Most rain forests lie close to the equator（赤道）, where the climate is often mild and there are long hours of sunshine. The warmth of the land heats the air above, causing it to rise and tiny drops of water to fall as rain. The rainfall can reach at least 98 inches a year. This wet, warm world with plenty of sunlight is perfect for plants to grow so the trees grow fast with green leaves all the year round, The trees themselves also have an effect on the climate. They gather water from the soil and pass it out into the air through their leaves. The wet air then forms clouds, which hang over the treetops like smoke. These clouds protect the forest from the daytime heat and nighttime cold of nearby deserts, keeping temperatures fit for plant growth.
Rain forests slightly farther away from the equator remain just as warm, but they have a dry season of three months or morn when little rain falls. Tree leaves fall during this dry season and new leaves grow when the wet season or monsoon（雨季）begins. Thus these areas are known as the “monsoon forest”.
Another type of rain forest grows on tropical mountains. It is often called the “cloud forest” because clouds often hang over the trees like fog.
The rain forest is the ideal place for the growth of many different trees. Most of them depend on animals to eat their fruits and spread their seeds. When the fruits are eaten, the seeds inside them go undamaged through animals’ stomachs and arc passed out in their droppings. The seeds lying on the forest floor then grow into new trees.

Most rain forests lie close to the equator（赤道）, where the climate is often mild and there are long hours of sunshine. The warmth of the land heats the air above, causing it to rise and tiny drops of water to fall as rain. The rainfall can reach at least 98 inches a year.
多数热带雨林都位于赤道附近,这里气候温和并且拥有较长的日照时间.陆地散发的热量使得空气也变热,致使水气凝结而降雨,年降雨量可达98英寸.
This wet, warm world with plenty of sunlight is perfect for plants to grow so the trees grow fast with green leaves all the year round, The trees themselves also have an effect on the climate. They gather water from the soil and pass it out into the air through their leaves. The wet air then forms clouds, which hang over the treetops like smoke. These clouds protect the forest from the daytime heat and nighttime cold of nearby deserts, keeping temperatures fit for plant growth.
这种湿热且日照充足的环境非常有利于植物的生长,于是这里的树木生长迅速并且其枝叶整年嫩绿.树木本身对于这里的气候也有一定的影响.它们从泥土中吸收水分并通过叶子散发到空气中,湿气聚集成云,像烟雾一样萦绕在树木周围,这些云朵保护森林不受白天的日照和夜晚来自附近沙漠的冷气,从而维持适宜植物生长的温度.
Rain forests slightly farther away from the equator remain just as warm, but they have a dry season of three months or morn when little rain falls. Tree leaves fall during this dry season and new leaves grow when the wet season or monsoon（雨季）begins. Thus these areas are known as the “monsoon forest”.
距离赤道稍微远一点的热带雨林同样需要温暖的气候,但是当雨水少的时候,它们会出现三个月甚至更长时间的旱季.这段时间里树叶纷纷落下,当湿季多雨季来临之时,叶子又得以重生.因此,这种地方被称做"季雨林"
Another type of rain forest grows on tropical mountains. It is often called the “cloud forest” because clouds often hang over the trees like fog.
另一种雨林生长在热带山区,常被称为"雾雨林"因为云朵常常像雾一样覆盖在树林的上空.
The rain forest is the ideal place for the growth of many different trees. Most of them depend on animals to eat their fruits and spread their seeds. When the fruits are eaten, the seeds inside them go undamaged through animals’ stomachs and arc passed out in their droppings. The seeds lying on the forest floor then grow into new trees.
雨林地区是不同树木生长的理想区域,它们大部分为动物提供果实并依靠动物为其散播树种,当动物食用它们的果实之后,种子就会完整地进入动物的胃,然后随动物的粪便排出.树种落到雨林的地面上又生长出新的树木.