用英语介绍地理位置和地方的句型
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用英语介绍地理位置和地方的句型
Ⅰ. 可能会用到的词汇、短语及相关知识:
across,border, continent,face(v),landmark,lie,locate,mountain range,situate
运用描述地方的用语:in,on, between,in themiddle of, onthe coast of, off the coastof,on the left,on the right, infrontof, behind, n ear, nextto,opposite, above,below, in the southof,to the east of
特别是几个介词的用法,以east为例, 方位表示方法如下:
(一)in the east表示我们生活中和地理位置上的绝对方向,如The sun rises in theeast and sets in the west.
(二)on the east 表示某事物位于另一事物所朝的方向,这里的方向指相对,如China faces
the Pacific on the east.
(三)in\to\on\at theeast of
1、A在B范围之内,要表示A在B的东部,用 A isin theeastofB
2、A在B范围之外,要表示A在B的东方,用A lies totheeastofB
3、A与B相接,要表示A在B的东侧,用A is on the east of B
4、如果把方位词看作一个整体,或者看成一地点,,就用
A is at the east of
B ,
如:there was a big battle atthe northof the liaodongpeninsul
a.在辽东半岛的北边有一场大战
5、如果表示A位于B东面100公里处,既可以说A lies100km to the east o fB,又可以说A lies100km eastof B
(四)要表示方位"偏向”通常用by,如正南偏东:south by east
Ⅱ. 例子:
(一)以中国为例
China
The People’s Republic of China is a socialist countrywith itsown characteristics. Itisone of the developing countries。China lies in the east of Asia. It hasanumber of neighboring countries。To the no rth, northeast and northwest are the Mongolia, Russia and Korea。To the south areVietnam, Laos,Thailand and the Philippine.To thewest and southwestare India,Burma,Bhutan, Nepal and Pakistan. To theeast is Jap
an, whichfacesChina across the East China Sea。Chinais a country with a vastterritory. It has an areaof over 9,600,000 squarekilometers。I tconsists of34 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the CentralCovernment. Beijing,which issituatedin the North China, isitscapital。The People’s Republic of China is one of the largest countries in the world。Nowit has a populationof more than 1.3 billion,making upaquarterofthe worldpopulation.
以下是汉字部分:
①华人民共和国是一个有中国特色的社会主义国家。它是一个发展中国家。
②中国位于亚洲的东部,有许多邻国。北面和东北面有蒙古,俄罗斯和朝鲜;南面有越南、老挝、泰国和菲律宾;西面和西南面有缅甸、印度、尼泊尔、不丹和巴基斯坦;东面有日本,与中国隔海相望。
③中国幅员辽阔,有九百六十万平方千米。
④它有34个省、直辖市和自治区。首都是北京,位于华北。
⑤中国是世界上最大的国家之一。现在,它有12多亿人口,占世界人口的四分之一.
(二)以波兰为例
Poland ,officially the Republic of Poland(RzeczpospolitaPolska),isa countryin CentralEurope.Poland is bordered by Germanytothe west;the Czech RepublicandSlovakiato the south;Ukraine,Belarus and Lithuaniato theeast; and theBalticSeaand Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian
exclave,tothe north.The total areaofPoland is312,679square kilometres (120,726 sq mi), making itthe 69th largest country in theworld an dthe 9th largest in Europe。Poland has a populationof over 38million people,whichmakesit the 33rd most populous country inthe w orld。
(三)以西安为例
Xian is the capital of Shaanxi province,located inthe southern partofthe GuanzhongPlain。With the QinlingMountains tothe southand theWeihe River to the north,it is ina favorablegeographicallocationsurroundedby waterand hills.It has a semi-moistmonsoon climate and there is a clear distinctionbetween the four seasons. Except the colderwinter, any seasonis
relatively suitablefortraveling.