The two bars on the flag represent the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

旗帜上的两个横条代表大西洋和太平洋。

Canada had a competition to design the flag open to everyone.

加拿大举办了一场设计对所有人开放的旗帜的比赛。

The beaver played an important part in Canada’s early history.

海狸在加拿大的早期历史中发挥了重要作用。

Beavers are rodents, like rats and squirrels.

海狸是啮齿动物，就像老鼠和松鼠一样。

Beavers can be found in every province and territory in Canada.

海狸遍布a加拿大的每个省和地区。

Inukshuks were used by in the Arctic to help people find their way.

Inukshuks 在北极被用来帮助人们找到自己的路。

The Inukshuk was once used as an Olympic symbol.

因纽舒克曾被用作奥林匹克标志。

The oldest known Inukshuk was created about 300 years ago.

已知最古老的因纽舒克是大约 300 年前创建的。

Canadians have been using the loonie since 1997.

自 1997 年以来，加拿大人一直在使用加元。

The two-dollar Canadian coin also shows a loon and is called a double loonie.

两美元的加拿大硬币也显示了一个懒人，被称为双加元。

Some loonies do not have loons on them.

The RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) were established to keep order in Canada's West.

RCMP（加拿大皇家骑警）的成立是为了维持加拿大西部的秩序。

The RCMP wear their red coats at all times when on duty.

加拿大皇家骑警在执勤时始终穿着红色外套。

Hockey is Canada's official national winter sport.

曲棍球是加拿大官方的国家冬季运动。

About half of the players in the NHL (National Hockey League) are from Canada.

NHL（国家冰球联盟）大约一半的球员来自加拿大。

Canada holds the record for the coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth.

加拿大保持着地球上有史以来最冷的温度记录。

The mountains of the Arctic are partly to blame for cold winters in southern Canada.

加拿大南部的寒冷冬季部分归咎于北极山脉。

Most of Canada's precipitation (rain or snow) falls as rain.

加拿大的大部分降水（雨或雪）以雨的形式落下。

The Inuit people use soapstone to create beautiful carvings.

因纽特人使用滑石制作精美的雕刻品。

The First Nations peoples of Canada's Atlantic coast make totem poles.

加拿大大西洋沿岸的原住民制作图腾柱。

First Nations peoples and the Inuit made art from items found in nature.

原住民和因纽特人用自然界中的物品制作艺术品。