欧洲 | ōu zhōu | Europe; abbr. for 欧罗巴洲 | |
亚洲 | yà zhōu | Asia; abbr. for 亚细亚洲 | |
非洲 | fēi zhōu | Africa; abbr. for 阿非利加洲 | |
美洲 | měi zhōu | America (including North, Central and South America); the Americas; abbr. for 亚美利加洲 | |
三角洲 | sān jiǎo zhōu | delta (geography) |
1 | Our top words, phrases and names this year come from five continents, confirmation of the ever expanding influence of the English language. | |
2 | It is the world's smallest continent and largest island, and a relatively young nation established in an ancient land. | |
3 | The list covers five continents around the world. | |
4 | Calls are rising for Congress to pass yet another extension this fall, possibly adding 13 more weeks of coverage in states with especially high unemployment. | |
5 | The more we work on these criminal networks, the more we see that they' re interconnected across continents. |