Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world?
Section A, 1b
Teacher：Yesterday, we learned some important geographical facts. I hope you all still remember them. I’m going to test you now by asking a few questions. First, what’s the highest mountain in the world?
      昨天我们学习了一些重要的地理知识。我希望你们所有人还记得。我现在会问几个问题来测试一下你们。第一个，世界最高的山是什么？
Boy 1：Qomolangma! It’s higher than any other mountain in the world.
    珠穆朗玛峰！它比世界上任何其他一座山都高。
Teacher：That’s right. And who can tell me what the Sahara is?
      没错。那谁能告诉我撒哈拉是什么？
Girl 1：The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world.
    撒哈拉是世界最大的沙漠。
Teacher：Very good. And which is the deepest salt lake in the world?
      非常好。那世界最深的盐水湖是哪个？
Girl 2：The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lakes.
    里海是所有盐水湖中最深的。
Teacher：You’re all so smart! Now, for the last question, which is the longest river in the world?
      你们都这么聪明啊！现在，最后一个问题，世界最长的河流是什么？
Boy 2：I know! The Nile is the longest river in the world.
    我知道！尼罗河是世界最长的河。
Boy 1：And the Amazon is the second longest river in the world.
    然后亚马逊是世界第二长的河流。
Teacher：It seems that you know the answers to all my questions. Good job!
      看来你们都知道我所有问题的答案。很棒！
Section A, 2a, 2b
Mike：Hi, I’m Mike. I’m from the United States.
    你好，我是迈克。我来自美国。
Boy：Welcome to our class, Mike. We’re happy to meet you.
  欢迎来到我们班，迈克。很高兴见到你。
Mike：Can you tell me a bit more about China?
    你能给我讲讲更多关于中国的事情吗？
Girl：Sure! Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world? It’s over 5,000 years old.
  当然！你知道中国是世界最古老的国家之一吗？它有五千年的历史了。
Mike：Yes, I did. It’s much older than my country – in fact, the United States is one of the youngest countries in the world. It’s not even 300 years old.
    是的，我知道。它比我的国家要古老多了，事实上，美国是世界最年轻的国家之一，甚至不到300年的历史。
Boy：And China has the biggest population, too. It’s a lot bigger than the population of the United States.
  而且中国人口也最多。它比美国的人口大多了。
Mike：But China is about the same size as the US, right?
    但中国和美国差不多大，是吗？
Girl：Yes, and it’s the biggest country in Asia. We also have some famous rivers. The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia. It’s about 6,300 kilometers long.
  是的，它是亚洲最大的国家。我们还有一些有名的河流。长江是亚洲最长的河流，大约有6300米。
Mike：Wow! I didn’t know that. I thought the Yellow River was longer.
    哇哦！我不知道。我原以为黄河更长。
Boy：No, the Yellow River is 5,464 kilometers long. But both rivers are very important to China.
  不，黄河是5464米长。但两条河流对中国都很重要。
Section B, 1b, 1c
Teacher：Do you have any questions about baby panda?
      有任何关于熊猫幼崽的问题吗？
Boy 1：Are they much smaller than an adult panda?
    它们比成年熊猫小很多吗？
Teacher：Yes. When they’re born, they only weigh about 0.1 to 0.2 kilos.
      是的。它们出生时，只有大概0.1到0.2千克重。
Boy 1：Wow, that’s small! I know an adult panda weighs many times more than a baby.
    真小啊！我知道一只成年熊猫比幼崽重很多倍。
Teacher：That’s right. And the adult pandas weigh around 100 kilos.
      对的。而且成年熊猫大约重100千克。
Boy 2：What about the size of a baby panda? How small is it?
    一只熊猫幼崽的大小怎么样？有多小呢？
Teacher：At birth, it’s only around 15 cm long, but an adult panda is around 150 cm long.
      出生时，只有大约15厘米长，但一只成年熊猫大约150厘米长。
Girl：Is a baby panda also black and white?
  熊猫幼崽也是黑白相间吗？
Teacher：No, you would never guess! A baby panda is pink and it cannot see. It also doesn’t have any teeth.
    不是，你永远都猜不到。一只幼崽是粉的，而且它看不见。它也没有任何牙齿。
Girl：How long can panda live?
  熊猫可以活多久？
Teacher：They can live up to 20 to 30 years.
      它们可以活到20至30年。