module 2 man’s best friends

unit4 save the trees

第四单元 拯救树木

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read the article below about the amazon rainforest. then complete the notes.

读下面关于亚马逊雨林的文章。而后完成笔记。

the amazon rainforest

亚马逊雨林

the amazon rainforest in south america is the largest rainforest in the world.

美国南部的亚马逊雨林是天下上最大的雨林。

it covers five and a half million square kilometres of the amazon basin and spreads across nine countries.

它覆盖了亚马逊盆地五百五十万平方公里的面积，遍及九个国家。

The Amazon rainforest is very important because it is home to thousands of animals, birds and insects.

亚马逊雨林非常重要，因为它是成百上千万动物，鸟类和昆虫的家园。

However, people are destroying the area by cutting down many of the trees.

然而，人们正在通过大量砍伐树木来摧毁这片区域。

This is called “deforestation”.

这叫做“森林砍伐“。

Many living things lose their homes because of deforestation.

很多生物因为森林砍伐失去了它们的家园。

As a result, the number of kinds of animals, birds, insects and trees in the world is decreasing.

结果，世界上各种动物，鸟类，昆虫和树木的数量在减少。

We must do our best to protect the Amazon rainforest.

我们必须尽我们最大努力来保护亚马逊雨林。