Embark on a Mexican adventure…
開始墨西哥冒險.
Mexico facts
OFFICIAL NAME: United Mexican States
FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Republic of federated states
CAPITAL: Mexico City
POPULATION: 120,286,655
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Spanish
MONEY: Peso
AREA: 1,964,375 square kilometers
MAJOR MOUNTAIN RANGES: Sierra Madre
MAJOR RIVERS: Rio Grande, Yaqui
關於墨西哥
官方名稱：墨西哥合眾國
政府形式：聯邦共和國
首都：墨西哥城
人口：120286655
官方語言：西班牙語
貨幣：比索
面積：1964375平方公里
主要山脈：Sierra Madre
主要河流：格蘭德河、雅基河
Mexico's geography
墨西哥地理
Mexico is a land of extremes, with high mountains and deep canyons in the center of the country, sweeping deserts in the north and dense rainforests in the south and east. Mountains cover much of Mexico. Between the Sierra Madre Oriental mountain range in the east and the Sierra Madre Occidental in the west lie small mountain ranges on the Central Plateau. These regions are rich with valuable metals like silver and copper.
墨西哥是一個極端的國家，中部有高山和深谷，北部有沙漠，南部和東部有茂密的雨林。山脈覆蓋了墨西哥的大部分地區。東部的馬德雷山脈東部和西部的馬德雷山脈西部之間是中部高原上的小山脈。這些地區富含銀和銅等貴重金屬。
The stretch of land called the Yucatán Peninsula juts into the Gulf of Mexico from the country's southeastern tip. It was once the home of the Maya civilization, an ancient culture whose amazing buildings can still be seen today.
這片被稱為尤卡坦半島的土地從墨西哥東南端伸入墨西哥灣。它曾經是瑪雅文明的發源地，這是一種古老的文化，其令人驚歎的建築至今仍然可見。
Mexican people & culture
墨西哥人民與文化
Mexico is the product of a rich Indian heritage, three centuries of Spanish rule, and a shared border with the United States of America. Today, most Mexicans are mestizos, which means they have a mix of Indian and Spanish blood.
墨西哥是豐富的印度遺產、三個世紀的西班牙統治以及與美利堅合眾國共同邊界的產物。今天，大多數墨西哥人是混血兒，這意味著他們混合了印度和西班牙血統。
Throughout its history, Mexico has been home to great artists. The Maya and other Indians made impressive murals, sculptures, and jewellery. Modern Mexican artists include great painters, photographers, sculptors and muralists (people who create artwork on walls).
縱觀墨西哥的歷史，墨西哥一直是偉大藝術家的故鄉。瑪雅人和其他印第安人制作了令人印象深刻的壁畫、雕塑和珠寶。現代墨西哥藝術家包括偉大的畫家、攝影師、雕刻家和壁畫家（在牆上創作藝術品的人）。
Mexicans take sports seriously. In ancient times, losers of a ritual ball game were once put to death. Yikes! In some dangerous sports, like bullfighting and rodeo (which was invented in Mexico), competitors still put their lives on the line.
墨西哥人重視體育運動。在古代，一場儀式性球賽的失敗者曾經被處死。哎呀！在一些危險的運動中，比如鬥牛和牛仔競技（這是在墨西哥發明的），參賽者仍然把他們的生命放在了危險的線上。
Mexico's nature
墨西哥的自然
Few nations on Earth support as many plant and animal species as Mexico does. Located partway between the Equator and the Arctic Circle, it is a refuge for animals fleeing extreme cold in the north and intense heat in the south.
地球上很少有國家像墨西哥那樣支持如此多的動植物物種。它位於赤道和北極圈之間，是動物逃離北方嚴寒和南方酷熱的避難所。
In northern Mexico, deserts are full of plant and animal species that have found ways to survive the harsh environment. On Mexico's west coast, gray whales swim thousands of miles each year from Alaska to breed in the waters off Baja California.
在墨西哥北部，沙漠裡到處都是動植物，它們找到了在惡劣環境中生存的方法。在墨西哥西海岸，灰鯨每年從阿拉斯加遊過數千英里，在下加利福尼亞海域繁殖。
The and coastal wetlands of eastern Mexico are home to thousands of tropical plant species and elusive animals like and quetzal birds.
墨西哥東部的熱帶雨林和沿海溼地是數千種熱帶植物和美洲虎、格查爾鳥等難以捉摸的動物的家園。
Mexican government & economy
墨西哥政府與經濟
Mexico is a country with great problems and great potential. It has lots of valuable, natural resources like oil, silver, copper and agricultural products, too. But political and economic problems have kept much of the population in poverty.
墨西哥是一個問題大、潛力大的國家。它有許多寶貴的自然資源，如石油、白銀、銅和農產品。但是，政治和經濟問題使許多人陷入貧困。
The Mexico-United States border is the largest economic divide on Earth. For many Mexicans, the best chance for a better life lies in the much more prosperous United States. Hundreds of thousands of Mexicans come to the U.S., legally and illegally, each year in search of work.
墨西哥-美國邊界是地球上最大的經濟鴻溝。對許多墨西哥人來說，過上更好生活的最好機會在於更加繁榮的美國。每年有數十萬墨西哥人合法和非法地來到美國尋找工作。
Mexican history
墨西哥歷史
The Olmec people, Mexico's first complex society, emerged in the southeastern part of the country around 1200 B.C. They were later followed by the Maya, the Toltec, and the Aztec peoples.
奧爾梅克人，墨西哥第一個複雜的社會，大約在公元前1200年出現在該國的東南部。他們後來被瑪雅人，托爾特克人和阿茲特克人跟隨。
Mexico's ancient societies built great cities and huge pyramids, created remarkable works of art, and even studied the stars and planets to determine when to plant crops and hold ceremonies.
墨西哥的古代社會建造了大城市和巨大的金字塔，創造了非凡的藝術作品，甚至研究了恆星和行星，以確定何時種植莊稼和舉行儀式。
The Olmec people, Mexico's first complex society, emerged in the southeastern part of the country around 1200 B.C. They were later followed by the Maya, the Toltec, and the Aztec peoples.
奧爾梅克人，墨西哥第一個複雜的社會，大約在公元前1200年出現在該國的東南部。他們後來被瑪雅人，托爾特克人和阿茲特克人跟隨。
Mexico's ancient societies built great cities and huge pyramids, created remarkable works of art, and even studied the stars and planets to determine when to plant crops and hold ceremonies.
墨西哥的古代社會建造了大城市和巨大的金字塔，創造了非凡的藝術作品，甚至研究了恆星和行星，以確定何時種植莊稼和舉行儀式。
In the early 1500s, the Spanish arrived in Mexico. The Aztec people got sick from smallpox and other diseases that the Spanish brought with them. The Spaniards also seized and destroyed the Aztec capital, called Tenochtilán. The Spanish ruled the country until 1821, when Mexico gained independence.
15世紀初，西班牙人到達墨西哥。阿茲特克人因天花和西班牙人帶來的其他疾病而生病。西班牙人還佔領並摧毀了阿茲特克首都特諾奇蒂蘭。西班牙人統治該國直到1821年墨西哥獲得獨立
