Upper-Intermediate - Africa's Great Rivers (D2239)

A: 在辽阔的非洲大陆上,流淌着三条伟大的河流。它们是位于非洲东部与北部的尼罗河,中非地区的刚果河,以及西非地区的尼日尔河。
zài liáokuò de fēizhōu dàlù shàng, liútǎng zhe sān tiáo wěidà de héliú. tāmen shì wèiyú fēizhōu dōngbù yǔ běibù de Níluóhé, zhōngfēidìqū de Gāngguǒ hé, yǐjí xīfēi dìqū de Nírìěr hé.
On the vast continent of Africa, three mighty rivers flow. In Eastern and Northern Africa lies the Nile; in Central Africa, the Congo; and in Western Africa, the Niger.
A: 尼罗河也被称为世界第一长河。全长6670公里。流经坦桑尼亚、卢旺达、乌干达、埃塞俄比亚、苏丹和埃及等国,穿过世界上面积最大的撒哈拉沙漠,最后流入地中海。流域面积为335万平方公里,相当于非洲大陆面积的九分之一。
Níluóhé yě bèichēngwéi shìjiè dì yī chánghé. quán cháng liùqiānliùbǎiqīshí gōngli. liújīng Tǎnsāngníyà、 Lúwàngdá、 Wūgāndá、 āisài ébǐyà、 Sūdān hé āijí děng guó, chuānguò shìjiè shàng miànjī zuìdà de Sāhālāshāmò, zuìhòu liúrù Dìzhōnghǎi. liúyùmiànjī wéi sānbǎisānshíwǔ wàn píngfāng gōngli, xiāngdāngyú fēizhōu dàlù miànjī de jiǔfēnzhīyī.
The Nile has also been called the world's longest river, at some 6670 kilometers in length. It flows through the countries of Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt, passing through the Sahara Desert - the largest by area in the world, and finally flowing into the Mediterranean Sea. Its watershed covers 3,350,000 square kilometers, equal to 1/9th of the surface of the African Continent.
A: 尼罗河每年都会泛滥。洪水到来时,会淹没河两岸的农田。洪水退去后,又会留下一层厚厚的河泥,形成肥沃的土壤。
Níluóhé měinián dōu huì fànlàn. hóngshuǐ dàolái shí, huì yānmò hé liǎng\'àn de nóngtián. hóngshuǐ tuìqù hòu, yòu huì liúxià yī céng hòuhòu de héní, xíngchéng féiwò de tǔrǎng.
The Nile floods every year. When flood waters arrive, they cover the fields on both banks of the river. When the flood waters recede, they leave a layer of thick river mud, resulting in fertile soil.
B: 哎,你在看纪录片啊?
āi, nǐ zài kàn jìlù piàn a?
Hey, are you watching a documentary?
C: 嗯,挺有意思的,一起看吧。
ng4, tǐng yǒu yìsi de, yīqǐ kàn ba.
Yeah, it's really interesting. Let's watch it together.

Key Vocabulary

辽阔 liáokuò vast
非洲 fēizhōu Africa
流淌 liútǎng to flow
位于 wèiyú to be located at
尼罗河 Níluóhé Nile River
中非地区 zhōngfēidìqū Central Africa
刚果河 Gāngguǒ hé Congo River
西非地区 xīfēi dìqū Western Africa
尼日尔河 Nírìěr hé Niger River
称为 chēngwéi to be called
流经 liújīng to flow through
卢旺达 Lúwàngdá Rwanda
乌干达 Wūgāndá Uganda
埃塞俄比亚 āisài ébǐyà Ethiopia
苏丹 Sūdān Sudan
埃及 āijí Egypt
撒哈拉沙漠 Sāhālāshāmò Sahara Desert
地中海 Dìzhōnghǎi Mediterranean Sea
流域面积 liúyùmiànjī drainage basin, watershed
泛滥 fànlàn to flood
洪水 hóngshuǐ flood water
淹没 yānmò to flood
肥沃 féiwò fertile, rich
纪录片 jìlù piàn documentary film

Supplementary Vocabulary

长度 chángdù length
等于 děngyú equal to
发大水 fādàshuǐ to flood
在水底下 zài shuǐdǐ xià underneath the water
泥巴 níbā mud
惨案 cǎn àn murder case
侦探 zhēntàn detective
区域 qūyù area, region
精确 jīngquè accurate, exact

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