仙人掌王國——墨西哥

仙人掌雖然多刺,卻有很多有益的功用。在全世界2000多個仙人掌的品種中,墨西哥就有一半以上,堪稱為仙人掌的故鄉,也有人將墨西哥譽為仙人掌王國。

Mexico is in the southern area of North America. 墨西哥位于北美洲的南部。

Its national flower is a cactus. 墨西哥的國花是仙人掌。

Its capital is Mexico City. 墨西哥的首都是墨西哥城。

Mexicans speak Spanish. 墨西哥人講西班牙語。

Mexico has over 200,000 kinds of animals and plants. 墨西哥有20多萬種動植物。

Among them, about 2,500 species are protected by the Mexican government. 其中,大約有2500個物種受到墨西哥政府的保護。

Many people like Mexican food. It is usually very hot. 很多人喜歡墨西哥的食物。墨西哥的食物通常很辣。

In addition, Mexicans eat insects. It is a tradition in Mexico. 此外,墨西哥人還吃昆蟲。這是墨西哥的一項傳統。

Dont be afraid. Some of these insects are very delicious and nourishing. 別害怕。眾多昆蟲中,有些非常美味又有營養。

Do you know how many kinds of insects do Mexicans eat? 你知道墨西哥人吃的昆蟲種類大約有多少種嗎?(大約有450種之多。)

Do you remember pyramids in Egypt? There are two famous pyramids in Mexico, too. 你還記得埃及的金字塔嗎?墨西哥也有兩座著名的金字塔。

One is the Pyramid of the Sun, the other is the Pyramid of the Moon.一座叫太陽金字塔,另一座叫月亮金字塔。