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不丹王國(The Kingdom of the Bhutan)在梵語中意為“西藏的邊陲”,又稱神龍之國、森林之國、花卉之國 、云中之國。 國土總面積3.8萬平方千米,地處喜馬拉雅山南坡。與中國、印度接壤。全國劃分為4個行政區、20個宗(縣),北部為高山,南部較低的山區屬亞熱帶氣候,濕潤多雨,中部河谷區,氣候溫暖。總人口70萬左右,不丹語和英語為官方語言。藏傳佛教為國教,占兩成的尼泊爾族居民信奉印度教。首都廷布(Thimphu)是全國的政治、宗教中心。不丹的國家元首為國王。不丹的國慶日為12月17日,國歌為《皇家頌歌》。
Greetings, friends. The Kingdom of Bhutan is a country in South Asia that is located near China and India. This week we’llthe animals from thislandlocked[內陸]country. There are no oceans near it. Let’s see whatlive there.
There are several large birds that can be found in Bhutan. You might see thePeregrine Falcon[游 隼].Itis known foritswhen flying. It has been clocked at over 100 kilometers per hour in flight and more that 199 kilometers per hour when
The animals of Bhutan are interesting. From large birds to large mammals, there is much to see and learn about. I hope you have enjoyed learning about Bhutan.

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be known for 意為“因……而著名”,其后所接內容表示某人或物的特點、特長等。
例如:Guilin is known for her beautiful mountains and rivers.桂林因其美麗的山水而聞名。
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例如:This knife is used as a tool. 這把刀被當作工具使用。


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游隼(Peregrine Falcon)是中型猛禽。體長41~50厘米。翅長而尖,眼周黃色,頰有一粗著的垂直向下的黑色髭紋,頭至后頸灰黑色,其余上體藍灰色,尾具數條黑色橫帶。下體白色,上胸有黑色細斑點,下胸至尾下覆羽密被黑色橫斑。飛翔時翼下和尾下白色,密布白色橫帶,常在鼓翼飛翔時穿插著滑翔,也常在空中翱翔,野外容易識別。




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灰狼(Gray Wolf)共有46個亞種,體型中等、勻稱,四肢修長,趾行性,利于快速奔跑。頭腭尖形,顏面部長,鼻端突出,耳尖且直立,嗅覺靈敏,聽覺發達。犬齒及裂齒發達;上臼齒具明顯齒尖,下臼齒內側具一小齒尖及后跟尖;臼齒齒冠直徑大于外側門齒高度;齒式為3-1-4-2/3-1-4-3。毛粗而長。前足4-5趾,后足一般4趾 ;爪粗而鈍,不能伸縮或略能伸縮。尾多毛,較發達。

