与美国小学生一起学英文第11册 第24期:领土

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　　What is a territory? 什么是领土？

　　When a person, an orgnization or a nation owns a large piece of land, that land becomes a territory. 个人、组织或国家拥有的大片土地称之为领土。

　　We don't call a small land a territory. 一小块土地不叫领土。

　　A territory is often bigger than a small city. 领土通常比小城市要大。

　　So, who decides that an area becomes a territory? 那么，由谁决定某个地方是否为领土？

　　Usually, people and companies pay money to buy it. 通常，人们和公司花钱购买领土。

　　Countries sometimes have a war to gain territory. 国家有时为获得领土而发动战争。

　　For example, England and France had territories² in North America, after fighting with native Amecicans. 例如，英国和法国是在和美洲原住民发生战争之后才在北美拥有领土。

　　Is all land on the Earth a territory? No, it isn't. 地球上所有的土地都是领土吗？不是的。

　　No person or country owns Antarctica³. 南极洲不属于任何个人或国家。

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