Lesson 42 North America
第42课 北美
Li Ming wrote a report about North America.
李明在写一篇关于北美洲的报告。
North America is a large continent,but it has only three main countries.
北美洲是一个大洲，但是它只有三个主要的国家。
Canada is the farthest north.
加拿大在最北边。
To the south of Canada is the United States.
在加拿大的南边，是美国。
The U.S.is north of Mexico.
美国在墨西哥的北边。
Together,these three countries cover about 24 million square kilometres.
这三个国家在一起覆盖了大约 2 4000 000平方公里。
About 550 million people live in North America.
大约550 000 000人居住在北美洲。
That is a large population,but smaller than that of China.
人口数量很多，但比中国的要少。
The Great Lakes are the largest bodies of freshwater in the world.
北美五大湖是世界上最大的淡水水域。
The Rocky Mountains are the biggest mountains in North America.
落基山脉是北美洲最大的山脉。
Canada is the biggest of the three countries in area, but it has the smallest population- about 35 million.
加拿大是三个国家中领土面积最大的，但是它的人口最少——大约35 000 000。
People speak many languages in Canada.
加拿大的人们说许多语言。
Most speak English or French,but the third most common language is Chinese!
大多数说英语或法语，第三大常用语是中文！
The U.S. is also a very large country,and its population is much larger than any other country in North America.
美国也是个非常大的国家，它的人口数量比北美洲其他国家都要大得多。
It has a population of more than 315 million.
他的人口数量超过315 000 000。
The U.S. is often called America.
美利坚合众国常常被称为美国。
People in the U.S.are called Americans.
居住在美国的人们呗称为美国人。
Most Americans speak English,and many speak Spanish.
大多数美国人说英语，还有许多说西班牙语。
Of course, there are a lot of Chinese speakers in the U.S.,too - more than 2 million!
当然，美国还有很多说中文的人——超过2 000 000人！
Mexico is smaller than both Canada and the U.S.
墨西哥比加拿大和美国都要笑。
Most of the people there speak Spanish.
大多数人说西班牙语。
It has a population of more than 110 million.
它的人口数量超过110 000 000。
Mexican people love their country,but many leave to live and work in the U.S.
墨西哥人喜欢他们的国家，但是许多人离开那儿去美国工作和生活。
The capital city of Mexico is Mexico City.
墨西哥的首都是墨西哥城。
It is a very big city.
它是一个非常大的城市。
This is a map of North America.
这是一张北美洲的地图。