FiftySwitzerland in One."
1、阿爾伯達省位于(locate in)加拿大的西部，也是草原諸省中最西部的(westernmost)一個省份。它的西邊是不列顛哥倫比亞省，東部是薩斯喀徹溫省，它的南部與美國的蒙大拿州接壤，而北部則與西北地區(the northwest territories)相連。由于阿爾伯達省風景優美，人們都很喜歡去那里度假。縱貫(running through)全境的加拿大落磯山脈為它贏得了“集50個瑞士于一省”的美名。
2.Withan area of approximately 255,212 square miles, equivalent to 661,000 square kilometers, it isthe fourth largest provinceinCanada. Although it has a population of only 3.26 million, aboutone fifth of the population of Shanghai,it ranks also 4th in populationamongCanadian provinces. The provincewas named after Princess Louis Caroline Alberta, a daughter ofQueen Victoria of England. It becameaprovince of Canadain 1905.
2、該省面積約（approximately）為255212平方英里，相當于(equivalent)661000平方公里，是加拿大第四大省。雖然它的人口只有326萬，僅及上海人口的約五分之一(one fifth)，但在加拿大諸省中它的人口數也居第四位。阿爾伯達省是以英國維多利亞女皇的一個女兒路易斯·卡洛琳·阿爾伯達公主的名字命名的(be named after)。它于1905年成為加拿大的一個省份。
3.The people of Alberta originally came from many different countries. More than half of theAlbertanscame from Britain. Others came from Austria, Russia and theScandinavian countries.Asonly a small number were French Canadians,whomigratedtoAlbertafromthe eastern part of Canada, themajor languagespokenin the province is English, with the exception of a few bilingual towns north of Edmonton.Althoughthere are onlya limited number ofIndianslivingon reservationsnow, two hundred years ago theywere the only inhabitantsin whatis nowcalled Alberta.
3、阿爾伯達省的人民最初來自很多不同的國家。其中一半以上(more than half of)來自英國，另一些人(others)來自奧地利、俄國和斯堪地那維亞國家。由于(as)只有少數從加拿大東部遷來的法裔加拿大人(French Canadians)，因此除了(with the exception of)在埃德蒙頓北部有幾個雙語種(bilingual)小鎮之外，該省所使用的主要語言是英語?，F在，雖然只有人數有限的印第安人(a limited number of Indians)居住在保留地上(living on reservations)，但是在兩百多年前，他們是居住于現在稱之為阿爾伯達省的(in what is now called Alberta)唯一居民。
4. The firstsettlers ofAlberta were cattle ranchers. Even now,raising cattleis stillone of theleadingbranches of economy. But at presentmany moreAlbertans are farmers,who raise millions of tons of wheat, oats and barley, they also plantsugar beets and potatoesin thesouthern part of the province. In the northern part,likethe Indianswholived there before them, the hunters trap suchfur-bearing animals as squirrels,beavers and foxes. Albertais also rich inforest resources, coal and oil. It is one of themain timber producingprovinces in Canada. Owing to its rich deposit in oil, petroleumindustryhas become one of the mostimportant industries of the province,withmany oil fields andrefineries. Alberta also producesmorecoal than any other province.
4、阿爾伯達省的首批移民是牧場經營者(cattle ranchers)。即使時至今日，畜牧業(raising cattle)仍然是經濟的主要部門之一。但現在阿爾伯達人中更多的(many more 修飾可數名詞)是農民，他們生產成百萬噸(millions of tons)的小麥、燕麥和大麥。在該省的南部他們還種植甜菜和土豆。在北部，獵人們像生活在他們之前的印第安人一樣捕捉(trap)毛皮獸(fur-bearing anmials)，諸如松鼠、河貍和狐貍等。阿爾伯達還有豐富(be rich in 含有豐富的…)的森林資源、煤礦和石油。它是加拿大木材的主要生產省份之一。由于該省石油蘊藏量豐富，石油工業已成為該省最重要的工業之一，油田和煉油廠比比皆是。阿爾伯達出產的煤也多于其他任何省份(any other province)。
5. The provincial capital Edmonton, with a population of about 1,016,000, isthe second largest city in the province. The largest city is Calgary. In 1967, ithad a population of about 330,000. Butaftera lapse of 40 years (2007), it now has more than1,060,000 inhabitants. The third largest city is Lethbridge,havinga population of about 67,000 persons. People in those cities work inmeat-packing plants, flour mills, dairies and refineries.Somework in canneries and beet-sugar factories.
5、省會埃德蒙頓人口約為101.6萬，是該省第二大城市。第一大城市是卡爾加里，1967年的人口是33萬，但時隔40年之后(after a lapse of 40 years)，它的居民總數已超過106萬。第三大城市是萊斯橋，約有人口6、7萬。這些城市的居民大多在肉類加工廠(meat-packing plants)、面粉廠(flour mills)、乳制品廠(dairies, 單數dairy)和煉油廠(refineries, 單數refinery)工作。有的則在罐頭食品廠(canneries, 單數cannery)和甜菜制糖廠(beet-sugar factories)工作。
6. The climate in Alberta is pleasant, particularlyin summer,whenthe average temperature isabout 60 degrees Fahrenheit.In winter, it ismuchcolderand in the north, the temperature can drop to 20 degreesbelow zero. Although the best season for traveling isthe summer months of June, July andAugust, many touristsareattracted tothe first rate skiing groundat theresorts of Banff and Jasper.
6、阿爾伯達氣候宜人，特別是夏天，平均氣溫為華氏60度左右((60-32)/1.8=15.56℃)。冬天的氣候則要冷得多，北部的氣溫有時可降到零下20度（(-20-32)/1.8=-32.59℃）。雖說旅游的最佳季節是6、7、8月的夏季，但是旅游勝地(resorts)班夫和嘉思帕的第一流的滑雪場地(the first rate skiingground)也吸引了很多游客。
7. Alberta is located in the Mountain Standard Time Zone. 12 o'clock atNoon in Edmonton is 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
7、阿爾伯達位于山地標準時時區。埃德蒙頓中午12點即東部標準時間下午2點。
