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Africa's Great Rivers

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ID: 2239 Upper Intermediate
In this lesson, ChinesePod tells you about some of Africa's mighty rivers, including the Nile River. Poddies, prepare to immerse yourselves...
Jenny,John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
辽阔 liáokuò vast
非洲 fēizhōu Africa
流淌 liútǎng to flow
位于 wèiyú to be located at
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 在liáokuò 辽阔de 的fēizhōu 非洲dàlù 大陆shàng 上liútǎng 流淌zhe 着sān 三tiáo 条wěidà 伟大de 的héliú 河流tāmen 它们shì 是wèiyú 位于fēizhōu 非洲dōngbù 东部yǔ 与běibù 北部de 的Níluóhé 尼罗河zhōngfēidìqū 中非地区de 的Gāngguǒ hé 刚果河yǐjí 以及xīfēi dìqū 西非地区de 的Nírìěr hé 尼日尔河
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.
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 尼罗河yě 也bèichēngwéi 被称为shìjiè 世界dì yī 第一chánghé 长河quán 全cháng 长liùqiānliùbǎiqīshí 6670gōngli 公里liújīng 流经Tǎnsāngníyà 坦桑尼亚Lúwàngdá 卢旺达Wūgāndá 乌干达āisài ébǐyà 埃塞俄比亚Sūdān 苏丹hé 和āijí 埃及děng 等guó 国chuānguò 穿过shìjiè shàng 世界上miànjī 面积zuìdà 最大de 的Sāhālāshāmò 撒哈拉沙漠zuìhòu 最后liúrù 流入Dìzhōnghǎi 地中海liúyùmiànjī 流域面积wéi 为sānbǎisānshíwǔ wàn 335万píngfāng 平方gōngli 公里xiāngdāngyú 相当于fēizhōu 非洲dàlù 大陆miànjī 面积de 的jiǔfēnzhīyī 九分之一
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.
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 尼罗河měinián 每年dōu 都huì 会fànlàn 泛滥hóngshuǐ 洪水dàolái 到来shí 时huì 会yānmò 淹没hé 河liǎng\'àn 两岸de 的nóngtián 农田hóngshuǐ 洪水tuìqù 退去hòu 后yòu 又huì 会liúxià 留下yī 一céng 层hòuhòu 厚厚de 的héní 河泥xíngchéng 形成féiwò 肥沃de 的tǔrǎng 土壤
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.
哎你在看纪录片啊
āi 哎nǐ 你zài 在kàn 看jìlù piàn 纪录片a 啊
Hey, are you watching a documentary?
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