Poetry of Elizabeth Bishop, translated into Chinese by H.C..
From “First Lessons in Geography,"
Monteith’s Geographical Series,
A.S. Barnes & Co., 1884
LESSON VI
What is Geography?
A description of the earth’s surface.
What is the Earth?
The planet or body on which we live.
What is the shape of the Earth?
Round, like a ball.
Of what is the Earth’s surface composed?
Land and water.
LESSON X
What is a Map?
A picture of the whole, or a part, of the Earth’s surface.
What are the directions on a Map?
Toward the top, North; toward the bottom, South; to the right, East; to the left, West.
In what direction from the center of the picture is the Island?
North.
In what direction is the Volcano? The Cape? The Bay? The Lake? The Strait? The Mountains? The Isthmus?
What is in the East? In the West? In the South? In the North? In the Northwest? In the Southeast? In the Northeast? In the Southwest?
Translated jnto Chinese by H.C.
第六课 🔗
地理学是什么？
对于地球表面的一种描述。
地球又是什么？
我们所生活着的行星或者实体。
地球是什么形状的呢？
圆形，像一颗球。
地球表面是由什么组成的呢？
陆地和水。
第十课 🔗
地图是什么？
一幅包含全部地球表面或其中一部分的图片。
地图如何示意方向的呢？
朝向顶端，是北；朝向底部，是南；向右，是东；向左，是西。
从地图中心来看，岛屿在什么方向呢？
北。
火山又在什么方向？海岬呢？海湾呢？湖泊？海峡？山脉？地峡？
东边是什么呢？西边呢？南方？北方？西北方？东南方？东北方？西南方？