口語進階-敘事口語材料：加利福尼亞01
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By far, the most populous state of the United States is California, located in the southwestern corner of the United States. California is home to a great diversity of natural environments and cultural influences. In the year 2000, over 33 million people lived in California.
到目前為止，美國人口最多的州是位于美國西南角的加利福尼亞州。加利福尼亞州擁有極其多樣的自然環(huán)境和文化影響。2000 年，加利福尼亞州的人口超過 3300 萬。
California's many mountains and valleys produce a wide variety of climates and natural regions. In the interior, southeastern parts of the state are many areas of desert, for example, Death Valley, which is so deep that it is below sea level and is extremely dry.
加利福尼亞州的眾多山脈和山谷造就了各種各樣的氣候和自然區(qū)域。在該州的內(nèi)陸東南部，有許多沙漠地區(qū)，例如死亡谷，它非常深，低于海平面，極其干燥。
Temperatures in Death Valley sometimes exceed 50 degrees Celsius. Other valleys are more pleasant and hospitable places. In the Central Valley, many farms grow vast amounts of fruits and vegetables. California also contains many tall, snow-covered mountains. On the slopes of some mountains are forests that have very large trees.
死亡谷的溫度有時會超過 50 攝氏度。其他山谷則是更加宜人、更加宜居的地方。在中央山谷，許多農(nóng)場種植了大量的水果和蔬菜。加利福尼亞州還有許多高大的、積雪覆蓋的山脈。一些山脈的山坡上長滿了高大的樹木。
Some of the giant Redwood trees of California reach heights of 100 meters or more. Many of the cities in California have Spanish names. This is because many of those cities began as religious missions that were started by Spanish priests.
加利福尼亞州的一些巨型紅杉樹高達 100 米或更高。加利福尼亞州的許多城市都有西班牙語名稱。這是因為許多城市最初都是由西班牙牧師建立的宗教傳教區(qū)。
Mexico owned California during the early 19th century, but few Mexican people lived there. The United States gained control of California during the 1840s, and the discovery of gold brought many Americans and others to California.
19 世紀(jì)初，墨西哥擁有加利福尼亞，但很少有墨西哥人居住在那里。美國在 19 世紀(jì) 40 年代控制了加利福尼亞，發(fā)現(xiàn)黃金后，許多美國人和其他人來到加利福尼亞。
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