There are about 230 countries in the world. 世界上大约有230个国家。 There are 48 countries in Asia. 亚洲大约有48个国家。 China , Japan and India are three big countries in Asia. 在亚洲,中国,日本和印度是3个大的国家。 Indians , Chinese and Japanese are great people. 印度人,中国人和日本人是伟大的人民。 There are about 43 countries in Europe , like England , France and Germany. 在欧洲大约有43个国家,比如英国,法国和德国。 English , French and Germans are great people , too. 英国人,法国人和德国人也是伟大的人民。
America and Canada are neighbors. 美国和加拿大是邻居。 Both Americans and Canadians speak English. 美国人和加拿大人都讲英语。 The kangaroos in Australia are famous in the world. 澳大利亚的袋鼠在全世界都出名。 Most Australians speak English and French. 大多数澳大利人讲英语和法语。 Russia is a special country. 俄罗斯是一个特别的国家。 One part of it is in Asia and the other part is in Europe. 俄罗斯的一部分在亚洲,另一部分在欧洲。
Some countries have some short form for themselves. 一些国家的名称有缩写形式。 The PRC is short for China. The PRC是中国的简称。 The US or the USA is short for America. The US 或 The USA是美国的简称。 The UK is short for England. The UK是英国的简称。 Every country has its capital. 每个国家都有自己的首都。 London is the capital of England. 伦敦是英国的首都。 Paris is the capital of France. 巴黎是法国的首都。