鲁教版（八年级上册）Unit 5 Section A 2a&2b 课文录音

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Mike: Hi, I’m Mike. I’m from theUnited States.

Boy: Welcome to our class, Mike. We’re happy to meet you.

Mike: Can you tell me a bit more aboutChina?

Girl:Sure! Did you know that China is one ofthe oldest countries in the world? It’sover 5,000 years old.

Mike:Yes, I did. It’s much older than my country—in fact, the United States is oneof the youngest countries in the world. It’s not even 300 years old.

Boy:AndChinahas the biggest population,too. It’s a lot bigger than the population of theUnited States.

Mike:ButChinais about the same size as the US,right?

Girl:Yes, and it’s the biggest country in Asia. We also have some famous rivers. TheYangtze Riveris the longest river in Asia. It’s about 6,300kilometers long.

Mike:Wow! I didn’t know that. I thought theYellow River was longer.

Boy: No, the Yellow River is 5,464 kilometerslong. But both rivers are very important to China.