31 British Columbia
British Columbia is the third largest Canadian provinces, both in area and population. It is nearly 1.5 times as large as Texas, and extends 800 miles(1,280km) north from the United States border. It includes Canada’s entire west coast and the islands just off the coast.
Most of British Columbia is mountainous, with long rugged1 ranges running north and south. Even the coastal2 islands are the remains3 of a mountain range that existed thousands of years ago. During the last Ice Age, this range was scoured4 by glaciers5 until most of it was beneath the sea. Its peaks now show as islands scattered6 along the coast.
The southwestern coastal region has a humid mild marine7 climate. Sea winds that blow inland from the west are warmed by a current of warm water that flows through the Pacific Ocean. As a result, winter temperatures average above freezing and summers are mild. These warm western winds also carry moisture from the ocean.
Inland from the coast, the winds from the Pacific meet the mountain barriers of the coastal ranges and the Rocky Mountains. As they rise to cross the mountains, the winds are cooled, and their moisture begins to fall as rain. On some of the western slopes almost 200 inches (500cm) of rain fall each year.
More than half of British Columbia is heavily forested. On mountain slopes that receive plentiful8 rainfall, huge Douglas firs rise in towering columns. These forest giants often grow to be as much as 300 feet(90m) tall, with diameters up to 10 feet(3m). More lumber9 is produced from these trees than from any other kind of tree in North America. Hemlock10, red cedar11, and balsam fir are among the other trees found in British Columbia.
英屬哥倫比亞
英屬哥倫比亞是加拿大的第三大省，無論是面積還是人口都是如此。它幾乎是德克薩斯的1.5倍，從美國邊境一直向北延伸了800英里(1，280
公里)。它包括了加拿大整個(gè)西海岸及附近島嶼。大部分英屬哥倫比亞多山巒。綿長而粗獷的山脈貫通南北。甚至那些
沿海的島嶼都是那些存在于千萬年前的山脈的遺跡。在上一個(gè)冰河時(shí)期，這些山脈被冰河沖刷侵蝕，直到大部分山脈被淹沒在海中。
它們的峰頂顯現(xiàn)為沿著海岸散布的島嶼。西南海岸地區(qū)有著潮濕溫和的海洋性氣候。從太平洋來的溫暖的洋流使得從西吹過內(nèi)陸的海風(fēng)變得溫暖。
因此這兒冬天平均氣溫在零上而且夏天也不會酷熱。這些溫暖的西風(fēng)同樣也從海洋帶來了濕氣。
來自太平洋的、從海岸向內(nèi)陸的風(fēng)遇到海岸山脈和落基山脈這些山脈屏障。當(dāng)氣流升高跨越這些山脈時(shí)，風(fēng)的溫度就降低了，風(fēng)中的水分形成降雨。在一些朝西
山坡區(qū)域每年大約有200英寸(500厘米)的降水。大部分英屬哥倫比亞密布著森林。在有充足降水的斜坡，巨大的道格拉斯樅樹高聳入云。
這些森林巨人常常長到高達(dá)300英尺(90米)，直徑粗達(dá)10英尺(3米)。這些樹產(chǎn)出了比北美其他任何樹都多的木材。鐵杉、紅香
椿、香脂冷杉樅都是發(fā)現(xiàn)于英屬哥倫比亞的其它樹種。
1 rugged
adj.高低不平的，粗糙的，粗壯的，強(qiáng)健的
參考例句：
Football players must be rugged.足球運(yùn)動員必須健壯。
The Rocky Mountains have rugged mountains and roads.落基山脈有崇山峻嶺和崎嶇不平的道路。
2 coastal
adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的
參考例句：
The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蝕著岸邊的巖石。
This country will fortify the coastal areas.該國將加強(qiáng)沿海地區(qū)的防御。
3 remains 1kMzTy
n.剩余物，殘留物；遺體，遺跡
參考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.殘羹剩飯喂狗了。
4 scoured
走遍（某地）搜尋（人或物）( scour的過去式和過去分詞 )； （用力）刷； 擦凈； 擦亮
參考例句：
We scoured the area for somewhere to pitch our tent. 我們四處查看，想找一個(gè)搭帳篷的地方。
The torrents scoured out a channel down the hill side. 急流沿著山腰沖刷出一條水溝。
5 glaciers
冰河，冰川( glacier的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )
參考例句：
Glaciers gouged out valleys from the hills. 冰川把丘陵地帶沖出一條條山谷。
It has ice and snow glaciers, rainforests and beautiful mountains. 既有冰川，又有雨林和秀麗的山峰。 來自英語晨讀30分（高一）
6 scattered
adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的
參考例句：
Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散亂的文件收拾起來，塞進(jìn)文件夾里。
7 marine
adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵
參考例句：
Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.戰(zhàn)爭爆發(fā)時(shí)，他自愿參加了海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)。
8 plentiful
adj.富裕的，豐富的
參考例句：
Their family has a plentiful harvest this year.他們家今年又豐收了。
Rainfall is plentiful in the area.這個(gè)地區(qū)雨量充足。
9 lumber
n.木材，木料；v.以破舊東西堆滿；伐木；笨重移動
參考例句：
The truck was sent to carry lumber.卡車被派出去運(yùn)木材。
They slapped together a cabin out of old lumber.他們利用舊木料草草地蓋起了一間小屋。
10 hemlock
n.毒胡蘿卜，鐵杉
參考例句：
He was condemned to drink a cup of hemlock.判處他喝一杯毒汁。
Here is a beech by the side of a hemlock,with three pines at hand.這兒有株山毛櫸和一株鐵杉長在一起，旁邊還有三株松樹。
11 cedar
n.雪松，香柏(木)
參考例句：
The cedar was about five feet high and very shapely.那棵雪松約有五尺高,風(fēng)姿優(yōu)美。
She struck the snow from the branches of an old cedar with gray lichen.她把長有灰色地衣的老雪松樹枝上的雪打了下來。
British Columbia is the third largest Canadian provinces, both in area and population. It is nearly 1.5 times as large as Texas, and extends 800 miles(1,280km) north from the United States border. It includes Canada’s entire west coast and the islands just off the coast.
Most of British Columbia is mountainous, with long rugged1 ranges running north and south. Even the coastal2 islands are the remains3 of a mountain range that existed thousands of years ago. During the last Ice Age, this range was scoured4 by glaciers5 until most of it was beneath the sea. Its peaks now show as islands scattered6 along the coast.
The southwestern coastal region has a humid mild marine7 climate. Sea winds that blow inland from the west are warmed by a current of warm water that flows through the Pacific Ocean. As a result, winter temperatures average above freezing and summers are mild. These warm western winds also carry moisture from the ocean.
Inland from the coast, the winds from the Pacific meet the mountain barriers of the coastal ranges and the Rocky Mountains. As they rise to cross the mountains, the winds are cooled, and their moisture begins to fall as rain. On some of the western slopes almost 200 inches (500cm) of rain fall each year.
More than half of British Columbia is heavily forested. On mountain slopes that receive plentiful8 rainfall, huge Douglas firs rise in towering columns. These forest giants often grow to be as much as 300 feet(90m) tall, with diameters up to 10 feet(3m). More lumber9 is produced from these trees than from any other kind of tree in North America. Hemlock10, red cedar11, and balsam fir are among the other trees found in British Columbia.
英屬哥倫比亞
英屬哥倫比亞是加拿大的第三大省，無論是面積還是人口都是如此。它幾乎是德克薩斯的1.5倍，從美國邊境一直向北延伸了800英里(1，280
公里)。它包括了加拿大整個(gè)西海岸及附近島嶼。大部分英屬哥倫比亞多山巒。綿長而粗獷的山脈貫通南北。甚至那些
沿海的島嶼都是那些存在于千萬年前的山脈的遺跡。在上一個(gè)冰河時(shí)期，這些山脈被冰河沖刷侵蝕，直到大部分山脈被淹沒在海中。
它們的峰頂顯現(xiàn)為沿著海岸散布的島嶼。西南海岸地區(qū)有著潮濕溫和的海洋性氣候。從太平洋來的溫暖的洋流使得從西吹過內(nèi)陸的海風(fēng)變得溫暖。
因此這兒冬天平均氣溫在零上而且夏天也不會酷熱。這些溫暖的西風(fēng)同樣也從海洋帶來了濕氣。
來自太平洋的、從海岸向內(nèi)陸的風(fēng)遇到海岸山脈和落基山脈這些山脈屏障。當(dāng)氣流升高跨越這些山脈時(shí)，風(fēng)的溫度就降低了，風(fēng)中的水分形成降雨。在一些朝西
山坡區(qū)域每年大約有200英寸(500厘米)的降水。大部分英屬哥倫比亞密布著森林。在有充足降水的斜坡，巨大的道格拉斯樅樹高聳入云。
這些森林巨人常常長到高達(dá)300英尺(90米)，直徑粗達(dá)10英尺(3米)。這些樹產(chǎn)出了比北美其他任何樹都多的木材。鐵杉、紅香
椿、香脂冷杉樅都是發(fā)現(xiàn)于英屬哥倫比亞的其它樹種。
1 rugged
adj.高低不平的，粗糙的，粗壯的，強(qiáng)健的
參考例句：
Football players must be rugged.足球運(yùn)動員必須健壯。
The Rocky Mountains have rugged mountains and roads.落基山脈有崇山峻嶺和崎嶇不平的道路。
2 coastal
adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的
參考例句：
The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蝕著岸邊的巖石。
This country will fortify the coastal areas.該國將加強(qiáng)沿海地區(qū)的防御。
3 remains 1kMzTy
n.剩余物，殘留物；遺體，遺跡
參考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.殘羹剩飯喂狗了。
4 scoured
走遍（某地）搜尋（人或物）( scour的過去式和過去分詞 )； （用力）刷； 擦凈； 擦亮
參考例句：
We scoured the area for somewhere to pitch our tent. 我們四處查看，想找一個(gè)搭帳篷的地方。
The torrents scoured out a channel down the hill side. 急流沿著山腰沖刷出一條水溝。
5 glaciers
冰河，冰川( glacier的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )
參考例句：
Glaciers gouged out valleys from the hills. 冰川把丘陵地帶沖出一條條山谷。
It has ice and snow glaciers, rainforests and beautiful mountains. 既有冰川，又有雨林和秀麗的山峰。 來自英語晨讀30分（高一）
6 scattered
adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的
參考例句：
Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散亂的文件收拾起來，塞進(jìn)文件夾里。
7 marine
adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵
參考例句：
Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.戰(zhàn)爭爆發(fā)時(shí)，他自愿參加了海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)。
8 plentiful
adj.富裕的，豐富的
參考例句：
Their family has a plentiful harvest this year.他們家今年又豐收了。
Rainfall is plentiful in the area.這個(gè)地區(qū)雨量充足。
9 lumber
n.木材，木料；v.以破舊東西堆滿；伐木；笨重移動
參考例句：
The truck was sent to carry lumber.卡車被派出去運(yùn)木材。
They slapped together a cabin out of old lumber.他們利用舊木料草草地蓋起了一間小屋。
10 hemlock
n.毒胡蘿卜，鐵杉
參考例句：
He was condemned to drink a cup of hemlock.判處他喝一杯毒汁。
Here is a beech by the side of a hemlock,with three pines at hand.這兒有株山毛櫸和一株鐵杉長在一起，旁邊還有三株松樹。
11 cedar
n.雪松，香柏(木)
參考例句：
The cedar was about five feet high and very shapely.那棵雪松約有五尺高,風(fēng)姿優(yōu)美。
She struck the snow from the branches of an old cedar with gray lichen.她把長有灰色地衣的老雪松樹枝上的雪打了下來。