Landscape and landforms: HSK 7-9 自然风景与地貌：HSK 七至九级

去海滩走哪条路？

Qù hǎitān zǒu nǎ tiáo lù?

Which way is the beach?

他喜欢偶尔去海滩。

Tā xǐhuan ǒu'ěr qù hǎitān.

He likes going to the beach occasionally.

我在沙滩打排球。

Wǒ zài shātān dǎ páiqiú.

I'm on the beach playing volleyball.

我要去沙滩，你呢？

Wǒ yào qù shātān, nǐ ne?

I'm going to the beach. What about you?

瀑布从山顶直泻而下。

Pùbù cóng shāndǐng zhí xiè ér xià.

The waterfall pours straight down from the mountaintop.

瀑布的落差有一百米。

Pùbù de luòchà yǒu yì bǎimǐ.

The waterfall has a drop of a hundred metres.

壮观的景色震撼了游客。

Zhuàngguān de jǐngsè zhènhànle yóukè.

The magnificent scenery stunned the tourists.

那是我见过最壮观的场面。

Nà shì wǒ jiànguo zuì zhuàngguān de chǎngmiàn.

That was the most magnificent sight I have ever seen.

平原上的夏天很热吗？

Píngyuán shàng de xiàtiān hěn rè ma?

Is summer on the plain very hot?

平原上突兀地立着一座高山。

Píngyuán shàng tūwù de lìzhe yí zuò gāoshān.

A towering mountain rises abruptly from the plain.

成都在一个大盆地里。

Chéngdū zài yí gè dà péndì lǐ.

Chengdu lies in a large basin.

四川是一个很大的盆地。

Sìchuān shì yí gè hěn dà de péndì.

Sichuan is a very large basin.

山脉绵延几百公里。

Shānmài miányán jǐ bǎi gōnglǐ.

The mountain range stretches for hundreds of kilometres.

山脉的走势由北向南。

Shānmài de zǒushì yóu běixiàng Nán.

The mountain range runs from north to south.

峡谷对他来说非常深。

Xiágǔ duì tā lái shuō fēicháng shēn.

The gorge looked very deep to him.

车穿过了长长的峡谷。

Chē chuānguòle chángcháng de xiágǔ.

The car drove through the long canyon.

歌声在山谷里荡漾。

Gēshēng zài shāngǔ lǐ dàngyàng.

The singing echoes and undulates through the valley.

山谷里形成了堰塞湖。

Shāngǔ lǐ xíngchéngle yànsèhú.

A barrier lake has formed in the valley.

中国西部地势高，东部地势低。

Zhōngguó xībù dìshì gāo, dōngbù dìshì dī.

In China the land is high in the west and low in the east.

村子地势低，下大雨就容易积水。

Cūnzi dìshì dī, xià dàyǔ jiù róngyì jīshuǐ.

The village is low-lying, so it floods easily in heavy rain.

冰川会改变山谷的地貌。

Bīngchuān huì gǎibiàn shāngǔ de dìmào.

Glaciers can change the landform of a valley.

这里的地貌以高山为主。

Zhèlǐ de dìmào yǐ gāoshān wéizhǔ.

The landforms here are mainly high mountains.

丘陵沐浴在阳光下。

Qiūlíng mùyù zài yángguāng xià.

The hills are bathed in sunlight.

我老家在南方，那里多是丘陵。

Wǒ lǎojiā zài nánfāng, nàli duō shì qiūlíng.

My hometown is in the south, and it's mostly hills there.

海鸟在突出的悬崖下做窝。

Hǎiniǎo zài tūchū de xuányá xià zuò wō.

The seabirds build their nests under the overhanging cliff.

路旁边就是悬崖，开慢点！

Lù pángbiān jiùshì xuányá, kāi màn diǎn!

There's a precipice right beside the road, so drive slowly!

火山突然喷发了！

Huǒshān tūrán pēnfāle!

The volcano suddenly erupted!

这座火山又开始活动了。

Zhè zuò huǒshān yòu kāishǐ huódòngle.

The volcano has become active again.

全球变暖使冰川加速融化。

Quánqiúbiànnuǎn shǐ bīngchuān jiāsù rónghuà.

Global warming is making glaciers melt faster.

冰川融化会让海平面升高。

Bīngchuān rónghuà huì ràng hǎipíngmiàn shēnggāo.

Melting glaciers will make sea levels rise.

你坐过船穿越海峡吗？

Nǐ zuòguo chuán chuānyuè hǎixiá ma?

Have you ever crossed a strait by boat?

海峡对面就是另一个国家。

Hǎixiá duìmiàn jiùshì lìng yí gè guójiā.

Just across the strait is another country.

渔船都停在小海湾里。

Yúchuán dōu tíng zài xiǎo Hǎiwān lǐ.

The fishing boats are all moored in the little bay.

小船停在安静的海湾里。

Xiǎochuán tíng zài ānjìng de Hǎiwān lǐ.

The little boat is moored in a quiet bay.

意大利是一个半岛。

Yìdàlì shì yí gè bàndǎo.

Italy is a peninsula.

我们坐船去了那个小半岛。

Wǒmen zuò chuán qùle nàge xiǎo bàndǎo.

We took a boat to that little peninsula.

他从大陆回来了。

Tā cóng dàlù huílaile.

He returned from China.

非洲是一块非常大的大陆。

Fēizhōu shì yíkuài fēicháng dà de dàlù.

Africa is a very large continent.

地壳在慢慢地移动。

Dìqiào zài mànmàn de yídòng.

The Earth's crust is moving slowly.

地幔比地壳厚得多。

Dìmàn bǐ dìqiào hòu de duō.

The mantle is much thicker than the crust.

他的头撞到了一块岩石。

Tā de tóu zhuàng dàole yíkuài yánshí.

He hit his head against a rock.

小虫钻进了岩石的裂缝。

Xiǎo chóng zuānjìnle yánshí de lièfèng.

The little insect crawled into a crevice in the rock.

你去过那片湿地吗？

Nǐ qùguo nà piàn shīdì ma?

Have you ever been to that wetland?

保护湿地对环境很重要。

Bǎohù shīdì duì huánjìng hěn zhòngyào.

Protecting wetlands is very important for the environment.

雨后，山上流下来一道细细的溪。

Yǔ hòu, shānshàng liú xiàlai yídào xìxì de xī.

After the rain, a thin rivulet flowed down from the mountain.

石缝里涌出一股泉！

Shí fèng lǐ yǒngchū yìgǔ quán!

A spring is gushing out of the crack in the rock!

山脚下有一眼泉，水很清。

Shān jiǎoxià yǒu yìyǎn quán, shuǐ hěn qīng.

There's a spring at the foot of the mountain, and the water is very clear.

这地方有多少洞穴？

Zhè dìfāng yǒu duōshǎo dòngxué?

How many caves are there in this area?

山边有一个很深的洞穴。

Shān biān yǒu yí gè hěn shēn de dòngxué.

There is a very deep cave on the side of the mountain.

险峻的山峰挡住了去路。

Xiǎnjùn de shānfēng dǎngzhùle qùlù.

The steep, rugged peaks blocked the way forward.

山路太险峻，我们回去吧。

Shānlù tài xiǎnjùn, wǒmen huíqu ba.

The mountain path is too treacherous, so let's go back.

这座山的北坡非常陡峭。

Zhè zuò shān de běipō fēicháng dǒuqiào.

The north slope of this mountain is very steep.

那座山的北面非常陡峭。

Nà zuò shān de běimiàn fēicháng dǒuqiào.

The north side of that mountain is extremely steep.

飞机下面是辽阔的海面。

Fēijī xiàmiàn shì liáokuò de hǎimiàn.

Below the plane is the vast surface of the sea.

草原辽阔，一眼望不到边。

Cǎoyuán liáokuò, yìyǎn wàng búdào biān.

The grassland is vast, stretching beyond what the eye can see.

她写得一手秀丽的字。

Tā xiě de yìshǒu xiùlì de zì.

She writes a beautiful hand.

她写得一手秀丽的小字。

Tā xiě de yìshǒu xiùlì de xiǎozì.

She writes small characters in a beautiful hand.

荒漠里的夜晚冷得厉害。

Huāngmò lǐ de yèwǎn lěng de lìhai.

Nights in the desert are bitterly cold.

汽车在荒漠里开了一整天。

Qìchē zài huāngmò lǐ kāile yì zhěngtiān.

The car drove through the desert for a whole day.

你去过西北的戈壁吗？

Nǐ qùguo Xīběi de Gēbì ma?

Have you ever been to the Gobi in the northwest?

戈壁上白天很热，晚上却很冷。

Gēbì shàng báitiān hěn rè, wǎnshang què hěn lěng.

On the Gobi it's very hot by day but cold at night.

沙漠中有绿洲。

Shāmò zhōng yǒu lǜzhōu.

There is an oasis in the desert.

前面有绿洲，我们去喝点水吧。

Qiánmiàn yǒu lǜzhōu, wǒmen qù hē diǎn shuǐba.

There's an oasis ahead, so let's go and get some water.

海边的沙丘上长着矮草。

Hǎibiān de shāqiū shàng zhǎngzhe ǎi cǎo.

Short grass grows on the sandy hills by the sea.

风一吹，沙丘就会移动。

Fēng yì chuī, shāqiū jiù huì yídòng.

When the wind blows, the sand dunes shift.

三角洲上有很多小河。

Sānjiǎozhōu shàng yǒu hěn duō xiǎohé.

There are many small rivers in the delta.

这片三角洲的土地很肥沃。

Zhè piàn sānjiǎozhōu de tǔdì hěn féiwò.

The land in this delta is very fertile.

导游带着大家走进了山里的溶洞。

Dǎoyóu dàizhe dàjiā zǒujìnle shān lǐ de róngdòng.

The guide led everyone into the karst cave in the mountain.

溶洞里面又黑又冷，带件外套吧。

Róngdòng lǐmiàn yòu hēi yòu lěng, dài jiàn wàitào ba.

It's dark and cold inside the cave, so bring a jacket.

洞顶挂着很多钟乳石。

Dòng dǐng guàzhe hěn duō zhōngrǔshí.

Lots of stalactites hang from the roof of the cave.

洞顶垂下来一根根钟乳石。

Dòng dǐng chuí xiàlai yìgēn gēn zhōngrǔshí.

Stalactites hung down from the cave ceiling, one after another.

山涧里的水清得能看到底。

Shānjiàn lǐ de shuǐ qīng de néng kàn dàodǐ.

The water in the mountain stream is so clear you can see the bottom.

山涧里的水清得能看见小鱼。

Shānjiàn lǐ de shuǐ qīng de néng kànjiàn xiǎoyú.

The water in the mountain stream is so clear you can see little fish.

夕阳照在峰峦上，整座山都红了。

Xīyáng zhào zài fēngluán shàng, zhěng zuò shān dōu hóngle.

The setting sun shone on the peaks, turning the whole mountain red.

站在山顶，一层层峰峦都在脚下。

Zhàn zài shāndǐng, yìcéng céng fēngluán dōu zài jiǎoxià.

Standing on the summit, I had range upon range of peaks beneath my feet.

地幔位于地壳的下面。

Dìmàn wèiyú dìqiào de xiàmiàn.

The mantle lies beneath the earth's crust.

地核的温度非常高。

Dìhé de wēndù fēicháng gāo.

The temperature of the Earth's core is extremely high.

没有人能真正到达地核。

Méiyǒu rén néng zhēnzhèng dàodá dìhé.

No one can actually reach the Earth's core.

你为什么看好这个板块？

Nǐ wèishénme kànhǎo zhège bǎnkuài?

Why are you optimistic about this sector?

科技板块今天涨得很快。

Kējì bǎnkuài jīntiān zhǎng de hěn kuài.

The tech sector rose quickly today.

他喜欢用画笔画山川。

Tā xǐhuan yòng huà bǐhuà shānchuān.

He likes to paint mountains and rivers with a brush.

火车窗外的山川很美。

Huǒ chēchuāng wài de shānchuān hěn Měi.

The landscape outside the train window is beautiful.

这幅画画的是山水。

Zhè fú huàhuà de shì Shānshuǐ.

This painting depicts a landscape.

他喜欢在山水间散步。

Tā xǐhuan zài Shānshuǐ jiān sànbù.

He likes to take walks among the mountains and rivers.

我们沿着河谷走了一整天。

Wǒmen yánzhe hégǔ zǒule yì zhěngtiān.

We walked along the river valley for a whole day.

河谷里的天气比山上暖和。

Hégǔ lǐ de tiānqì bǐ shānshàng nuǎnhuo.

The weather in the river valley is warmer than up on the mountain.

河床上有很多圆石头。

Héchuáng shàng yǒu hěn duō yuánshítou.

There are lots of round stones on the riverbed.

夏天太热，河床都干枯了。

Xiàtiān tài rè, héchuáng dōu gānkūle.

The summer was so hot that the riverbed dried up.

岬角上有很多海鸟。

Jiǎjiǎo shàng yǒu hěn duō hǎiniǎo.

There are lots of seabirds on the cape.

灯塔建在岬角的尽头。

Dēngtǎ jiàn zài jiǎjiǎo de jìntóu.

The lighthouse stands at the tip of the cape.

礁石上站着一只海鸟。

Jiāoshí shàng zhànzhe yìzhī hǎiniǎo.

A seabird is standing on the reef.

渔船不小心撞上了礁石。

Yúchuán bù xiǎoxīn zhuàng shàng le jiāoshí.

The fishing boat accidentally hit a reef.

大洋洲有很多美丽的海岛。

Dàyángzhōu yǒu hěn duō měilì de hǎidǎo.

Oceania has many beautiful islands.

海岛四季如春，适合养老。

Hǎidǎo sìjìrúchūn, shìhé yǎnglǎo.

The island has spring-like weather all year, which makes it good for retirement.

你去过那个群岛吗？

Nǐ qùguo nàge qúndǎo ma?

Have you ever been to that group of islands?