Backyard
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
My name is Savannah, and I live in Tucson (TOO-sawn), Arizona.
我叫萨凡纳 我住在亚利桑那州的图克森
Even though my family lives in the city, our backyard is like a farm.
虽然我家住在城里,我们的后院就像个农场
We have a dog and three chickens.
我们有一只狗和三只鸡。
The chickens live in a coop we made with wood we found in the alley.
鸡住在我们用小巷里找到的木头做的圈子里
We bought our chickens at a feed store when they were chicks.
我们买了我们的鸡 在饲料店 当他们还是小鸡。
We named them Sleepy, Twinkle, and Scott Jr.
我们给它们取了Sledy、Twinkle和Scott Jr的名字。
(Sleepy got her name because she always fell asleep in our hands.)
(Sleepy得到她的名字,因为她总是睡在我们手里)
At first, the chicks had to live in a box with a heat lamp to keep warm.
起初,小鸡只好活在一个有热灯的盒子里来保暖.
Soon they were ready to move out to their coop.
很快,他们准备搬去他们的圈子。
Our dog, Trixie, is kind to the chickens.
我们的狗特克茜对鸡很友善
She even lets them eat her dog bones!
她甚至让他们吃她的狗骨头!
Once a coyote showed up in the alley behind our house.
有一次狼人出现在我们家后面的小巷里
Trixie barked to keep the chickens safe.
特克茜吠叫来保鸡.
Trixie coyote In the beginning, chicks often need a heat lamp (top left).
三头狼 起初,雏鸟往往需要发热灯(左上).
A young Savannah beams with a very young Sleepy in her lap (top right).
一只年轻的萨凡纳光束 在她的腿上有一个非常年轻的睡眠(右上方).
Twinkle, Scott Jr.
(原始内容存档于2018-10-21). Winkle, Scott Jr.
, and Sleepy search the grass for food (bottom).
和Sleepy搜索草地寻找食物。
Our chickens depend on us to take good care of them.
我们的鸡要靠我们好好照顾它们
We keep their coop clean and fill their nesting boxes with soft bedding.
我们保持他们的圈子干净, 并填满他们的巢穴箱 软被子。
In the summer, we hang a screen on their coop to keep out the hot sun.
在夏天,我们挂屏幕 在他们的圈子上 防止热的太阳。
Each afternoon, our chickens eat grass, bugs, and pebbles in the yard.
每天下午,我们的鸡会吃草,虫子,和院子里的卵石.
Chickens don’t have teeth— eating pebbles helps them grind up their food.
鸡没有牙齿,
We feed the chickens corn pellets and table scraps, too.
我们给鸡吃玉米粒和餐桌碎屑
They really like grapes and watermelon.
他们很喜欢葡萄和西瓜
The chickens love to go outside when it rains.
等下雨了,鸡就喜欢出去
The wet soil is a good place to find insects and slugs.
湿土是寻找昆虫和涕虫的好地方.
When Scott Jr.
小斯科特时.
gets wet in the rain, her feathers stand up like spiky hair.
在雨中被淋湿 她的羽毛站起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起
She looks so funny!
她看起来好好笑!
My favorite part about having chickens is seeing what color eggs they lay.
我最喜欢的关于养鸡的部分 就是看看它们产什么颜色的蛋
Sometimes the shells are tan.
有时贝壳被晒出.
Sometimes they are light pink or green.
有时是浅粉色或绿色.
We eat the eggs for breakfast.
我们吃鸡蛋早餐。
When Scott Jr.
小斯科特时.
gets wet, she looks like she’s wearing hair gel.
她似乎穿着发胶。
well, feather gel.
羽毛凝胶
Twinkle lays the larger green eggs.
闪闪发光会放出更大的绿色鸡蛋.
Scott Jr.
(原始内容存档于2017-10-21). Scott Jr.
and Sleepy lay the tan and pink ones.
睡后放出棕色和粉红色的
I also like the sounds that the chickens make when they lay their eggs.
我也喜欢鸡在下蛋时发出的声音.
They say things like “rah, rah” and “bah-bock, bah-bock!”
他们说的像“啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊”和“啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊!”
When we hear the sounds, we know that more eggs are on the way.
当我们听到声音, 我们知道更多的鸡蛋在路上。
Did you know there are more than 100 breeds of chickens?
你知道有100多种鸡吗?
Each breed has its own specialty.
每个品种都有自己的特长.
For example, Rhode Island Reds are known for laying lots of eggs.
例如罗德岛 红人以产下多枚鸡蛋而出名.
Silkies are small and have soft, fluffy feathers.
丝绸体型小而有柔软,绒毛的羽毛.
Different breeds can live together in the same group, or flock.
不同的品种可以在同一群体中共同生活,也可以是羊群.
One day, our chickens escaped from the yard.
有一天 我们的鸡从院子里逃走了