The most famous salt lake in the world is the Dead Sea, in the Middle Eart.Water is lost into the air because of the heat of the sun, and the salt stays in the lake.It is also very lowlying, at around 395 metres below sea level.However, it is not the saltiest lake in the world.The Great Salt Lake in the USA, with 270 parts of salt per thousand, is even saltier.

　　世界上最有名的咸水湖是中东的死海。由于太阳酷热，水变成了水蒸汽，而盐分仍留在湖中。这里的地势也很低，约低于海平面395米。然而死海并不是世界上最咸的咸水湖。美国大盐湖的水还要咸一些，每千份水中含有270份盐。