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bazzard 兀鹰 spangle 闪闪发光 the Star Spangled Banner 星条旗之歌 banner 条幅 geographical division 地理分区 be abbreviated to 缩写为 be situated 位于 northern temperate zone 北温带 plateau 高原 tableland 台地 highland 高地 the Gulf of Mexico墨西哥湾 boundary line 国界线 prairie 大草原 reach 绵延的大片地区（河流两个弯曲处之间的河段或运河两闸门之间的直水道） Guam关岛 Puerto Rico 波多黎各 Virgin Island 维尔京群岛 Virgin Marry 圣母玛利亚 inlet 海湾；湖湾； 河湾 habor a place of shelter for ships 海港港口 fishing industry 渔业 havoc 大破坏；浩劫；大混乱 play havoc with （口）造成巨大混乱（或困难） NAFTA Norhtern America and Mexico Trade Agreement北美自由贸易区 so far as 根据 就。。。 travel as far as you like So far as the geographical features areconcerned, the large territory of the continental United Srates can be divided into 3 basic areas. the Atlantic Seacoast 太平洋沿岸地带 the Appalachian Mountains 阿巴拉气雅山 the Great Mississippi River Basin密西西比河盆地 the Rockey Mountains落基山 the Middle Atlantic Seacost the most densely populated region 人口最密集地区 the continental American streches 4,500 kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean on the east to the Pacific Ocean on the west 美国西临大西洋，东濒大西洋， 东西横跨4,500公里 America’s relative position in relation to other countries 美国和其他国家的相对位置 relieve v. relieve the Uitied States of the burden to maintain a large frontier army along its border as a matter of fact the trade between America and Mexico is climbing 美墨贸易额正在攀升 cooperation based on mutual benefit 以互利为原则的合作 Along the Atlantic Seacoast is a narrow plain which begins far up the coast and becomes wider as it goes south. heavily wooded moutain deep valley in the deep south this area appears to be very flat which rises gradually toward west西高东低 tourist resort旅游胜地 the water supply for cities 城市供水 to creat electric power发电 shortage of fresh water 淡水短缺 cover a distance of some 2,00 kilometers in width the Middle West中西部 cattle raising牧牛业 majestic雄伟的；庄严的 Arctic北极的；北极地区的 Continental Divide/ Great Divide watershed 分水岭， 分水线 precipitation降水量 consequently所以 geyser间歇泉 hot spring温泉facilitate make easy or less difficult or more easily achieved give r