Where is the world's largest mirror1?
It is in Bolivia（玻利维亚）,a country in South American（南美洲）.
This “mirror” covers about 12,000 square kilometers.
It is the size（面积）of Tianjin.
Salar de Uyuni（乌尤尼盐沼）used to be a salt2lake.
When the lake dried up,it left a salt flat（盐场）.
When the rainy season comes,the salt flat is covered by water.
The water is not deep,and people can walk or drive in it.
You can see lots of reflections（倒影）on the water:white clouds,blue skies,mountains,stars and even yourself.
It is like a huge mirror.
Look, there are so many flamingos（火烈鸟）and cacti（仙人掌）.
Salar de Uyuni is a paradise（天堂）for wildlife3.
Wow,look at this hotel.
It is edible（可食用的）！
It tastes,well,a bit salty.
Around Salar de Uyuni,there are some salt hotels.
Everything in the hotel is made of salt,such as the roof4,door,bed and table.
But please don't lick（舔）the walls.
They might melt5!
DID YOU KNOW?
Bolivia is a highland (高原）country.
Its capital city La Paz（拉巴斯）is the world's highest capital.
word bank | 词汇
mirror [ˈmɪrə(r)] 镜子
salt [sɔ:lt] 盐
wildlife [ˈwaɪldlaɪf] 野生动物园
roof [ru:f] 房顶
melt [melt] 融化
文章摘录自21世纪学生英文报 小学
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