Gorillas
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Where Gorillas Live Table of Contents Gorillas.
大猩猩生活列表 内容大猩猩。
4 Gorilla Families.
4个大猩猩家庭。
8 Gorillas Show How They Feel.
8个大猩猩展示他们的感受。
11 Gorilla Smarts.
11个"大猩猩智能".
14 Gorillas in Danger.
14个大猩猩处于危险之中。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Where gorillas live AFRICA AFRICA EUROPE ASIA Gorillas are members of the great- ape family.
16 非洲的非洲非洲大猩猩 大猩猩是大猩猩家族的成员
They live in the forests of Africa.
他们生活在非洲的森林里。
Some gorillas live high up in the mountains.
有些大猩猩住在山上高地上
Others live in lowlands.
有的生活在低地.
A mountain gorilla (top) eats leaves in a treetop.
山地大猩猩(上部)吃树上叶.
A western lowland gorilla (bottom) crosses a river.
西部低地大猩猩(地底)会穿过一条河流.
Many lowland gorillas live in forests or swamps.
许多低地大猩猩生活在森林或沼泽地.
Gorillas have strong, heavy bodies.
大猩猩有强壮而沉重的身体.
They are the largest primates in the world.
他们是世界上最大的灵长类动物。
Monkeys, chimpanzees, and humans are primates, too.
猴子,黑猩猩,人类也是灵长类动物.
A gorilla (top) is much larger and stronger than a monkey (bottom left) or a chimpanzee (bottom right).
大猩猩(上部)比猴子(左下部)或黑猩猩(右下部)大得多并更强壮.
Gorillas can walk on two legs, as people do.
大猩猩可以双腿行走,就像人们一样.
Most of the time, they walk on their feet and hands.
多数时候,他们脚和手都行走.
This type of walking is called knuckle-walking.
这种行走方式叫做"手指行走".
Gorillas usually knuckle-walk to move around.
大猩猩通常用手指走来移动
They can also walk using only their legs and feet, as people do.
他们也可以像人们一样只用腿和脚走.
Gorillas mostly eat leaves, stems, bark, fruits, flowers, and wood.
大猩猩主要吃叶子、茎、树皮、水果、花和木头。
Some gorillas also eat snails and insects such as ants and termites.
一些大猩猩还吃蜗牛和蚂蚁和白蚁等昆虫.
Gorillas build nests in trees or sleep on the ground.
大猩猩在树上筑巢或睡地上.
They never sleep more than one night in the same nest.
它们在同一个巢穴里睡得最多一晚
They travel to different areas in search of food.
他们去不同地区寻找食物。
A western lowland gorilla eats a stem at the edge of a body of water.
西部低地大猩猩在一具水体的边缘吃干.
Gorilla Families A gorilla family is called a troop or band.
大猩猩家庭 大猩猩家族被称为"部队"或"乐队".
A troop eats, sleeps, and plays together.
一支部队吃吃睡吃玩耍
Family members wrestle and play tag and catch for fun.
家庭成员会摔跤 玩牌 钓鱼取乐
They groom each other’s fur.
他们互相驯服对方的皮毛。
Grooming is an important way for them to be close and friendly together.
驯化是他们亲密友好相处的重要途径.
Young mountain gorillas wrestle and play-fight.
年轻的山地大猩猩会摔跤和打斗
A gorilla baby nurses and stays close to its mother for a few years.
一个大猩猩的婴儿护士 和它的母亲在一起几年
It rides on her back to move around.
它骑在她背上移动。
A five-week-old infant western lowland gorilla clings to its mother’s back.
一只5周长的西部低地猩猩紧紧地背着母亲。
When a male gorilla grows up, some of the fur on his back turns silver.
雄性大猩猩长大后,背上的一些皮毛会变成银色.
The male is then called a silverback.
雄性后被称作"银背".
The silverback’s job is to protect the troop.
银后卫的工作是保护部队.
A silverback gorilla is roughly six times as strong as a human being.
银背大猩猩大约是人类的6倍
Gorillas Show How They Feel Sometimes, gorillas’ faces show how they feel.
大猩猩有时会表现自己的感受,
Their faces can show if they are happy, sad, or upset.
他们的相貌可以显示,如果他们是快乐的,悲伤的,或者不高兴的.
Gorillas make crying sounds when they are upset.
大猩猩在不高兴的时候发出哭声
They make laughing sounds when they are tickled.
痒的时候会发出笑声
Gorillas make faces to express many different emotions.
大猩猩作相来表达许多不同的情感.
Gorillas have other ways to communicate.
大猩猩有其他的沟通方式.
They whimper, scream, bark, and grunt.
他们哭叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫叫
They even use smells to silently warn other gorillas of danger.
他们甚至用气味悄悄地警告其他大猩猩有危险.
A male mountain gorilla beats his chest as he makes a loud call.
一只雄性山地大猩猩在发出响亮的呼声时打起胸来.
A woman named Francine taught a gorilla to use sign language.
一个叫弗朗辛的女人教了一个大猩猩使用手语.
The gorilla’s name was Koko.
大猩猩叫可子。
Koko used signs to tell Francine what she wanted and how she felt.
克子用标志告诉了弗朗辛她想要什么和她的感受.
During her lifetime, Koko learned to make more than one thousand different signs.
在她一生中,克子学会了制作出一千多种不同的征兆.
Gorilla Smarts Gorillas are very smart.
大猩猩聪明人 大猩猩很聪明
They can make and use tools, but this doesn’t happen very often.
他们可以制造和使用工具,
A gorilla can use a twig to “fish” for ants.
大猩猩可以用树枝为蚂蚁取出"鱼".
A gorilla can use a stick to check how deep a pool of water is.
大猩猩可以用棍子检查水池到底有多深.
A gorilla can use a rock as a hammer to break open nuts.
大猩猩可以用石头做锤子来打碎开口的坚果.
A three-year-old lowland gorilla uses a stone hammer to break open a palm nut.
三岁低地大猩猩用石锤打碎棕榈坚果.
Gorillas in Danger Many gorillas have been killed by hunters.
许多大猩猩被猎人杀死
Their forest homes are being cut down.
他们的森林家园被砍伐。
Gorillas are now endangered.
大猩猩现在濒临灭绝
Many people are trying to save these great apes.
很多人试图拯救这些大猩猩
A man who works to save gorillas sits close to an orphaned gorilla as she is released back into the wild.
一个为拯救大猩猩而工作的人坐在一个孤儿大猩猩旁边,因为她被放回了野外。