Giant Insects
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
The World’s Biggest Beetle Goliath beetles are the giants of the insect world.
世界最大的贝类高丽甲虫是昆虫世界的巨头.
Adult Goliaths can be bigger than a songbird.
成年高丽人可以比歌鸟还大.
A young Goliath beetle is called a larva.
幼高丽甲虫被取名"幼虫".
A larva can be even bigger than an adult beetle!
幼虫甚至比成年甲虫还大!
What Is a Beetle?
什么是贝多?
All beetles have two sets of wings.
所有甲虫有两组翅膀.
The large wings in the back are for flying.
后部的大翅膀用于飞行.
The front wings are smaller and harder.
前翼更小更难.
They protect the flying wings.
他们保护着飞翼
Beetles have mouths that help them chew.
甲虫有口能帮助它们咀嚼.
Some insects, like butterflies, have mouths like straws.
有的昆虫,如蝴蝶等有吸管等口.
Other insects have mouths like needles.
其他昆虫有口如针.
Little Zebras Most Goliath beetles have black stripes.
小斑马多数高丽甲虫有黑色条纹.
Some beetles are plain brown.
有些甲虫是纯棕色的.
No two beetles are the same.
无有二甲虫相同.
People once called Goliath beetles “zebra beetles” because of their stripes.
人们曾将高丽甲虫称为"斑马甲虫",因其条纹.
An African Home Goliath beetles live in forests and grassy parts of Africa.
一只非洲家园歌利亚甲虫生活在非洲森林和草地上.
They are only seen during the rainy time of year.
只有在每年的雨季才见到它们。
That’s when there is plenty of fruit for them to eat.
这时,
Male Goliath beetles fight other males over feeding places.
雄性高丽甲虫在取食地与其它雄性相搏.
Male beetles may get mates by having good feeding places.
雄性甲虫可以通过有良好的喂养地获得伴侣.
Big Changes Female Goliath beetles put their eggs in a deep hole.
巨变女高丽甲虫将蛋放入深洞.
Larvae hatch about two weeks later.
拉尔瓦大约两周后孵出.
The larvae eat dead plants in the soil and grow fast.
幼虫会食用土壤中已死的植物并生长得快.
Larvae can be as long as your hand.
Larvae可以像你的手一样长。
They are as heavy as five mice!
他们像五只老鼠一样重!
As soon as the rain ends, the larvae go deep into the ground.
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They cover themselves with a thin coat of sand.
他们用一身薄薄的外衣来遮盖自己.
Larvae change into adult beetles inside the coat of sand.
猪笼草会变成沙地外衣内的成年甲虫.
Adults come out when the rain begins again.
大人再下雨就出来了
A Short Life In zoos, Goliath beetles live to be about eight months old.
短暂的生命 在动物园中,高丽甲虫活了大约8个月.
In the wild, Goliath beetles must find food and escape enemies.
在野外,高丽甲虫必须找到食物并躲避敌人.
They may only live for a few months.
他们可能只活了几个月。
Conclusion People have been studying Goliath beetles for hundreds of years.
结论 人们研究高丽甲虫数百年.
They are rare and interesting to see.
它们是罕见和有趣的。
Goliath beetles are amazing insects!
高丽甲虫是惊人的昆虫!