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人文知识之Ireland，Canada，Australia，New Zealand板块collection The Republic of Ireland Chapter 11 Geography and History 本章概论：1. 爱尔兰共和国的地理特征--- the Emerald Isle: Ireland is also called the Emerald Isle because of its rich green countryside.（看看白居易的诗歌：忆江南。 江南好，风景旧曾谙。 日出江花红胜火，春来江水绿如蓝。蓝（兰）是一种很绿的草，所以说“绿如蓝”。爱尔兰，爱，谐音Isle，兰=绿，意思就是绿色的小岛。他们不知道中国江南的草，就只能用绿宝石来比喻了。呵呵。。。）简答题：Why Ireland is also called the Emerald Isle?----- Ireland is also called the Emerald Isle because of its rich green countryside.爱尔兰也因其乡村绿荫葱葱而被称为绿宝石岛*识记要点：Why Ireland has been geographically compared （比喻）to a basin？（想象一下一个盆。。）----- Ireland has been compared to a basin in which a limestone plateau is rimmed by coastal highlands. *识记要点：The central plain area is characterized by many lakes, bogs（沼泽：bog-dog, 一只狗翻了个身，陷在沼泽里爬不出来了。看，d翻了个身就是b了，嘿嘿。） (wet areas) and low ridges（山脊）. 为了寻找绿宝石，人们在爱尔兰的中央平原胡找一气。[湖，沼泽，山脊]） * The highest peak is Carrantuohill (1041m). (Car+ran+tuo+hill: 这座山的名字太容易记了，tuo拼音是驮，其它几个字用英文记，组合起来造句就是：爱尔兰的车最爱驮着大山到处跑，请想象！)Variety is the main feature of the lowlands. The Central Lowland is the heart of Ireland. *简答题：What is the largest river in Ireland? Why is it very important?----- The largest river in Ireland is the Shannon River. It is very important because it provides electric power for much of the Republic. （爱尔兰山上的农民[山=Shan, 农=non]用河水发电供给大部分爱尔兰地区使用。） *简答题：Bogs remain the most significant feature of Irish landscape. Irish CoastsPlants and animals in Ireland (Ireland has a much lower variety of plants and animals than Britain.) 2. 爱尔兰共和国的气候*简答题：What are the characteristics of Ireland’s climate?The weather of Ireland is described as “mild, moist and changeable.” （爱尔兰的美眉[MM]变[change]了，变得温和[mild]，眼睛很湿润[moist]。） *识记要点：Excessive rainfallIreland suffers from excessive rather than deficient rainfall. The Central Lowland is the area of the lightest rainfall in Ireland, with two areas that receive less than 762 mm per annum. The climate of the Northeast is cooler throughout the year than in the rest o