许国璋英语第二册
《第一课》
（一） 课文：
            THE LARGEST LEND AND MOST POPULOUS                           
Asia is the largest of the continents of the world. It is a larger than Africa, larger than either of the two Americas, and four times as large as Europe. Asia and Europe form a huge land mass. Indeed Europe is so much smaller than Asia that some geographers regard Europe as a peninsula of Asia.
亚洲是世界上最大的洲。它比非洲大，比两个美洲大，是欧洲的四倍。亚洲和欧洲形成了巨大的陆地。事实上，欧洲比亚洲小得多，一些地理学家把欧洲视为亚洲半岛。
Many geographers say that the Ural Mountains form the dividing line between Europe and Asia. Some think differently. But all geographers agree that Asia was once linked to North Am
erica. Or, to be more exact, Alaska was at one time connected with the tip Siberia. The ancestors of American Indians, geographers say, were Asians. 30000 years ago they went across the land bridge and settled down in new homes.
许多地理学家说乌拉尔山脉形成了欧洲和亚洲的分界线。有些人的想法不同。但所有地理学家都认为亚洲曾经与北美国联系在一起。或者更确切地说，阿拉斯加曾一度与西伯利亚尖端相连。地理学家说，美洲印第安人的祖先是亚洲人。30000年前，他们穿过陆桥，定居在新的家园。
Only a small canal separates Africa from Asia. But before the Suez Canal was cut in 1869 Asia was also linked to Africa.
只有一条小河把非洲和亚洲分隔开来。但在1869苏伊士运河被切断之前，亚洲也与非洲联系在一起。
The highest point of the earth is in Asia. This is the peak of the Himalaya Mountains. It is over 29140 feet high. At this altitude the air is very thin and the weather is uncertain. So the climbing is very difficult. People take great pride in getting to that peak.
地球的最高点在亚洲。这是喜马拉雅山脉的顶峰。它有29140英尺高。在这个高度，空气非常稀薄，天气也不确定。所以攀登是非常困难的。人们为登上顶峰而感到自豪。
The world’s great religions originated from Asia: Buddhism from India, Christianity from Palestine, Islam from Arabia. Today Buddhism and Islam are the principal religions of much of Asia.
世界上最伟大的宗教起源于亚洲：佛教来自印度，基督教来自巴勒斯坦，伊斯兰教来自阿拉伯。今天，佛教和伊斯兰教是亚洲大部分地区的主要宗教。
Asia is also most populous continent. China, the country with the largest population in the world, is in Asia. One half of the world’s population are Asians.
亚洲也是人口最多的大陆。中国，在世界上人口最多的国家是亚洲。世界人口的一半是亚洲人。
A Chinese is an Asian, a Japanese is an Asian, and an Indian is an Asian. So is an Iranian, a Palestinian, an Iraqi, a Filipino, a Singaporean. A meeting of Asians is usually a large gat
hering. The Asian Games meet every four years, sometimes with as many as 34 nations taking part.
中国人是亚洲人，日本人是亚洲人，印度人是亚洲人。伊朗、巴勒斯坦、伊拉克、菲律宾人、新加坡人也是如此。亚洲人的会议通常是一次大型集会。亚运会每四年举行一次，有时多达34个国家参加。
There was a time when Asia led the world in civilization. Today most of the Asian countries are still developing countries. They are working very hard to catch up in science and technology. They must. They have little time to lose.
曾经有一段时间亚洲领导着世界文明。今天，大多数亚洲国家仍然是发展中国家。他们正在努力工作以赶上科学技术。他们必须。他们几乎没有损失的时间。
（二）课文全译：
亚洲是世界上最大的洲。它比非洲大，比两个美洲大，是欧洲的四倍。亚洲和欧洲形成了巨大的陆地。事实上，欧洲比亚洲小得多，一些地理学家把欧洲视为亚洲半岛。
许多地理学家说乌拉尔山脉形成了欧洲和亚洲的分界线。有些人的想法不同。但所有地理学家都认为亚洲曾经与北美国联系在一起。或者更确切地说，阿拉斯加曾一度与西伯利亚尖端相连。地理学家说，美洲印第安人的祖先是亚洲人。30000年前，他们穿过陆桥，定居在新的家园。
只有一条小河把非洲和亚洲分隔开来。但在1869苏伊士运河被切断之前，亚洲也与非洲联系在一起。
地球的最高点在亚洲。这是喜马拉雅山脉的顶峰。它有29140英尺高。在这个高度，空气非常稀薄，天气也不确定。所以攀登是非常困难的。人们为登上顶峰而感到自豪。
世界上最伟大的宗教起源于亚洲：佛教来自印度，基督教来自巴勒斯坦，伊斯兰教来自阿拉伯。今天，佛教和伊斯兰教是亚洲大部分地区的主要宗教。
亚洲也是人口最多的大陆。中国，在世界上人口最多的国家是亚洲。世界人口的一半是亚洲人。
中国人是亚洲人，日本人是亚洲人，印度人是亚洲人。伊朗、巴勒斯坦、伊拉克、菲律宾人
、新加坡人也是如此。亚洲人的会议通常是一次大型集会。亚运会每四年举行一次，有时多达34个国家参加。
曾经有一段时间亚洲领导着世界文明。今天，大多数亚洲国家仍然是发展中国家。他们正在努力工作以赶上科学技术。他们必须。他们几乎没有损失的时间。
（三）对话：
                    BACK FROM VACATION
A. Glad you’re back. We missed you during the vacation. How have you been?
B. Fine, thanks. I had a wonderful time at home. I did quite a bit of reading. Did you have a good time at school?
A. We certainly did. We saw quite a few excellent films. During the Spring Festival we visited the many places and had a get-together with many old friends.
B. So we all had a fine vacation. And now we must get down to some good solid work.
（四）对话译文
度假归来
A:很高兴你回来了。我们在假期里想念你。你最近怎么样？
B:好的，谢谢。我在家度过了一段美好的时光。我读了不少书。你在学校过得愉快吗？
A:我们确实做到了。我们看了好几部精彩的电影。春节期间，我们参观了许多地方，并与许多老朋友举行了聚会。
B:所以我们都度过了一个愉快的假期。现在我们必须着手做一些扎实的工作。
（五）Exercise（练习）
1）Answer the following questions:（回答下面的问题）
1. How many continents are there in the word? What are their name?
There are seven continents in the word. They are Asia, Europe, North American, south Am
faster怎么读?erican, Africa, Antarctica and Oceania.
2. Which continent is the largest?
Asia.
3. Some geographers say Europe is only a peninsula of Asia. Do you agree?
Yes, I agree. If we look at the land mass as a whole.

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