1. the nation that only drink blood but dont eat meat 只喝血不吃肉的民族

There is a nation in western Africa whose people are living a primitive[原始的] life. The people often cut livestocks vein[静脉] and drink their blood instead of killing them. And when their wounds heal[愈合]， people can take blood again.

非洲西部有一个民族的人至今仍过着原始生活。这个民族的人常将牲畜的静脉割破，抽出一定的血液后饮用，而不是杀死牲畜，待其伤口愈合后还可以再次取血。

2. the blind nation 盲族

In the primitive forest of Sierra Madre mountains， Mexico， there is a strange nation—a blind nation. There are more than 300 people in the tribe and they are all blind. They are not congenital[先天的] blindness. They also have two bright eyes when they were born. But after three months， they will lose their sights gradually[逐渐地].

墨西哥马德雷山区的原始森林里，至今还隐居着一个奇怪的部落——“盲族”，部落里的300多人，全部都是瞎子。这些盲人并非先天失明，刚出生的时候也都有一双明亮的眼睛，但过了3个月后就逐渐失明了。

3. the nation that delights in crying 以哭为乐的民族

There is a nation on a small island in England， whose people express their pleasure by crying. On happy occasions[场合]， they will gather together and cry loudly to express their happiness and joy.

居住在英国西海岸一个小岛上的一个民族是以哭的方式来表达喜悦心情的。每逢婚嫁喜庆吉日，他们就会欢聚一堂，放声大哭，以此表示高兴和欢乐。

4. the most serious nation 最严肃的民族

The Feida Nation in Sri Lanka is probably the most serious nation in the world. They never smile. People once used funny programs to make them laugh many times， but they were in vain. Why cant they smile？ Because they have no smile nerve.

斯里兰卡的费达族恐怕是世界上最“严肃”的民族了，他们从来不会笑，人们曾经多次想用令人捧腹的滑稽节目来使他们笑，结果也是白费劲。费达族人为什么不会笑呢？原来他们是天生没有“笑的神经”。