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A Guide to English-speaking Countries Chapter 8 Geography and People (USA)
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federaladj.联邦的continentaladj.大陆的territoryn.领土stretchv.伸展,延伸spectacularadj.壮观的,惊人的plateaun.高原navigationn.航行drainagen.排水top-rankingadj.级别最高的,最高级的regionn.地区,地段composev.组成,构成frost-freeadj.没有霜冻的notableadj.著名的,重大的strikingadj.明显的,出众的predominantadj.占主导地位的,大多数的high-techadj.高科技的timbern.木材,林场temperaten.温带subtropicaln.亚热带tropicaln.热带comparativelyadv.相比较地coastaladj.沿海的numerousadj.许多的resident n.居民institutionn.社会福利机构transcontinental adj.横贯大陆的manufacturen.大量生产tyre(tires) n.轮胎robustadj.强壮的,旺盛的uneven adj.不平整的denselyadv.密集地metropolitanadj.大都市的reservationn.居住地descendant n.后裔ascertain v.确定craftsmenn.手工艺人tremendousadj.巨大的restrictv.限制discrimination n.歧视melting potn.坩埚,熔炉racialn.人种ethnicn./adj.种族;种族的,民族的harmoniously adv.和谐地assimilationn.吸收,融入dominantadj.首要的,显著的protestantn.新教教徒solidifyn.凝固、变硬;(观念等)变得坚定clustern./v.簇、团;聚集、群聚knit v.紧密结合markedlyadv.显著地acquaintv.使熟悉,使了解retainv.保持
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