The Country of the Equator-Ecuador赤道之國
——厄瓜多爾

Words: Heinz

Translator: 范朝穎

赤道把地球分為南北兩個半球，赤道以北是北半球，以南是南半球。世界上被赤道穿過的國家有十多個，今天我們就來了解一下其中一個國家—厄瓜多爾。

1

The Republic of Ecuador is a small Spanish-speaking country. The capital city of Ecuador is called Quito, it sits 2850 meters above sea level. There are two equatorial monuments in the city of Quito.

厄瓜多爾共和國是一個講西班牙語的小國，首都是基多，海拔2850米，城里有兩座赤道紀念碑。

2 Ecuador produces oil, but it is better known for being the world’s top producer of bananas. Its bananas can be found all around the world.

厄瓜多爾生產石油，但它更為出名的是“世界上最好的香蕉生產國”這一身份，厄瓜多爾出產的香蕉遍布世界各地。

3

The most iconic souvenir of Ecuador is the Panama hat. These hats were worn by the workers who built the Panama Canal. It’s the perfect hat for a hot and sunny day.

厄瓜多爾最具標志性的紀念品是巴拿馬帽。這種帽子是建造巴拿馬運河的工人戴的，非常適用于炎熱晴朗的天氣。

4

Among the territorial waters of Ecuador, there is a group of volcanic islands called The Galapagos Islands. The islands have large lizards called iguanas.

在厄瓜多爾的領海，有一組火山島，名為加拉帕戈斯群島。島上生活著一種叫作鬣蜥的大蜥蜴。

5

The Galapagos tortoises are giant tortoises. They eat fruit, leaves and grass.

加拉帕戈斯陸龜是巨型陸龜，它們以水果、樹葉和草為食。

6

In Ecuador, you can see the Blue-footed Booby. If you want to see more birds, you can visit the Yasuni National Park. It has more than 600 bird species.