張祖平
1. Canada is an Indian word meaning “big village”.
加拿大是一個印第安語,意為“大村莊”。
2. The U.S.-Canada Border is the longest international border in the world and it lacks military1 defense.
美國和加拿大邊界是世界上最長的國際邊界,邊界上少有軍事防御。
3. Large parts of Canada have less gravity2 than the rest of Earth, which was discovered in the 1960s.
20世紀60年代發(fā)現:加拿大很大一片區(qū)域的重力小于地球上其他地區(qū)。
4. Police Departments in Canada give out“positive3 tickets” when they see people doing something positive.
在加拿大,當警察部門發(fā)現人們在做一些積極的事情的時候會給他們頒發(fā)“積極證”。
5. Americans have invaded Canada twice, in 1775 and 1812. They lost both times.
美國人分別在1775年和1812年入侵加拿大,兩次均以失敗告終。
6. Canada has the third largest oil reserves4 of any country in the world after Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.
加拿大是世界上第三大石油儲備國,僅次于沙特阿拉伯和委內瑞拉。
7. Canada is the worlds most educated country: over half of its residents5 have college degrees. 加拿大是世界上受教育程度最高的國家,一半以上的居民有大學學位。
8. Canadas lowest recorded temperature was -63℃ in 1947.
加拿大最低氣溫出現在1947年,零下63℃。
9. Canada has more lakes than the rest of the worlds lakes combined6.
加拿大的湖泊比其他國家的湖泊總數還多。
10. Canada has the largest coastline in the world.
加拿大的海岸線是世界上最長的。
11. In Newfoundland, Canada, the Atlantic Ocean sometimes freezes so people play hockey on it. 在加拿大的紐芬蘭島,有時大西洋結冰后,人們可以在冰上打曲棍球。
12. With 1,896 km, the Yonge Street in Canada, is the longest street in the world.
加拿大的“央街”是世界上最長的街道,長達1896千米。