加拿大的英文简介

Canada is the second largest country in the world. It is larger than the USA and reaches nearly a quarter of the way round the earth. The distance from east to west is over 5,500 kilometres and the country covers six of the world's 24 time areas.
加拿大是世界上占地面积第2的国家。面积比美国大，并且领土的延伸接近地球赤道的4分之1。从东部到南部的距离超过5500千米。并且加拿大覆盖了世界上24个时区中的6个。

The population of Canada is about 29 million and the capital is Ottawa. There are two official languages, French and English. The first travellers arrived from England in 1497. Settlers from France reached Canada in 1534. For two centuries English and French settlers struggled against each other to control the country. Today, one province of Canada is French-speaking. The TV and radio programmes there are in French. There are French restaurants, and all the teaching in schools is done in French.
加拿大的人口总数约为2900万，首都为渥太华。其官方语言有2种，法语和英语。1497年，从英格兰来的首批移居者（拓荒者）来到了这儿，1534年，从法国来的移居者也到达此地。这来自两个国家的移居者为了成为这块土地的主宰者而互相征战。今天，加拿大有一个说发语的省，电视和收音机里节目都是用法语播放的。这儿有法国参观，所有的学校的教学都采用法语进行。

Canada has one third of the world's supply of fresh water. There are five great lakes in the south, and there are many others, especially in the north. Most of the electricity is produced by water. The country has a great deal of coal, oil and natural gas, and these are all exploited for energy.
加拿大拥有世界淡水资源的3分之1。在加拿大的南面有5大名湖。
并且在其他地方，尤其是在北部，还有许多湖。加拿大主要是考水力发电。它拥有大量的煤，石油，天然气资源。这些都是完全可以作为能源来利用开发。

Much of the country is covered by forests, and wood is cut and sold all over the world. Canada is also the world's biggest producer of the kind of paper which is used for newspapers. Fishing is also very important for Canadians. Fish from the east and west coasts is sold to many other countries.
加拿大的大部分面积被森林覆盖，砍下来的木材被运往世界各地。加拿大还是世界上供应制作报纸所需纸张的最大的供应者。
渔业在加拿大也是非常重要的。来自东部和西部海岸的鱼被销售往世界其他国家。

1.In 1900 in Paris, George Orton became the first Canadian to win an Olympic Gold Medal, for the 2500 metre steeplechase. Since then, Canada's Olympic athletes have upheld the highest ideals of the Olympic movement through sport, culture and education.Canada hosted the games of the XXI Olympiad in Montréal in 1976, and the XV Winter Olympic Games in Calgary in 1988.On July 2, 2003, Vancouver, Canada was named Host City of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) was incorporated on September 30, 2003. Vancouver 2010’s mandate is to support and promote the development of sport in Canada by planning, organizing, financing and staging the XXI Olympic Winter Games and X Paralympic Winter Games in 2010. There will be 17 days of Olympic Winter Games events, from February 12 to 28, 2010 and 10 days of Paralympic Winter Games events, from March 12 to 21, 2010. For more information about the 2010 Winter Games, please check the VANOC website at www.vancouver2010.com. 2.1900年在巴黎，乔治·奥顿获得2500米障碍赛冠军，成为第一个获得奥林匹克运动金牌的加拿大运动员。自此以后，加拿大的奥林匹克运动员一直通过体育、文化和教育支持着奥林匹克运动的最高理想。加拿大的蒙特利尔举办了1976年的第二十一届奥林匹克运动会，卡尔加里举办了1988年的第十五届冬季奥林匹克运动会。2003年7月2日，加拿大温哥华获得2010年冬奥会和残奥会的主办权。温哥华2010年冬奥会和残奥会组委会 (VANOC) 于2003年9月30日成立。温哥华2010年奥运会的目标是，通过规划、组织、资助和准备2010年冬奥会和残奥会，支持和促进加拿大体育事业的发展。2010年冬奥会持续17天，从2010年2月12日至28日，残奥会持续10天，从2010年3月12日至21日。关于2010年冬奥会的更多信息，请访问VANOC网站： www.vancouver2010.com.

Canada is the second largest country in the world. It is larger than the USA and reaches nearly a quarter of the way round the earth. The distance from east to west is over 5,500 kilometres and the country covers six of the world's 24 time areas.

加拿大中文介绍

加拿大，位于北美洲最北端，英联邦国家之一，素有“枫叶之国”的美誉，首都是渥太华。 加拿大西抵太平洋，东迄大西洋，北至北冰洋，东北部和丹麦领地格陵兰岛相望，东部和法属圣皮埃尔和密克隆群岛相望，南方与美国本土接壤，西北方与美国阿拉斯加州为邻。