Frogs and Toads
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents I Found a Frog!
内容表 I找到一只青蛙!
4 Life Cycle.
4 生命周期。
7 About Frogs.
7 关于青蛙.
9 Defense.
9 国防。
12 Frogs Are Cool!
12只青蛙酷毙了!
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Index.
16 指数。
16 I Found a Frog!
16我找到一头青蛙!
Have you ever seen an unusual animal in nature?
你见过大自然中不寻常的动物吗?
Did you want to learn more about it?
你想了解更多吗?
Last week I saw a really neat frog, and that was the start of a wonderful adventure.
上个礼拜我看到一只非常整洁的青蛙, 这是一次奇妙的冒险的开始。
I took this picture of the frog I saw.
我拍了这张照片 我看见了青蛙。
What does a frog say when it sees something great?
一只青蛙看到伟大的东西会怎么说?
Toadly awesome!
好厉害
Frogs have been on Earth longer than dinosaurs.
青蛙在地球上的时间比恐龙长.
I wanted to know more, so I went to the Internet.
我想知道更多,所以我去了互联网。
Did you know that frogs and toads are relatives of newts and salamanders?
你知道青蛙和蛤蟆是新郎和沙拉曼德的亲戚吗?
They’re all amphibians, which means they live part of their life in water and part on land.
他们都是两栖动物,
Amphibians are cold-blooded animals.
两栖动物为冷血动物.
They don’t make their own body heat.
他们不会让身体发热。
They get warmth from the heat of the sun.
它们从太阳发热得到温暖.
I looked for the frog in a book called a field guide.
我在一本叫做"野外指南"的书里找了青蛙
I started looking through the pictures in the book.
我开始看书上的照片
I was amazed to see all the different kinds of frogs and toads.
看到各种各样的青蛙和蛤蟆 我感到惊讶
It turns out I saw a wood frog.
原来我看到一只木蛙
The Goliath frog is the largest frog in the world.
高丽青蛙是世界上最大的青蛙.
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
There are almost 5,000 kinds of frogs and toads.
有近5000种青蛙和蛤蟆.
The biggest one is as big as a dinner plate.
最大的一个像一个晚餐盘。
One of the smallest is the Brazilian gold frog.
最小的一头是巴西金蛙.
Its real size is shown here.
它的实际大小在这里显示.
Life Cycle I also learned that most frogs and toads lay jelly-covered eggs in water.
生命周期 我还得知大多数青蛙和蛤蟆会将被水母覆盖的卵放入水中.
The babies that hatch are called tadpoles and look like little fish.
孵化出的孩子被称为" ta"并看起来像小鱼.
Tadpoles breathe with gills, just like fish, and they live in water.
泰德波斯用 gi来呼吸,和鱼一样,活在水中.
But it’s amazing what happens as they grow!
但随着他们的成长,
Their gills disappear, and they grow lungs so they can breathe air like other land animals.
它们的 gi会消失,会长出肺来,从而可以像其他陆地动物一样呼吸出空气.
They grow legs and then arms.
他们长出腿然后手臂。
Later, their tail shrinks.
后来,他们的尾巴会收缩.
By the time their tail is gone, they move onto land.
当它们的尾巴消失时,它们会移动到陆地上。
I saw some very cool photos of the life cycle of frogs and toads.
我看到一些非常酷的照片 青蛙和蛤蟆的生命周期。
About Frogs Frogs are famous for their ability to leap with their long, strong back legs.
关于"蛙"的取名于其能用长而强的后腿来跳跃.
They leap to catch insects and other prey.
他们跳跃捕捉昆虫和其他猎物.
A frog can catch an insect in an instant with its long, sticky tongue.
青蛙可以瞬间用长而粘的舌头来捕捉昆虫.
The eyes and nostrils of a frog are on the top of its head.
青蛙的双眼和鼻孔都位于其头顶.
Frogs can see, smell, and breathe while they’re mostly under water.
青蛙大多在水下,
In fact, they breathe through their skin while they’re under water!
事实上,
Frogs can make an amazing amount of noise.
青蛙可以发出惊人的噪音.
Male frogs sing loudly to attract a mate.
雄蛙会大声地唱歌来吸引伴侣.
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
Male frogs use throat pouches to sing.
雄蛙用喉袋来唱歌.
Some male frogs have one throat pouch, and others have two.
有的雄蛙有1个喉袋,有的则有2个.
What has more lives than a cat?
还有什么比猫更能活?
A frog—it croaks every night.
一只青蛙,它每晚都会响起
Why are frogs so good at baseball?
为什么青蛙这么会棒球?
Because they catch a lot of flies.
因为他们抓了很多苍蝇。
Do you know the differences between frogs and toads?
你知道青蛙和蛤蟆的区别吗?
Here’s what I learned from a book at the library.
以下是我从图书馆的一本书中学到的。
Defense I was sad to learn that frogs and toads are food for many other animals.
我伤心地得知青蛙和蛤蟆是许多其他动物的食物.
Bats, snakes, birds, and rodents all hunt them.
蝙蝠、蛇、鸟和啮齿动物都猎取它们。
But frogs and toads have clever ways to stay safe from animals that might try to eat them.
但青蛙和蛤蟆有灵巧的方法 来躲避那些可能试图吃掉它们的动物
Frogs Toads smooth or slimy skin dry, bumpy skin live in wet places live in dry places long, strong back legs shorter back legs (for leaping) (for walking) webbed feet (most) no webbing on feet lay eggs in groups lay eggs in long chains This frog wasn’t able to escape.
青蛙平滑或粘稠的皮肤干燥,起伏起伏的皮肤活在干燥的地方 长而起伏的后腿短而起伏的后腿短而起伏的后腿快而起伏的后腿快而起伏的后腿快而起伏的后脚快而起伏的快而起伏的快而起伏的快而起伏的快而起伏的快而起伏的快而起伏的快而起伏的快而起伏的快而起伏的快而起伏的快而起伏的快而起伏的快而起伏起伏的快而起伏的快而起伏的快而起伏起伏的快而起伏的快而起伏的快而起伏的快而起伏起伏的快而起伏的快而起伏的快而起起伏的快起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起 这只青蛙无法逃脱。
What happens when frogs park illegally?
青蛙非法停车会怎样?
They get toad away.
他们得到青蛙离开。
Some frogs and toads, like the wood frog I saw, are the same color as their habitat.
一些青蛙和蛤蟆,比如我所看到的木蛙,与它们的栖息地颜色相同.
This is called blending in.
这叫混入
It allows them to hide better from predators.
它能让他们更好地躲避捕食者.
Some kinds of frogs are so poisonous that just touching their skin is deadly.
某些种类的青蛙有毒到触摸皮肤会致命.
These frogs are brightly colored to warn predators to stay away.
这些青蛙有明亮的颜色来警告捕食者远离.
Some frogs try to trick predators that might want to eat them.
一些青蛙试图欺骗可能想吃它们的捕食者.
The tomato frog puffs up like a balloon when a snake gets near.
番茄蛙被蛇靠近后会像气球一样被吹起.
The snake thinks the frog is too big to eat.
蛇自想青蛙过大吃.
If the snake tries to eat it anyway, the frog leaks a liquid like glue from its skin.
如果蛇试图吃它反正,青蛙会从它的皮肤中泄漏出像胶水一样的液体.
The tomato frog lives on an island off the coast of Africa.
番茄蛙生活在非洲海岸外的一个岛屿上.
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
One golden poison frog contains enough poison to kill 10 people or 20,000 mice.
有一只金毒蛙含有足够的毒药来杀死10人或20,000只老鼠.
This frog is one of the most poisonous animals on Earth.
这只青蛙是地球上最有毒的动物之一.
The golden poison frog lives in the South American rainforest.
金毒蛙活在南美雨林中.
Frogs Are Cool!
青蛙很帅!
Frogs and toads come in many shapes, sizes, and colors.
青蛙和蛤蟆有多种形状,大小和颜色.
You can find them in trees, in or near water, and on the ground.
你可以在树上、水中或水下、地上找到它们。
One thing is true about all of them—they’re amazing animals.
他们都是惊人的动物。
What kinds of frogs have you seen?
你见过什么样的青蛙?
Glossary ability a skill or talent (p.
词汇能力是一种技能或人才(p.
9) field guide a book that helps people identify living things in nature (p.
9) 野外指导一本书,帮助人们识别自然界活物(p.
5) habitat the environment in which an animal lives (p.
5) 动物所居住环境的栖息地(p.
13) predators animals that hunt and eat other animals (p.
13)捕食动物猎取并食用其他动物(p.
13) prey animals that are food for predators (p.
13) 为食肉动物提供食物的猎物动物(p.
9) rodents mice and their cousins (p.
9) 啮齿动物小鼠及其表亲(p.
12) Index amphibians, 6 blending in, 13 breathing, 10 eggs, 7, 8, 11 newts, 6 poisonous frogs, 13 Tree frogs have sticky pads on their fingers and toes to help them grip.
12) 指数两栖动物,6个混入,13个呼吸,10个蛋,7个,8个,11个纽特,6个毒蛙,13个树蛙的手指和脚趾上有粘接垫来帮助它们抓取.
Why are frogs so happy?
为什么青蛙这么高兴?
They eat whatever bugs them.
他们吃任何虫子。