How Animals Sleep
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Introduction.
导言表。
4 Sleeping Upside Down.
四入睡起起卧.
5 Sleeping the Most and the Least.
页:1 入睡最和最不爱.
6 Sleeping with Half the Brain.
6与"半脑"同眠.
8 Sleeping Underwater.
8"入睡入水下".
10 Sleeping Standing Up.
10 睡觉站起来。
12 Sleeping While Flying.
12 在飞行时睡觉。
14 Conclusion.
14 结论。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Introduction Almost all animals need to sleep to stay healthy.
导言 几乎所有动物都需要入睡才能保持健康.
But sleeping can be dangerous.
但睡觉可能很危险
Other animals may hunt sleeping animals.
其他动物可能捕食入睡动物.
Animals have many different ways of sleeping that help them stay safe.
动物有多种不同的入睡方式,帮助它们保持安全.
Some of these ways may surprise you!
有些方法可能会令你惊讶!
A giant panda sleeps on a high tree branch.
一只大熊猫睡在高树枝上.
Ducklings sleep in a group to stay warm.
鸭子睡在一群人中保持温暖.
Sleeping Upside Down Almost all bats sleep upside down.
卧倒地上 几乎所有蝙蝠都倒着睡
They hang by their toes from a branch or from the ceiling of a cave.
他们用脚趾从树枝上或从洞穴的天花板上吊起.
Up high, bats are safe from most other animals.
在高地上,蝙蝠是安全的 远离大多数其他动物。
If they are in danger, they just fly away.
如果他们有危险,他们就飞走。
Sleeping the Most and the Least Little brown bats win the prize for sleeping the most.
入睡最多和最少的"小棕蝙蝠"赢得了睡眠最多奖.
They sleep as much as nineteen hours a day.
他们每天睡觉多达19小时.
These bats are only awake for a few hours after the Sun goes down.
这些蝙蝠只在太阳下山后醒了几个小时.
They may get up again for a little while before the Sun rises.
他们可能在太阳升起之前再站起来一段时间.
The rest of the time is for sleep, sleep, sleep!
剩下的时间是睡觉,睡觉,睡觉!
Fruit bats sleep during the day and move around at night.
果棒白天会入睡,晚上会四处走动.
Little brown bats often sleep in caves or hollow trees.
小棕色蝙蝠常睡在洞穴或空心树上.
Giraffes win the prize for sleeping the least.
Giraffes赢得了睡得最少的奖项.
They lie down when they sleep.
他们睡觉时躺下
They rest their heads on their bodies or on the ground.
他们的脑袋在身体上或地上休息.
Every few hours, they sleep for about ten minutes.
每几个小时,他们就睡了大约10分钟.
Giraffes are not safe if they sleep for long periods.
吉拉菲斯如果长时间入睡就不安全.
Sleeping with Half the Brain A dolphin sleeps with just half its brain at a time.
和半个大脑睡觉 一只海豚睡觉时只用半个大脑
It must stay awake to breathe and to watch for danger.
它必须保持清醒 呼吸和观察危险。
Dolphin mothers and babies can go without sleep for as long as two months to stay safe.
海豚妈妈和婴儿可以不入睡长达两个月的时间来保持安全.
A mother dolphin helps her newborn calf stay safe.
一只母海豚帮助她新生的幼崽保持安全.
A giraffe curls its long neck when it sleeps.
长颈鹿在入睡时会卷起长颈.
Some ducks sleep with just half their brains, too.
有些鸭子也睡了半个脑袋
These ducks often sleep in a line.
这些鸭子经常被排成一行地入睡.
The ducks at both ends help keep the group safe.
两端的鸭子有助于保护组的安全.
They keep one eye open to watch for danger.
他们只留一眼看危险
The ducks in the middle sleep deeply with both eyes closed.
中间的鸭子会深睡,双眼都闭上.
Sleeping Underwater Seals breathe air, but that doesn’t stop some of them from sleeping underwater.
沉入水底 海豹会呼吸出空气,
They hold their breath and dive deep to sleep for up to twenty minutes at a time.
他们屏住呼吸并潜入深处,一次睡眠长达20分钟.
Sleeping deep underwater helps these seals stay safe from animals that hunt them near the surface.
在水下深处沉睡有助于这些海豹远离在地表附近捕猎它们的动物.
Harbor seals can dive deep underwater to sleep.
港海豹可以潜入水下深处入睡.
Ducks sometimes sleep with one eye open to watch for danger.
鸭子有时睡觉时会睁开一眼看危险.
Some fish make their own sleeping bags.
有些鱼会自己做睡袋
They make a big spit bubble and sleep inside it.
他们制造出个大口水泡 然后睡在里面
The bubble keeps them in one place all night.
泡泡让他们整晚待在一个地方
It also keeps other animals from smelling them.
也使其他动物无法闻到它们的味道.
If an animal bumps the bubble, the fish swims away.
如果动物撞出气泡,鱼会游走.
Sleeping Standing Up Horses often sleep standing up.
睡起站起马来常站起.
Their legs lock in place so they don’t fall over.
他们的腿被锁住,
If a horse is lying down, it needs a long time to get up.
如果一匹马倒地了,它需要很长时间才能站起.
A horse can run from danger more quickly if it is already standing.
如果一匹马已经站了起来,它能更快地从危险中逃出。
Horses take short naps lying down, but they usually sleep standing up.
马会小睡一觉倒地,但通常会站起起身来睡觉.
This parrotfish is safe inside its spit bubble.
这种鹦鹉鱼在口水泡里很安全
A flamingo can sleep while standing on one leg.
火烈鸟可以一边站一边睡觉
The standing leg locks so it stays straight.
站立的腿被锁住,这样就直了
The other leg tucks up close to the flamingo’s body.
另一条腿紧贴着火烈鸟的身体。
Its head rests on its back.
它的头靠后
A flamingo lives (and sleeps) near many other birds to stay safe.
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Sleeping While Flying Some seabirds can sleep while they fly.
飞行时睡觉 有些海鸟在飞行时可以睡觉.
These large birds spend most of their lives over the ocean.
这些大型鸟类大部分时间都在海洋上度过.
They are in danger on the water, but they are safe in the air.
它们在水上处于危险之中,但在空中是安全的.
They glide for many hours without flapping their wings.
它们滑行了好几个小时,没有拍翅膀。
Sometimes they sleep while they glide.
有时会趁着滑行而入睡.
The albatross, a large seabird, can sleep while it glides.
信天翁是一只大型的海鸟,可以在滑翔时入睡.
No one knows why flamingos sleep this way.
没人知道为什么佛烈诺斯会这样睡觉
Conclusion The animals on this page are sleeping, too.
结论 这页上的动物也在睡觉
Would you like to sleep how they sleep?
你想睡得怎样吗?
Glossary awake (adj.)
词汇醒 (adj.)
not sleeping (p.
未入睡(p.
6) brain (n.)
6)脑 (n.
the organ in an animal’s head, used for thinking and controlling the body (p.
用于思考和控制身体的器官(p.
8) ceiling (n.)
8) 上限(不详)
the inside top part of a room (p.
房间的上部(p.
5) glide (v.)
5) 滑翔(五.
to fly without flapping wings (p.
飞去而无相接之翼 (p.
14) surface (n.)
14)地表 (n.
the part of the ocean or land that touches the air above it (p.
海洋或陆地上接触空气的部分(p.
10) Lemurs huddle to sleep.
10) Lemurs 胡来入睡.