Unit-4－P54－The Amazon rainforest

Amazon rainforest亚马逊雨林The Amazon rainforest in South America is the largest rainforest in the world. 南美洲的亚马逊雨林是世界上最大的雨林。It covers five and a half million square kilometers of the Amazon Basin and spreads across nine countries. 它覆盖了550万平方公里的亚马逊盆地，分布在9个国家。The Amazon rain forest is very important because it is home to thousands of animals, birds and insects. 亚马逊雨林非常重要，因为它是成千上万动物、鸟类和昆虫的家园。However, people are destroying the area by cutting down many of the trees. 然而，人们正在通过砍伐许多树木来摧毁这个地区。This is called deforestation, many living things lose their homes because of deforestation. 这叫做砍伐森林，许多生物因为森林砍伐而失去家园。As a result the number of kinds of animals, birds, insects and trees in the world is decreasing. 因此，世界上动物、鸟类、昆虫和树木的种类正在减少。We must do our best to protect the Amazon rain forest. 我们必须尽最大努力保护亚马逊热带雨林。