许国璋英语第二册（含课文、对话、阅读、课后练习及答案）第一课1 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 America. 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...
