与美国小学生一起学英文第11册 第24期:领土

 　　Territory¹ 领土

　　What is a territory? 什么是领土？

　　When a person, an orgnization or a nation owns a large piece of land, that land becomes a territory. 个人、组织或国家拥有的大片土地称之为领土。

　　We don't call a small land a territory. 一小块土地不叫领土。

　　A territory is often bigger than a small city. 领土通常比小城市要大。

　　So, who decides that an area becomes a territory? 那么，由谁决定某个地方是否为领土？

　　Usually, people and companies pay money to buy it. 通常，人们和公司花钱购买领土。

　　Countries sometimes have a war to gain territory. 国家有时为获得领土而发动战争。

　　For example, England and France had territories² in North America, after fighting with native Amecicans. 例如，英国和法国是在和美洲原住民发生战争之后才在北美拥有领土。

　　Is all land on the Earth a territory? No, it isn't. 地球上所有的土地都是领土吗？不是的。

　　No person or country owns Antarctica³. 南极洲不属于任何个人或国家。

1 territory   

n.领土，领地，版图，地区，活动范围

参考例句：

• Resources in plenty can be found in this territory.这一地区能找到大量自然资源。
• Our country has a vast territory and abundant resources.我国土地辽阔，资源丰富。

2 territories   

n.领土( territory的名词复数 )；（某人负责的）地区；（个人、群体、动物等占据的）领域；地盘

参考例句：

• Canada is divided into 10 provinces and 2 territories. 加拿大分为十个省和两个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He careened through foreign territories on a desperate kind of blitz. 在孤注一掷地闪电战中他猛冲过外国领地。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 Antarctica   

n.南极洲

参考例句：

• Antarctica is the earth's coldest landmass.南极洲是地球上最冷的大陆。
• This penguin is from Antarctica.这只企鹅来自南极洲。