Animal Defenses
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Introduction.
导言表。
4 Claws, Teeth, Spikes.
4克劳斯,牙齿,斯派克斯。
5 Animals That Use Venom.
5种使用阴道的动物.
7 Animals That Use Poison.
7种使用毒药的动物.
9 Camouflage.
9 Camouflage (英语).
11 Other Defenses.
11 其他国防.
13 Conclusion.
13 结论。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 yellow land crab Introduction In the wild, many animals eat other animals.
16 黄地蟹简介. 在野外,许多动物会吃其他动物.
These predators are always on the hunt for their next meal.
这些掠食者总是在猎取他们的下顿饭.
Their prey, however, don’t just sit around waiting to be eaten.
他们的猎物不会坐以待毙。
These animals have developed many ways to defend themselves.
这些动物已经发展出许多自卫的方法.
Sharp teeth and amazing speed make the great white shark one of the ocean’s strongest predators.
大白鲨是海洋最强的捕食者之一。
Claws, Teeth, Spikes Lions, tigers, and bears have sharp teeth and claws.
爪子,牙齿,斯派克狮子,老虎,和熊有锋利的牙齿和爪子.
Some smaller animals, like house cats and raccoons, also have them.
一些更小的动物,如家猫和浣熊,也有它们.
House cats may be sweet pets, but they still have sharp claws for defense.
屋猫虽然可能是甜宠物,但还是有锋利的爪子防守.
Some animals have sharp spikes to keep predators away.
有些动物有尖锐的尖刺来让捕食者远离.
Porcupines are covered in sharp spikes called quills.
猪笼草被尖锐的尖刺所覆盖,被称作" qui".
The quills are made of the same stuff as human hair and fingernails.
qui子由与人发和指甲等同的东西所制.
The quills can stick in predators’ skin like needles.
qui可以像针头一样粘入捕食者的皮肤.
Hedgehogs also have quills.
海奇霍克也有 qui.
When hedgehogs are attacked, they roll up in a ball so all their quills point out.
当刺刀被攻击时,它们会卷入一球中,所以它们所有的被子都指出来.
Hedgehogs’ quills (left) protect their bodies but do not come off.
但不会脱落。
Porcupine quills (right) come off easily, sticking into an enemy’s skin.
Porcopine quills(右)很容易脱落,
Animals That Use Venom Some animals can hurt or even kill predators with a bite or a sting.
使用阴道的动物 有的动物会用咬来伤害甚至杀死捕食者.
These animals deliver venom to defend themselves.
这些动物送出毒液来自卫.
Brazilian wandering spider honeybee Some animals bite or sting using venom for defense.
巴西流浪蜘蛛蜜蜂 有的动物会用毒液来咬人或刺人
Some snakes have venom.
有蛇有ven.
The venom in the bite of a king cobra is strong enough to kill an elephant!
咬出一头眼镜蛇的毒液 足以杀死一头大象!
Bees, wasps, and some ants also have venom.
蜜蜂,黄蜂,有些蚂蚁也有毒液.
All spiders have fangs, and most spiders have venom, too.
所有的蜘蛛都有尖牙,大多数蜘蛛也有毒液.
Animals That Use Poison Some animals are poisonous.
有些动物有毒
That means their bodies release a dangerous substance when another animal attacks or tries to eat them.
这意味着他们的身体释放出一种危险的物质 当另一种动物攻击或试图吃它们。
The puffer fish has poison in its skin, and some puffer fish also have spikes to keep enemies away.
水泡鱼的皮肤有毒,一些水泡鱼也有刺刺来使敌人远离.
The poison tastes bad to other fish, and it can be deadly.
毒药对其它鱼类的味道不好,可以致命.
A puffer fish (left) looks just like any other fish until it puffs out (right) to defend itself.
一只海豚鱼(左)看起来就像其他的鱼一样,直到它喷出(右)来自卫。
Venom or Poison?
病毒还是毒?
Venom and poison are not the same thing.
阴道与毒非同.
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Venom is delivered through a bite or sting.
阴道通过咬或刺来传递.
A scorpion uses venom to defend itself, while a cuttlefish uses poison.
有蝎子会用毒液来自保,而有 cut鱼会用毒.
The golden poison frog is one of the most poisonous animals in the world.
金毒蛙是世界上最毒的动物之一.
It is only about 5 centimeters (2 in.)
它只有5厘米左右(2英寸).
long, but its skin is coated with a strong poison.
长了,但皮肤被涂上强毒.
One golden poison frog has enough poison to kill ten people.
出一金毒蛙有余毒能杀十人.
Camouflage Some animals defend themselves by using camouflage, or blending in with the world around them.
胶片 有些动物用伪装来自卫 或者和周围的世界混在一起
Some squid can change their skin color to hide in the water or to confuse predators.
一些鱿鱼可以改变它们的皮肤颜色来躲入水中,或者迷惑捕食者.
Some insects are the same color as the leaves or branches they live on.
有些昆虫与它们所活的叶子或树枝颜色相同.
For example, the dead-leaf butterfly really looks like a dead leaf when its wings are closed.
例如,枯叶蝴蝶在翅膀闭合时,真的看起来像一朵枯叶.
Camouflage is nature’s way of hiding an animal’s location, movement, and identity in plain sight.
Camouflage是大自然将动物的位置、移动和身份隐藏在一目了然的方法。
Zebras are black with white stripes and travel in groups.
斑马为黑色并有白色条纹并分批出行.
Their predators have trouble seeing where one zebra ends and another one begins.
他们的掠食者很难看到一只斑马的结局 和另一只开始。
This makes it more difficult for predators such as lions to hunt zebras.
这使得狮子等捕食者更难捕捉斑马.
Zebras’ stripes help them camouflage each other in the herd.
斑马的条纹能帮助它们伪装出群群中的彼此.
Other Defenses Most predators catch live prey, so some animals defend themselves by playing dead.
其他防御者 大多数捕食者捕捉活生生的猎物 所以有些动物通过装死来自卫
The opossum is famous for playing dead when it is afraid.
食人鱼因害怕时装死而出名.
If a hognose snake is attacked, it puffs up and hisses just like a cobra.
如果被恶毒的蛇攻击, 它会像眼镜蛇一样膨胀和发作。
If that fails, it rolls onto its back and releases a stinky liquid.
如果失败,它会卷起来 释放出一股臭液体
When it does, it looks and smells dead.
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Some animals, like deer, defend themselves by being faster than the predators that hunt them.
有些动物,如鹿等,通过比捕食它们的捕食者快来自卫.
Other animals defend themselves by leaving body parts behind.
其他动物则通过留下身体部位来自我防御.
Many lizards lose their tails when attacked.
许多蜥蜴被攻击后会失去尾巴.
This distracts predators and makes it easier for the lizards to run quickly.
这样会分散捕食者的注意力,并让蜥蜴们更容易跑得快.
Some lizards can even grow their tails back later!
一些蜥蜴甚至可以在后期长出尾巴!
It can take up to sixty days for a green anole’s tail to grow back.
绿色肛门尾巴要花60天才能长回.
Conclusion Predators and prey are both necessary in the wild.
捕食者和猎物在野外都是必要的。
Both add to the balance of the natural world.
两者都增加了自然世界的平衡.
Different types of defenses give all animals a fighting chance.
不同类型的防御使所有动物都有战斗的机会.
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词汇混合(五.)
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