The Sahara is a huge hot desert across North Africa. It is the largest hot desert on Earth — though actually, if you count very cold dry places as deserts too, Antarctica is bigger.

The Sahara撒哈拉 is是 a huge hot desert一個巨大又炎熱的沙漠 across North Africa橫跨北非 It它 is是 the largest hot desert on Earth地球上最大的熱沙漠 — though actually不過事實上 if you count如果你 very cold dry places把非常寒冷乾燥的地方 as deserts too也算作沙漠的話 Antarctica南極洲 is bigger比較大

The Sahara stretches across many countries, from the Atlantic in the west toward Egypt in the east. Most of it is stone, sand, and sky; days can be fiercely hot, and nights can turn cold.

The Sahara撒哈拉 stretches across many countries橫跨許多國家 from the Atlantic in the west從西邊的大西洋 toward Egypt in the east一直到東邊的埃及 Most of it它大部分 is是 stone, sand, and sky石頭、沙子和天空 days白天 can be fiercely hot可能酷熱難耐 and而 nights夜晚 can turn cold可能變冷

In English we usually say the Sahara or the Sahara Desert, with the. People sometimes borrow the name for any place that feels empty and dry, but the real name belongs to this one desert.

In English在英文裡 we usually say我們通常說 the Sahara or the Sahara Desertthe Sahara或the Sahara Desert with the前面加the People有些人 sometimes borrow the name有時候會借用這個名字 for any place that feels empty and dry指任何感覺空曠又乾燥的地方 but但 the real name真正的名字 belongs to this one desert只屬於這一個沙漠

School books may say the Sahara is slowly getting bigger. The southern edge does move into the Sahel in dry years — though it can also pull back when rain returns — so the tidy picture of a desert that only grows is tidier than the weather.

School books教科書 may say可能會說 the Sahara撒哈拉 is slowly getting bigger正在慢慢變大 The southern edge南邊的邊界 does move into the Sahel確實會移進薩赫爾地區 in dry years在乾旱的年份 — though雖然 it can also pull back它也可能會退回去 when rain returns雨季回來的時候 — so所以 the tidy picture那種乾淨俐落的說法 of a desert that only grows以為沙漠只會一直變大 is tidier than the weather比天氣實際情況還要工整