The Nile is a huge river in north-east Africa. School books still call it the longest river in the world, though actually some scientists now argue that the Amazon is longer — measuring a river is messier than it sounds.

The Nile is a huge riverThe Nile（尼羅河）是一條巨大的河流， in north-east Africa在非洲東北部。School books still call it the longest river in the world學校的課本還是把它稱為世界上最長的河， though actually不過話說回來， some scientists now argue that the Amazon is longer現在有些科學家主張the Amazon（亞馬遜河）更長—— measuring a river is messier than it sounds量一條河的長度比聽起來還要複雜。

Two great arms make it: the Blue Nile, which starts in Ethiopia, and the White Nile, which starts in the lakes of Uganda. They join in Sudan and run north through Egypt into the Mediterranean Sea.

Two great arms make it兩條大支流組成了它： the Blue Nile, which starts in Ethiopia發源於Ethiopia（衣索比亞）的the Blue Nile（青尼羅河）， and the White Nile, which starts in the lakes of Uganda還有發源於Uganda（烏干達）湖區的the White Nile（白尼羅河）。They join in Sudan它們在Sudan（蘇丹）匯合， and run north through Egypt然後向北流經Egypt（埃及）， into the Mediterranean Sea注入地中海。

Almost all of Egypt’s farms drink Nile water; without it, that desert country could not grow food in the same way. Tourists still sail up and down it on large boats.

Almost all of Egypt's farms drink Nile water幾乎所有Egypt的農田都靠Nile的水灌溉； without it沒有它， that desert country could not grow food in the same way那個沙漠國家沒辦法用同樣的方式種出糧食。Tourists still sail up and down it觀光客仍然在它上面來回航行， on large boats搭著大船。

When English speakers say the Nile, they mean this one river. The English name comes from the old Greek name Neîlos.

When English speakers say the Nile當英語使用者說the Nile的時候， they mean this one river他們指的就是這一條河。The English name comes from這個英文名字來自 the old Greek name Neîlos古希臘文的名字Neîlos。