1. Maldives is an archipelago country, which consists of 1,200 islands, in the Indian Ocean. It is best-known for its picturesque scenery:　White beach, swaying palm trees, colorful corals and abundant sunshine.

80 percent of average elevation of Maldives is lower than one meter. If the sea level keeps on rising for global climate change, this beautiful paradise might disappear underneath the sea water sooner or later.

作为一个岛国，马尔代夫由分布在印度洋的1200个小岛组成。它以风光如画著称：白沙滩，摇摆的棕榈树，多彩的珊瑚，充足的阳光。

2. The Sulu-Sulawesi Sea, with neighboring Indonesian Seas and South China Sea, lies at the center of the world's tropical marine biodiversity. The coral ecosystems here are some of the most diverse on Earth, with more than 450 species of scleractinian, or stony, corals -- compared to 50 in the Caribbean and approximately 200 in the western Indian Ocean.

苏拉威西海与临近的印度海和中国南海，位于世界热带海洋物种多样性的中心，这里的部分珊瑚虫生态系统是世界上最丰富的，有多于450种石珊瑚——与只有50种的加勒比海和将近200个种类的印度洋。

3. Bangkok, the capital the Thailand, is located at the region of the Chao Phraya Delta. It is the political, economic, cultural and educational center of Thailand. Bangkok is low-laying and always threatened by floods during monsoon season.

泰国首都曼谷，位于湄南河地区，是泰国政治、经济、文化和教育的中心。曼谷的地势很低，在季风季节，市场受到被洪灾威胁。