Crocs and Gators
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Crocodiles and alligators—like snakes, turtles, and lizards—are reptiles.
鳄鱼和鳄鱼——如蛇、龟和蜥蜴——是爬行动物。
They are members of a group of reptiles called crocodilians.
他们是一群叫鳄鱼的爬行动物
Crocodilians have been on Earth since the age of dinosaurs.
鳄鱼自恐龙时代起就在地球上.
They even look a little like some of the dinosaurs from long ago.
他们甚至看起来像一些恐龙 从很久以前。
Never smile at a crocodile.
别对鳄鱼笑了
That’s what the song from the movie Peter Pan says.
电影"彼得·潘"的一首歌就是这么说的.
After all, one bit off Captain Hook’s hand.
毕竟,虎克船长的手少了一点。
Everyone thinks that crocodiles are fierce animals.
每个人都认为鳄鱼是凶猛的动物.
And, in fact, they are.
事实上,他们是。
Crocodilians live mostly in shallow water, swamps, and slow rivers.
鳄鱼多生活于浅水,沼泽地和缓慢的河流中.
Most live in fresh water.
多数生活在淡水中。
But there are saltwater crocodiles, too.
但也有咸水鳄.
In fact, the saltwater crocodile may be the biggest reptile.
事实上,盐水鳄可能是最大的爬行动物.
Some reach lengths of over 7 meters (23 ft).
有的达到7米(23英尺)以上的长度.
Crocodilians spend time on land and in water.
鳄鱼在陆地和水上花时间
They use lungs to breathe.
他们用肺来呼吸。
They have thick, scaly skin.
他们的皮肤很厚 有毛
Their body temperature does not stay the same like yours does.
他们的体温和你的不一样
Instead, it changes with the temperature of the air and water around them.
相反,它随着周围空气和水的温度而变化.
If it is too hot, these reptiles seek cool, shady places.
如果太热,这些爬行动物 寻找凉爽,阴暗的地方。
Alligators have short, broad snouts.
鳄鱼有短而宽的鼻子。
Crocodiles have narrower snouts than alligators.
鳄鱼的鼻子比鳄鱼还窄.
They also have two large teeth that stick out.
他们也有两颗大牙齿会伸出来
The drawings on this page show what alligators and crocodiles look like.
这页的图画显示了鳄鱼和鳄鱼的长相.
All crocodilians have short legs, and long bodies and tails.
所有鳄鱼的腿都短,身体和尾巴也长.
The four kinds of crocodilians have different kinds of jaws and teeth.
鳄鱼有四种不同的下巴和牙齿.
All of them have sharp teeth.
皆有利齿.
Let’s meet the different kinds of crocodilians.
让我们见识不同的鳄鱼。
Crocodilians are hard to see in water.
鳄鱼在水中很难见到.
Only the tops of their head and back show.
只有头部和后部的顶部
They often look like a floating log.
它们经常看起来像个浮木.
While they are swimming, their eyes and nostrils stick out of the water.
他们游泳时,眼睛和鼻孔会从水中伸出来。
They can still see and breathe when they are mostly underwater.
当它们大多在水下时,它们仍然能看到并呼吸.
Caimans live in Central and South America.
开曼人生活在中南美洲.
The shape of their head is similar to that of a crocodile.
其头部形状与鳄鱼相近.
Gharials are fish-eaters that live in India.
食鱼(学名:Gharilis)为食鱼科食鱼属的动物,生活于印度.
They have long, narrow snouts.
他们有长而狭窄的鼻孔。
The drawings on this page show what caimans and gharials look like.
这页上的图画显示了凯曼人和吉利人的样子.
Crocodilians are fierce hunters.
鳄鱼是凶猛的猎人
They use strong jaws to capture their prey.
它们使用强下颚来捕捉猎物.
They eat animals as big as deer and cattle, and as small as fish and birds.
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They also will attack people.
他们也会攻击人
They cannot chew their food.
他们不能咀嚼食物。
They either swallow it whole or tear it apart.
他们要么全吞下 要么撕裂
Sometimes they drag an animal underwater to drown it.
有时他们拖出一头动物下水淹死.
Crocodilians use large, powerful tails and webbed feet to move through water.
鳄鱼会用大而强大的尾巴和被子脚来从水中移动.
When underwater, they close their ears and nostrils so that water stays out.
在水下时,它们会闭上耳朵和鼻孔,使出水.
They can also shut off their windpipe.
他们也可以关闭他们的风笛.
This allows them to open their mouth without breathing in water.
这使得他们可以张开口而不用在水中呼吸.
Crocodilians are good swimmers.
鳄鱼是很好的游泳者。
Crocodilians have powerful jaws.
鳄鱼有很强的下巴
Some crocodilians lay their eggs in sand.
一些鳄鱼在沙地上产卵.
Others make a nest with soil and plants.
另一些则用土壤和植物来筑巢.
Newly hatched babies are mostly helpless.
新出产的婴儿大多无助.
Many get eaten by other animals.
许多人被其他动物吃掉.
The lucky ones have Mom to protect them after they hatch.
幸运的人孵出后会让妈妈保护他们
Babies grow quickly.
婴儿生长快.
They are adults by the time they are 5 to 8 years old.
他们5至8岁时已经成年。
Crocodilians are very fierce fighters.
鳄鱼是非常凶猛的战士
When a crocodilian attacks, it is almost impossible to escape.
当鳄鱼袭击时,几乎无法逃脱.
But they have their enemies, too.
但他们也有敌人
They may be killed in a fight with a leopard or lion.
他们可能在与豹或狮子的战斗中被杀死.
A crocodile eats a frog for lunch.
鳄鱼吃青蛙吃午饭.
Crocodilians lay eggs on land.
鳄鱼在陆地上产卵.
Around the world, people are helping to protect crocodilians.
在世界各地,人们都在帮助保护鳄鱼.
They put eggs in incubators to keep them safe.
他们将鸡蛋放入孵化器,以保持它们的安全.
People then care for the babies until they grow strong enough to survive in the wild.
然后人们照顾这些婴儿,直到他们长大后足以在野外生存.
Protecting them helps to keep nature in balance.
保护他们有助于保持大自然的平衡。
Most crocodilians are endangered.
大多数鳄鱼都处于濒危状态.
In many parts of the world, people kill crocodilians for food and for their skins.
在世界许多地方,人们为了食物和皮肤而杀死鳄鱼.
Farmers destroy their homes to create land for growing crops and grazing animals.
农民摧毁家园,为种植作物和放牧动物创造土地。
Crocodilians are also captured for use in wildlife parks.
鳄鱼也被捕获用于野生动物公园.
They are often killed when they grow too big.
当它们长大太大时,它们往往会被杀死。
Crocodilian skin A baby crocodilian gets special care.
鳄鱼皮 鳄鱼宝宝会得到特殊照顾