鲁教版（九年级）Unit 11 Section A 2a 听力录音

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Unit 11 Section A 2a

Hi, I'm Mike. I'm from theUnited States.

嗨，我是迈克。我来自美国。

Welcome to our class, Mike. We're happy tomeet you.

欢迎到我们的班级来，迈克。。我们很高兴见到你。

Can you tell me a bit more aboutChina?

你们能告诉我关于中国更详细的情况吗？

Sure! Did you know thatChinais one ofthe oldest countries in the world? It's over 5,000 yearsold.

当然！你知道中国是世界上最古老的国家之一么？它有着五千多年的历史。

Yes, I did. It's much older than mycountry—in fact, theUnited  Statesis one of the youngestcountries inthe world. It's not even 300 years old.

是的，我知道。比我们的国家更加历史悠久—事实上，美国是世界上最年轻的国家之一。历史甚至不足三百年。

AndChinahas the biggest population,too. It's a lot bigger than the population of the UnitedStates.

并且中国也是人口最多的国家。比美国人口要多得多。

ButChinais about the same size as theUS,right?

但是中国和美国一样大，对么？

Yes, and it's the biggest country in Asia. We also have some famous rivers. The YangtzeRiveris the longest river in Asia. It's about6,300 kilometers long.

是的，中国是亚洲最大的国家。我们还有一些著名的河流。长江是亚洲最长的河流。约有6300千米长。

Wow! I didn't know that. I thought the Yellow River was longer.

哇！我还不知道呢。我以为黄河更长。

No, the Yellow Riveris 5,464 kilometers long. But both rivers are very important toChina.

并不是，黄河有5464千米长。但是两条都是中国非常重要的河流。