Unit7Thesea【美文阅读】你对大海了解多少
阳光照耀下她妩媚多姿;狂风暴雨下她凶猛狂暴,除此以外还有什么呢
Thefirstthingtorememberisthattheseaisverybig
Whenyoulookatthemapoftheworldyouwillfindthereismorewaterthanland
Theseacoversthreequartersoftheworld
Theseaisalsoverydeepinsomeplaces
Itisnotdeepeverywhere
Somepartsoftheseaareveryshallow
Butinsomeplacesthedepthoftheseaisverygreat
Thereisonespot,nearJapan,wheretheseaisnearly11kilometersdeep
Thehighestmountainintheworldisabout9kilometershigh
Ifthatmountainwereputintotheseaatthatplace,therewouldbe2kilometersofwateraboveit
Whatadeepplace
Ifyouhaveswuminthesea,youknowthatitissalty
Youcantastethesalt
Rivers,whichflowintothesea,carrysaltfromthelandintothesea
Somepartsoftheseaaresaltierthanotherparts
Thereisonesea,calledtheDeadSea,whichisverysalty
Itissosaltythatswimmerscannotsink
Fishcannotlive