The Gray Wolf
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Introduction.
导言表。
4 Wolf Features.
(原始内容存档于2018-10-12). 4 Wolf Features.
5 Wolf Packs.
5个狼包
7 Wolf Pups.
7个狼小狗。
11 Wolf Territory.
11 沃尔夫领地。
13 Conclusion.
13 结论。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Introduction Gray wolves are mammals with thick fur and long, bushy tails.
16入门 灰狼是具有厚毛和长长的灌木状尾巴的哺乳动物.
The largest of all wolves, gray wolves are predators that can survive in many areas.
在所有的狼中,最大的是灰狼是可以在许多地区生存的捕食者.
They live on mountains and in forests and deserts.
它们栖息于山区以及森林和沙漠中.
Another name for the gray wolf is the timber wolf.
灰狼的另一个名字是"木材狼".
Wolf Features Adult gray wolves are usually just under a meter (3 ft.)
成年灰狼通常在一米(3英尺)以下.
tall at the shoulder.
高高的肩膀,
From their nose to tail, they are almost 2 meters (more than 6 ft.)
从鼻子到尾巴都近2米(超过6英尺).
long.
长.
A male wolf weighs around 45 kilograms (100 lb.)
雄性狼的体重约为45公斤(100磅).
but can weigh as much as 65 kilograms (143 lb.)
但重量可达65公斤(143磅)
Female wolves are smaller.
雌性狼的体型较小.
Gray wolves are fierce predators.
灰狼是凶猛的掠食者.
They can run fast and have powerful jaws with sharp teeth.
它们能跑得快,并有有锋利牙齿的强大的下颚.
Gray wolves use their largest sharp teeth to bite animals they hunt.
灰狼用它们最大的尖牙来咬它们所猎取的动物.
Then they use their other teeth to crush bones and cut through meat.
然后用其他牙齿来压碎骨头并切出肉来.
Gray wolves are not just gray.
灰狼不仅仅是灰色。
Their fur can have many colors, from white to black.
他们的皮毛可以有很多颜色,从白色到黑色.
Gray wolves can have all-white or all-black coats, even though they are called gray wolves (top).
灰狼可以有全白或全黑的外衣,尽管它们被称为灰狼(上部).
Gray wolves’ paws can be as large as an adult human’s hand (left).
灰狼的爪子可以和成年人类的手(左)一样大.
Wolf Packs Wolves are social animals.
狼包狼是社会动物.
They live in groups called packs.
他们生活在被称为"包"的人群中.
A pack usually has six to ten wolves.
一包通常有6到10只狼.
Wolves have been known to travel in packs of up to thirty.
据悉,狼群的行走量高达30人.
A female leader stands among the other members of her pack.
一个女领袖站在她包里的其他成员中间。
The pack is made up of one male leader, one female leader, and their offspring.
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The male and female leaders are called alphas.
雄性与雌性领袖称为α.
Each wolf has a rank or position in the pack, with the alpha male at the top.
每只狼在群中都有分级或位置,以α雄为上位.
The alpha wolf on the left bares its teeth to other pack members (top).
左侧的α狼将牙齿露出给其他的包子成员(上部).
They move away in fear.
他们在恐惧中离开。
The male and female alphas of a wolf pack sit together (bottom).
狼群的雄性与雌性α相接而坐(下).
Gray wolf alphas usually mate for life.
灰狼α通常会终生交配.
Working in packs helps wolves hunt large animals such as deer, elk, and moose.
以包为活,可以帮助狼猎取鹿,麋鹿等大型动物.
They also hunt smaller animals such as rabbits.
它们也猎取兔子等更小的动物.
Wolves sometimes follow groups of large animals for days.
狼有时会跟随一群大型动物数日.
They look for weak or hurt animals.
他们寻找软弱或受伤的动物。
Then they hide and surround a target.
然后他们藏起来包围一个目标
When the leader signals, the wolves attack.
当领导者发出信号时,狼会攻击.
A pack of gray wolves surrounds an elk and prepares to attack.
一群灰狼围住一头麋鹿,准备出击.
Wolves have large paws that help them move quickly and easily across snow.
狼有大爪子,可以帮助它们快速而轻松地穿越雪地.
Pack members use all five of their senses to communicate with each other.
包会会员用五种感官相通.
They change the positions of their ears and tails to mean different things.
它们改变它们的耳朵和尾巴的位置,以表示不同的东西.
They also bark, cry, and howl, as well as smell and lick each other, to communicate.
他们还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叫
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
Every gray wolf’s howl sounds different.
每个灰狼的叫声都不同。
Licking is a way that wolves show respect to alphas.
舔是狼尊重阿尔法的一种方式.
Wolf Pups Between January and April, the alphas mate.
狼幼崽在一月到四月之间,α会交配.
Around sixty days later, the female digs a long tunnel with a den at the end.
大约60天后,雌鸟会挖出一条长长的地道,末端有地穴.
In the den, she gives birth to four to six pups.
在洞穴里,她生出4到6只小狗.
The pups are born blind and deaf.
幼子出世相盲而聋.
They weigh only about as much as a can of soup.
他们的体重只有一罐汤
An alpha female licks her pups at the entrance to their den.
一只阿尔法母狗在洞口舔她的小狗
Usually, a wolf den is either a hole dug in the ground or a small cave.
通常,狼穴要么是地上挖出的一个洞,要么是小洞.
The pups nurse for about two months.
小狗护士约两个月。
Then they enjoy warm meals of meat that their parents regurgitate for them.
然后,他们享受他们父母为他们准备的温暖的肉食。
The offspring stay with the pack until they are at least two years old.
子孙与群相伴,直到他们至少两岁.
Then they leave to look for mates.
然后他们离开寻找伴侣。
Gray wolf pups chase and wrestle each other.
灰狼小狗追来相打.
Playing is good practice for learning to hunt.
玩耍是学习打猎的好做法.
Gray Wolves on the Rise By 1926, gray wolves had been killed off in Yellowstone National Park, in the United States.
灰狼在兴起 到1926年,灰狼在美国黄石国家公园被杀死.
A program started in 1995 brought wolves back to the park.
1995年开始的一个项目将狼带回了公园.
Scientists wanted the wolves to help keep the numbers of elk in the park under control.
科学家们希望狼群帮助控制公园中的麋鹿数量.
In 2016, around one hundred wolves lived in the park.
2016年,约100只狼生活在公园.
Their numbers continue to grow.
他们的人数继续增加。
Packs of wolves in Yellowstone National Park have different names.
黄石国家公园的一包狼有不同的名字.
This is the Gibbon pack.
这是吉本包。
Wolf Territor y Long ago, the sound of a gray wolf’s howl would often break the quiet of the night.
灰狼的叫声往往会打破夜晚的宁静。
Gray wolves once roamed freely around the world.
灰狼曾经在世界各地自由行走.
However, over the past hundred years, they have lost much of their territory.
然而,在过去一百年中,他们失去了大部分领土。
AFRICA AUSTRALIA ATLANTIC OCEAN PACIFIC OCEAN INDIAN OCEAN PACIFIC OCEAN NORTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA EUROPE ASIA The Gray Wolf Around the World Source: IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), 2010 As people built new towns and cities, they changed the land.
非洲、澳大利亚、大洋洲、印度洋、北美洲、欧洲 资料来源:自然保护联盟(国际自然保护联盟),2010年。 随着人们建造了新的城镇,他们改变了土地.
They drove the wolves away.
他们把狼赶走了
People also hunted wolves to keep them from killing their cattle and sheep.
人们还猎取了狼来阻止他们杀死牛和羊.
Over time, the numbers of gray wolves in Europe and the United States dropped.
随着时间的推移,欧洲和美国的灰狼数量下降.
Today, their numbers are on the rise again in some places.
今天,他们的人数在一些地方再次上升。
A gray wolf’s sense of smell is much stronger than a human’s.
灰狼的嗅觉比人类强得多。
In fact, it is around a hundred times stronger!
事实上,它比它强一百倍!
Conclusion Gray wolves have lost a lot of territory, but now they are getting some of it back.
灰狼已经失去了很多领地, 但是现在他们得到了一些它回来。
Gray wolves are social animals.
灰狼是社会动物.
A pack of gray wolves lives and hunts together.
一群灰狼一起生活并打猎.
As top predators, gray wolves are important to the balance of our natural world.
作为顶级捕食者,灰狼对我们自然世界的平衡很重要.
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