Online Class Notes (Nemo) Josephine

Vocabulary

peninsula (n): a long piece of land that sticks out from a larger area of land into the sea or into a lake
半岛
the Korean/Arabian/Florida Peninsula
朝鲜／阿拉伯／佛罗里达半岛

latitude (n): the position north or south of the equator measured from 0° to 90°
纬度
longitude (n): the distance of a place east or west of an imaginary line between the North Pole and the South Pole, measured in degrees
经度

swamp (n): (an area of) very wet, soft land
沼泽地；湿地
an alligator-infested swamp
鳄鱼成群的沼泽地
The Everglades are an area of swamp in southern Florida.
佛罗里达大沼泽地是佛罗里达州南部的一片沼泽地区。

marsh(n):ground near a lake, a river, or the sea that often floods and is always wet
沼泽；湿地
At the mouth of the river is a large area of marsh.
河口处是一大片沼泽地。
Rain had been falling steadily all day and the ground had become a marsh.
雨整天下个不停，地面成了一片泽国。

BCE- Before Common Era or Before Current Era or Before Christian Era: used when referring to a year before the birth of Jesus Christ when the Christian calendar starts counting years
公元前（Before Common Era，Before Current Era 或 Before Christian Era的缩写）
Celtic remains were found dating from as early as 1200 BCE.
发现的凯尔特人遗址历史可追溯到公元前1200年。

CE-Common Era or Christian era: used when referring to a year after the birth of Jesus Christ when the Christian calendar starts counting years
公元（Common Era的缩写）
The Scandinavian countries became Christian between 900 and 1100 CE.
斯堪的纳维亚国家在公元900至1100年间成为基督教国家。