A biome is a huge kind of natural place, named by its usual weather and the plants that can live there — and with them, the animals that belong there too. Desert. Rainforest. Tundra. Grassland. Each of those is a biome.

A biomebiome is是 a huge kind of natural place一種很大的自然環境類型，named by依照 its usual weather and the plants that can live there它常見的氣候和能生長在那裡的植物來命名——and而且 with them跟著這些植物一起的 the animals that belong there too還有屬於那裡的動物；desert沙漠、rainforest雨林、tundra凍原、grassland草原——each of those這些每一種 is a biome都是一種biome。

The word does not mean one pond or one hill; it is a pattern that can stretch across countries. Scientists group the living world this way so they can talk about similar places together. You will meet it in school geography and biology, in a formal textbook voice.

The word這個字 does not mean one pond or one hill不是指一個池塘或一座山丘；it是 a pattern that can stretch across countries一種可以橫跨好幾個國家的模式；scientists科學家 group the living world this way這樣分類生物世界，so這樣才能 they can talk about similar places together一起談論類似的地方；you will meet it你會在 in school geography and biology學校的地理課和生物課裡遇到它，in a formal textbook voice用一種正式教科書的口吻。

Though actually the tidy list is tidier than the land: the edges blur, people argue about how many biomes there are, and animals are part of the picture even when a short definition only mentions weather and plants. An ecosystem can be small. A biome is the big type.

Though actually不過事實上，the tidy list is tidier than the land這份整齊的清單比實際的土地更整齊：the edges blur邊界是模糊的，people argue about how many biomes there are大家對於biome到底有幾種還有爭論，and而且 animals are part of the picture動物也是這幅圖景的一部分 even when a short definition only mentions weather and plants即使簡短的定義只提到氣候和植物；an ecosystem生態系 can be small可以很小；a biomebiome is the big type才是那個大範疇。