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翻译练习11、美国国土多样化，拥有森林、沙漠、群山、平坦高地和肥沃平原。

2、尽管其位于温带，但气候却呈多样性。

3、算上阿拉斯加和夏威夷，美国国土面积达900万平方公里。

4、美国大陆由东至西横跨大西洋和太平洋，总长4500公里。

（美国大陆东起大西洋，西至太平洋，横跨4500公里）5、它北邻加拿大，南抵墨西哥和墨西哥湾。

（北面与加拿大接壤，南面与墨西哥和墨西哥湾毗邻）6、一架喷气式飞机自东向西穿越美国用时5小时。

7、飞机从大西洋沿岸的机场起飞，不久就飞过阿巴拉契亚山脉的平缓山坡。

8、然后累积上百公里的飞行，它穿过中西部的肥沃农地。

（接着在大中西部农业地带绵延数百公里的肥沃田野的上空飞行）9、在北部的晴空中，乘客们可以看到位于美国与加拿大交界处的五大湖。

（在晴朗的日子，乘客朝北远眺，可以看到……）10、飞机飞跃辽阔的草原和起伏的牧场，继而到达西部上空。

（飞机继续向西飞，越过辽阔的大草原和坎坷起伏的牧场）11、很快，远方出现白雪覆顶得落基山脉。

12、穿越过这些崇山峻岭，飞机终于能够向加利佛尼亚的富饶谷地滑翔而下，最终在距离太平洋海滩不远处的机场降落。

13、美国历来以―民族熔炉‖而闻名，因为许多美国人是移民的后裔，当年这些移民从世界各地来到这片新大陆安家落户。

14、美国历史上第一批移民来自英格兰和荷兰。

15、移民们被经济机遇和宗教、政治自由的报道所吸引，成群结队地从其他国家进入美国，其数量在1880-1914年间达到巅峰。

16、1820至1980年间，美国接纳了近5000万移民。

17、现在，在美国定居的印第安人数约有136万，他们是北美第一批居民的后裔。

18、他们中的大部分人居住在西部，也有很多人住在中部的南北地区。

19、超过300个独立部落中最大的是西南部的纳华荷部落。

（美国印第安人分属300多个不同的部落，其中最大的是西南部的纳瓦霍部落）20、最初黑人作为奴隶从非洲被带入美洲。

21、现在，他们的后裔人数几乎占总人口的12%。

22、他们曾经居住在以农业为主的南部（南方农业地带），然而现在他们遍布整个国家。

23、西班牙裔是美国最大的少数民族。

24、今天，几乎占美国总人口15%的人为西班牙裔。

25、西班牙裔美国人的祖籍不同，他们或他们的祖先来自22个不同的国家，包括墨西哥，波多黎各，其它拉美国家和西班牙。

26、他们有着相同的历史背景和文化传统，特别是他们都将西班牙语。

27、在夏威夷，1/3以上的居民是日本后裔，1/3为白人，15%左右的人是波利尼西亚族，其他的人口主要是菲律宾、朝鲜和中国后裔。

28、美国人总是在迁居——从美国的某个地区迁往另一地区，从一座城市迁往另一座城市，从农村迁往城市，从市区迁往郊区。

29、每年，每五个美国人中就有一个为了新的工作机会、更好的气候，或者其它理由而迁往新的地方。

答案1、Almost every kind of climate may be found, but the country lies mostly in the temperate zone.2、Including the states of Alaska and Hawaii, the United States covers an area of 9 million square kilometers.3、The continental United States stretches 4,500 kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean on the east to the Pacific Ocean on the west.4、It borders Canada on the north, and reaches south to Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico5、A jet plane crosses the continental United States from east to west in about five hours.6、Taking off from an Atlantic coast airport, the plane is soon flying over the gentle slopes of the Appalachian Mountains.7、Then, for hundreds of kilometers it crosses the fertile fields of the farm belt of the great Middle West.8、To the north, on clear days passengers may see the five Great Lakes located between the United States and Canada.9、Continuing into the West, the plane flies over vast prairies and rough cattle-grazing country.10、Soon the snow-topped Rocky Mountains appear in the distance.11、After crossing these high ranges, the plane can almost glide down into the rich valleys of California and, finally, to a landing not far from the beaches of the Pacific Ocean.12、The United States has long been known as a ―melting pot‖, because many of its people are descended from settlers who came from all over the world to make their homes in the new land.13、The first immigrants in American history came from England and the Netherlands.14、Attracted by reports of great economic opportunities and religious and political freedom, immigrants from many other countries flocked to the United States in increasing numbers, reaching a peak in the years 1880-1914.15、Between 1820 and 1980 the United States admitted alomost 50 million immigrants.Some 1,360,000 American Indians, descendants of North America’s first inhabitants, now reside in the United States.16、Most live in the West, but many are in the south and north central areas.17、Of the more than 300 separate tribes, the largest is the Navaho in the Southwest.18、Black people were first brought to America from Africa as slaves.19、Their descendants now make up nearly 12 percent of the population.21、They once lived mainly in the agricultural South but now are scattered throughout the nation.21、Hispanics are the largest minority in the US.22、One in five Americans moves to a new home every year seeking new job opportunities, a better climate, or for other reasons.23、The American people are always on the move – from one part of the country to another, from one city to another, from farm to city, from the city to the suburbs.24、In Hawaii, more than a third of the residents are of Japanese descent, a third are Caucasians, about 15 percent are of Polynesian background, and the others are mainly Pilipino, Korean and Chinese descent.25、They share certain historical backgrounds and cultural traditions –in particular, the Spanish language.26、Hispanic Americans have diverse roots; they come from 22 different countries of origin, including Mexico, Puerto Rico and other Latin American countries and Spain.28、Today, nearly 15 percent of the US population is Hispanic.29、The United States is a varied land – of forests, deserts, mountains, high flat lands and fertile plains.。