The Gobi Desert is in Mongolia. The word “Gobi” means
desert. Many people think all deserts are hot, but they aren’t.
However, all deserts are dry. It doesn’t rain very often in the
desert. The Gobi desert has about 257 sunny days a year.

         寒冷的沙漠

   戈壁滩在蒙古，“戈壁”就是沙漠的意思。许多人以为沙漠里
很热，但其实并不是这样的。然而，沙漠不常下雨，都是干燥的，
戈壁滩一年有257天是晴天。