Woods of Wonder
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Oh, That’s Old!
内容列表 Oh,那是老了!
4 United States.
4 美国。
7 Japan.
7 日本语。
11 Russia.
11 俄罗斯。
13 Conclusion.
13 结论。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Oh, That’s Old!
16岁,
Old-growth forests look very different from one another.
古老生长的森林彼此看起来非常不同.
Some have only one kind of tree.
有些人只有一棵树
Others have many kinds of trees.
另一些则有多种树.
Some may have very tall trees.
有些树可能很高.
Others have trees that are short.
还有的树很矮.
These forests are so different that scientists do not have one definition for old-growth forests.
这些森林是如此的不同,以至于科学家对老生长的森林没有一个定义.
Yet many old-growth forests do have things in common.
然而,许多老森林确实有共同之处。
Many scientists think that an old- growth forest must be at least 150 years old.
许多科学家认为,老-生长的森林必须至少有150年的历史.
Not every tree in the forest has to be that old, though.
森林里不是每棵树都要那么古老
The canopy should have more than one layer.
树冠应当有一层以上.
The tallest trees form the top layer.
最高的树木形成顶层.
Fallen trees make holes in the canopy where sunlight gets through.
倒塌的树木在阳光穿过的树冠上打洞.
Young trees can grow in these holes.
幼树可以生长在这些洞中.
Dead trees give food and shelter to many living things.
枯木为许多活物提供食物和住所.
Old-growth forests are home to plants and animals that can’t live anywhere else.
森林是植物和动物的家园,
If we study and care for these forests, we can learn a lot.
如果我们研究并照顾这些森林,我们可以学到很多东西.
Looking up in an old-growth forest can make you dizzy!
在老树林里看会头晕!
United States California has many great national parks, some with old-growth forests.
美国加利福尼亚州拥有许多伟大的国家公园,有的有老林地.
In Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, coniferous trees make up most of the old- growth forests.
在塞克乌亚和金斯峡谷国家公园,花生树占了老-生长林的大部分.
Giant sequoias grow here, and one of these giants is the largest tree in the world.
巨型sequoias生长于此地,其中一棵巨型是世界上最大的一棵树.
A sequoia can live for more than 3,000 years.
一个sequoia可以活到3000多岁.
The Pacific fisher also lives in the park.
太平洋渔民也住在公园.
Its favorite meal is porcupine.
其最爱之食为猪.
Because it only lives in old-growth forests, some states are trying to protect it.
由于它只活在老森林中,一些州试图保护它.
The General Sherman Tree is the largest tree on the planet.
谢尔曼将军 树是地球上最大的一棵树.
Tough, Not Tall Not all old-growth forests have towering trees.
很难,不高 并非所有的老树林都有高耸起的树木.
In some harsh places with wild and icy winds, pines, spruces, and other coniferous trees grow short and twisted.
在一些严酷的地方 有野生和冰冷的风 松树 花生等花生树 生长短而扭曲
These trees are called Krummholz, a German word meaning “crooked wood.”
这些树被称作克伦姆霍尔兹(Krummholz),一个德文词,意为"被砍伐的木材". “
They are only about 6 feet (1.
它们只有约6英尺(1.
8 m) tall, but don’t let their size fool you.
8米)高,
Some are one thousand years old.
有些是一千岁
Across the country in North Carolina and Tennessee is Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
北卡罗来纳州和田纳西州全境为大烟山国家公园.
Old-growth forests make up only a small part of this park.
旧生长的森林只占这个公园的一小部分.
These forests are mostly made up of deciduous trees.
这些森林大多由已绝迹的树木所组成.
Endangered Carolina northern flying squirrels live here.
濒危的卡罗来纳州北部飞松鼠也住在这里.
These animals do not actually fly.
这些动物实际上不会飞.
They use skin attached to their front and back paws to glide.
它们使用前爪和后爪相接的皮肤来滑翔.
These animals are in danger because people have cut down other forests where they could live.
这些动物处于危险之中,因为人们已经砍伐了他们可以居住的其他森林.
Autumn is colorful in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
大烟山国家公园出土出土"秋"多彩.
Japan Shirakami-Sanchi is one of the last old-growth forests in East Asia.
日本白下-山地是东亚地区最后出土的老生林之一.
It is a small area in the northern mountains of Japan.
该地是日本北部山区的一个小地段.
Forests like this one once covered most of northern Japan.
这种森林曾经覆盖了日本北部的大部分地区。
The forest is home to a rare kind of serow.
森林是稀有之地
This goatlike animal is only found here and in two other small areas in Japan.
这种类似山羊的动物只在日本的另外两个小地段被发现.
Black woodpeckers also live here.
黑啄木鸟也住在这里.
These birds are endangered in Japan.
这些鸟类在日本濒危.
Japanese serow Black woodpeckers A Japanese beech tree reaches for the sun in Shirakami-Sanchi, Japan.
日本缝黑啄木鸟 一株日本蜂树在日本白下-三地为太阳所活.
Russia The Western Caucasus in Russia has many forests that are mostly made up of coniferous trees.
俄罗斯 俄罗斯的西高加索地区有许多森林,多由花生树组成.
It is home to many different plants and animals.
它拥有许多不同的植物和动物。
Some scientists think that a few endangered snow leopards live here.
一些科学家认为有几只濒危的雪豹活在这里.
Scientists sometimes find paw prints and other signs.
科学家有时会发现爪印等标志.
The endangered wisent has also been brought back into the forest.
濒危的智者也被带回了森林.
Fallen trees like this fir can nurse along other plants in this old-growth forest in the Caucasus of Russia.
这样的倒倒倒的树 能够抚育俄罗斯高加索地区 森林里其他植物
Wisents are European bison.
威斯通是欧洲野牛。
Conclusion Old-growth forests may be hundreds or thousands of years old.
结论 古老生长的森林可能有上百到上千年的历史.
Many of these places are protected, but some are in danger.
其中许多地方受到保护,但有些地方处于危险之中。
Humans can damage or destroy them.
人类可以破坏或摧毁它们.
Once gone, these old-growth forests may never return.
一旦消失,这些已老化的森林就可能永远不复出.
Glossary canopy (n.)
词汇库(n.)
the part of a forest where the tops of trees form a thick layer of leaves (p.
森林中树木上层形成厚叶层的部分(p.
6) coniferous of or relating to a group (adj.)
6) 群体或与群体有关(adj.)
of plants, mostly evergreen trees and shrubs, that grow cones and have leaves shaped like needles or scales (p.
生长锥形并有针状或鳞片状的叶子(p.
7) deciduous having leaves that drop off (adj.)
7) 断绝将落叶落叶(adj.
in the fall and grow back in the spring (p.
入秋后再出春(p.
9) endangered in danger of dying out (adj.)
9)濒临死亡的危险(adj.
completely (p.
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10) old-growth of or relating to very old (adj.)
10) 年老或与年老有关(adj.)
forests (p.
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4) protect (v.)
4) 保护(五.
to guard or defend from harm or danger (p.
保护或保护免受伤害或危险(p.
8) Laws keep some old-growth forests from being logged but not others.
8) 法律禁止一些老林地被伐木,但禁止其他森林被伐木。
People still argue about how much to protect these forests.
人们仍然争论要保护这些森林多少.