加拿大的英文资料

【专家解说】：Canada is the second largest country in the world. It is larger than the USA and reaches nearly a quarter of the way round the earth. The distance from east to west is over 5,500 kilometres and the country covers six of the world's 24 time areas. 加拿大是世界上占地面积第2的国家。面积比美国大，并且领土的延伸接近地球赤道的4分之1。从东部到南部的距离超过5500千米。并且加拿大覆盖了世界上24个时区中的6个。 The population of Canada is about 29 million and the capital is Ottawa. There are two official languages, French and English. The first travellers arrived from England in 1497. Settlers from France reached Canada in 1534. For two centuries English and French settlers struggled against each other to control the country. Today, one province of Canada is French-speaking. The TV and radio programmes there are in French. There are French restaurants, and all the teaching in schools is done in French. 加拿大的人口总数约为2900万，首都为渥太华。其官方语言有2种，法语和英语。1497年，从英格兰来的首批移居者（拓荒者）来到了这儿，1534年，从法国来的移居者也到达此地。这来自两个国家的移居者为了成为这块土地的主宰者而互相征战。今天，加拿大有一个说发语的省，电视和收音机里节目都是用法语播放的。这儿有法国参观，所有的学校的教学都采用法语进行。 Canada has one third of the world's supply of fresh water. There are five great lakes in the south, and there are many others, especially in the north. Most of the electricity is produced by water. The country has a great deal of coal, oil and natural gas, and these are all exploited for energy. 加拿大拥有世界淡水资源的3分之1。在加拿大的南面有5大名湖。 并且在其他地方，尤其是在北部，还有许多湖。加拿大主要是考水力发电。它拥有大量的煤，石油，天然气资源。这些都是完全可以作为能源来利用开发。 Much of the country is covered by forests, and wood is cut and sold all over the world. Canada is also the world's biggest producer of the kind of paper which is used for newspapers. Fishing is also very important for Canadians. Fish from the east and west coasts is sold to many other countries. 加拿大的大部分面积被森林覆盖，砍下来的木材被运往世界各地。加拿大还是世界上供应制作报纸所需纸张的最大的供应者。 渔业在加拿大也是非常重要的。来自东部和西部海岸的鱼被销售往世界其他国家。