The Amazon rainforest
亚马逊雨林
The Amazon rainforest in South America is the largest rainforest in the world.
位于南美洲的亚马逊雨林是世界上最大的热带雨林。
It covers five and a half million square kilometres of the Amazon Basin and spreads across nine countries.
它涵盖了 5.5 万平方公里的亚马逊河流域，跨越 9 个国家。
The Amazon rainforest is very important because it is home to thousands of animals, birds and insects.
亚马逊雨林非常重要，因为它是几千种动物、鸟类和昆虫的家园。
However, people are destroying the area by cutting down many of the trees. This is called “deforestation”.
然而，人们正在砍伐此区域的许多树木，这被称为“毁林”。
Many living things lose their homes because of deforestation.
因为砍伐森林，许多生物失去了家园。
As a result, the number of kinds of animals, birds, insects and trees in the world is decreasing.
其结果是，世界上动物、鸟类、昆虫和树木的种类在减少。
We must do our best to protect the Amazon rainforest.
我们必须尽最大努力保护亚马逊雨林。