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1. Alberta is located inthewestern part of Canadaand is thewesternmostamong the Prairie Provinces.Toits westis British Columbiawhiletoits eastis Saskatchewan.Its south borderson the U.S. state of Montanawhileits northborders on theNorthwest Territories. Alberta is a most popular place for peopletogo to on their vacationsbecause of its beautiful scenery. The CanadianRockiesrunningthroughit have earned for itthe proud name of "FiftySwitzerland in One."
1、阿尔伯达省位于(locate in)加拿大的西部，也是草原诸省中最西部的(westernmost)一个省份。它的西边是不列颠哥伦比亚省，东部是萨斯喀彻温省，它的南部与美国的蒙大拿州接壤，而北部则与西北地区(the northwest territories)相连。由于阿尔伯达省风景优美，人们都很喜欢去那里度假。纵贯(running through)全境的加拿大落矶山脉为它赢得了“集50个瑞士于一省”的美名。
2.Withan area of approximately 255,212 square miles, equivalent to 661,000 square kilometers, it isthe fourth largest provinceinCanada. Although it has a population of only 3.26 million, aboutone fifth of the population of Shanghai,it ranks also 4th in populationamongCanadian provinces. The provincewas named after Princess Louis Caroline Alberta, a daughter ofQueen Victoria of England. It becameaprovince of Canadain 1905.
2、该省面积约（approximately）为255212平方英里，相当于(equivalent)661000平方公里，是加拿大第四大省。虽然它的人口只有326万，仅及上海人口的约五分之一(one fifth)，但在加拿大诸省中它的人口数也居第四位。阿尔伯达省是以英国维多利亚女皇的一个女儿路易斯·卡洛琳·阿尔伯达公主的名字命名的(be named after)。它于1905年成为加拿大的一个省份。
3.The people of Alberta originally came from many different countries. More than half of theAlbertanscame from Britain. Others came from Austria, Russia and theScandinavian countries.Asonly a small number were French Canadians,whomigratedtoAlbertafromthe eastern part of Canada, themajor languagespokenin the province is English, with the exception of a few bilingual towns north of Edmonton.Althoughthere are onlya limited number ofIndianslivingon reservationsnow, two hundred years ago theywere the only inhabitantsin whatis nowcalled Alberta.
3、阿尔伯达省的人民最初来自很多不同的国家。其中一半以上(more than half of)来自英国，另一些人(others)来自奥地利、俄国和斯堪地那维亚国家。由于(as)只有少数从加拿大东部迁来的法裔加拿大人(French Canadians)，因此除了(with the exception of)在埃德蒙顿北部有几个双语种(bilingual)小镇之外，该省所使用的主要语言是英语。现在，虽然只有人数有限的印第安人(a limited number of Indians)居住在保留地上(living on reservations)，但是在两百多年前，他们是居住于现在称之为阿尔伯达省的(in what is now called Alberta)唯一居民。
4. The firstsettlers ofAlberta were cattle ranchers. Even now,raising cattleis stillone of theleadingbranches of economy. But at presentmany moreAlbertans are farmers,who raise millions of tons of wheat, oats and barley, they also plantsugar beets and potatoesin thesouthern part of the province. In the northern part,likethe Indianswholived there before them, the hunters trap suchfur-bearing animals as squirrels,beavers and foxes. Albertais also rich inforest resources, coal and oil. It is one of themain timber producingprovinces in Canada. Owing to its rich deposit in oil, petroleumindustryhas become one of the mostimportant industries of the province,withmany oil fields andrefineries. Alberta also producesmorecoal than any other province.
4、阿尔伯达省的首批移民是牧场经营者(cattle ranchers)。即使时至今日，畜牧业(raising cattle)仍然是经济的主要部门之一。但现在阿尔伯达人中更多的(many more 修饰可数名词)是农民，他们生产成百万吨(millions of tons)的小麦、燕麦和大麦。在该省的南部他们还种植甜菜和土豆。在北部，猎人们像生活在他们之前的印第安人一样捕捉(trap)毛皮兽(fur-bearing anmials)，诸如松鼠、河狸和狐狸等。阿尔伯达还有丰富(be rich in 含有丰富的…)的森林资源、煤矿和石油。它是加拿大木材的主要生产省份之一。由于该省石油蕴藏量丰富，石油工业已成为该省最重要的工业之一，油田和炼油厂比比皆是。阿尔伯达出产的煤也多于其他任何省份(any other province)。
5. The provincial capital Edmonton, with a population of about 1,016,000, isthe second largest city in the province. The largest city is Calgary. In 1967, ithad a population of about 330,000. Butaftera lapse of 40 years (2007), it now has more than1,060,000 inhabitants. The third largest city is Lethbridge,havinga population of about 67,000 persons. People in those cities work inmeat-packing plants, flour mills, dairies and refineries.Somework in canneries and beet-sugar factories.
5、省会埃德蒙顿人口约为101.6万，是该省第二大城市。第一大城市是卡尔加里，1967年的人口是33万，但时隔40年之后(after a lapse of 40 years)，它的居民总数已超过106万。第三大城市是莱斯桥，约有人口6、7万。这些城市的居民大多在肉类加工厂(meat-packing plants)、面粉厂(flour mills)、乳制品厂(dairies, 单数dairy)和炼油厂(refineries, 单数refinery)工作。有的则在罐头食品厂(canneries, 单数cannery)和甜菜制糖厂(beet-sugar factories)工作。
6. The climate in Alberta is pleasant, particularlyin summer,whenthe average temperature isabout 60 degrees Fahrenheit.In winter, it ismuchcolderand in the north, the temperature can drop to 20 degreesbelow zero. Although the best season for traveling isthe summer months of June, July andAugust, many touristsareattracted tothe first rate skiing groundat theresorts of Banff and Jasper.
6、阿尔伯达气候宜人，特别是夏天，平均气温为华氏60度左右((60-32)/1.8=15.56℃)。冬天的气候则要冷得多，北部的气温有时可降到零下20度（(-20-32)/1.8=-32.59℃）。虽说旅游的最佳季节是6、7、8月的夏季，但是旅游胜地(resorts)班夫和嘉思帕的第一流的滑雪场地(the first rate skiingground)也吸引了很多游客。
7. Alberta is located in the Mountain Standard Time Zone. 12 o'clock atNoon in Edmonton is 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
7、阿尔伯达位于山地标准时时区。埃德蒙顿中午12点即东部标准时间下午2点。
