Parrots
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Special Birds.
内容表特有鸟.
4 Pretty Birds.
四只漂亮的鸟。
5 Smart Birds.
5"聪明鸟".
6 Talking Birds.
6个说话鸟。
7 What Makes a Parrot a Parrot?
7 什么是鹦鹉是鹦鹉?
8 What Parrots Eat.
8什么鹦鹉吃.
12 Where Parrots Live.
12 鹦鹉活地.
13 Parrots Are Popular.
13 鹦鹉是大众。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Special Birds There are many interesting birds in the world, and parrots are among the most amazing.
16只特殊鸟 世界上有很多有趣的鸟类,而鹦鹉是其中最令人惊奇的.
What makes parrots so special?
鹦鹉怎么这么特别?
Two sun parakeets share a meal of leaves.
两只太阳鹦鹉共用一餐叶子.
Pretty Birds Many parrots are beautiful, with bright feathers in one or more bold colors.
漂亮的鸟 许多鹦鹉都非常美丽,有一出或多出粗放的花花花花花纹.
Parrots can be green, blue, yellow, red, or a mix of many colors.
鹦鹉可以有绿色,蓝色,黄色,红色等多种颜色相混合.
They can also be black, white, or gray.
它们也可以是黑色,白色或灰色.
They can even be pink!
他们甚至可以粉红色!
Parrots come in many sizes, shapes, and colors.
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Smart Birds Parrots are super smart.
智能鸟 鹦鹉超聪明.
Like humans, apes, and dolphins, parrots’ brains make up a big part of their bodies.
和人类,猿类,和海豚一样,鹦鹉的大脑是它们身体的一大部分.
Large brains give parrots the ability to learn, remember, and reason.
大脑使鹦鹉具有学习,记忆和理性的能力.
Scientists have studied some parrots that are as smart as children in kindergarten.
科学家们研究了一些像幼稚园儿童一样聪明的鹦鹉.
Dr.
医生
Irene Pepperberg studied the intelligence and communication skills of African grey parrots, such as Alex (shown here), for many years.
艾琳·佩珀伯格(英语:Irene Pepperberg)研究了非洲灰鹦鹉的智力和交流技能,如亚历克丝(在这里作下缩写)多年.
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
Humans use vocal cords to talk, but parrots don’t have vocal cords.
但鹦鹉没有声带。
Parrots have to change the shape of the walls of their throats to speak.
鹦鹉要改变喉咙壁的外形才能说话.
Talking Birds What parrots are best known for, however, is their ability to learn and mimic sounds.
说话的鸟 然而,最有名的是鹦鹉的学习和模仿声音的能力.
Many parrots can repeat words or sounds they hear.
许多鹦鹉可以重复文字或听到声音.
Some parrots can even speak using hundreds of different words.
有些鹦鹉甚至可以使用上百个不同的词来说话.
African grey parrots are famous for their speaking ability.
非洲灰鹦鹉以说话能力出名.
Some African greys can tell jokes, count, and correctly name shapes and colors.
一些非洲灰色可以分辨出笑话,计数,并正确命名形状和颜色.
Some of them can even speak in more than one language!
他们中有些人甚至能用一种以上语言说话!
What Makes a Parrot a Parrot?
为什么鹦鹉是鹦鹉?
There are more than 350 different kinds of parrots.
鹦鹉有350多种.
The three main groups of parrots are true parrots, cockatoos, and New Zealand parrots.
鹦鹉的三大类有真鹦鹉,克克克托斯和新西兰鹦鹉.
Although parrots come in many different shapes and sizes, they are all alike in some ways.
虽然鹦鹉的形状和大小各有不同,但在某些方面都是一样的.
What’s in a Name?
名字里写着什么?
Parrots include many different birds, such as: Amazon parrots, African parrots, macaws, parakeets (including budgerigars or “budgies”), parrotlets, conures, lories, lorikeets, lovebirds, cockatoos, cockatiels, kakas, kakapos, and keas.
鹦鹉包括许多不同的鸟类,如:亚马逊鹦鹉,非洲鹦鹉,鹦鹉,鹦鹉(包括花鸟或"花鸟"),鹦鹉,花鸟,花鸟,花鸟,花鸟,花鸟,花鸟,花鸟,花鸟,花鸟,花鸟等.
True parrots, cockatoos, and New Zealand parrots look very different.
真正的鹦鹉,鹦鹉和新西兰的鹦鹉看起来非常不同.
Parrot Beaks Almost all parrots have large, curved bills with a pointed upper half and a short, strong lower half.
鹦鹉座 几乎所有鹦鹉都有大而弯曲的钞票,上半个尖,下半个短而强.
Parrots are sometimes called hookbills because their upper bills are shaped like hooks.
鹦鹉有时被叫作"钩子",因为它们上部的齿轮形状像钩子.
Strong bills allow many parrots to crack open nuts and fruits that other animals can’t.
强烈的帐单让许多鹦鹉可以打开其他动物无法打开的坚果和水果.
Parrots also use their bills to hold objects, clean their feathers, and help them climb.
鹦鹉还用他们的帐单来持有物品,清洗羽毛,并帮助他们攀爬.
Parrots use their large, strong beaks to help them in many ways.
鹦鹉会用大而强的喙来从多方面帮助它们.
Parrot Toes All parrots have four toes on each foot, with two toes pointing forward and two pointing backward.
鹦鹉脚趾 所有鹦鹉每只脚有4个脚趾,前有2个脚趾指向后有2个指向后.
They use their feet for climbing, cleaning their heads and beaks, and grabbing and holding objects.
他们用脚来攀爬,清洗头和喙,并抓取和持有物品.
They are the only birds that hold their food in one foot while they eat it.
它们是唯一在食用食物时 将食物放入一英尺的鸟类
Parrots’ unusual feet allow them to do things other birds can’t.
鹦鹉的双脚不寻常,
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
Because they have toes pointing both forward and backward, parrots are good at hanging upside down.
因为它们有指向前向和后向的脚趾,鹦鹉擅长倒挂.
Some parrots, known as hanging parrots, even sleep upside down!
一些鹦鹉被称作"挂鹦鹉",甚至颠倒地入睡!
Parrot Heads Parrots have large, round heads with eyes on the sides.
鹦鹉头 鹦鹉有大而圆的脑袋,两侧有眼睛.
Most have circles of skin around their eyes where there are no feathers.
多数人眼睛周围有圆形的皮肤,没有羽毛.
Some parrots have a crest, or crown, of feathers on the top of their heads.
有的鹦鹉头顶有一顶有羽毛的花峰或花冠.
Cockatiels and cockatoos can raise and lower the feathers on their crests.
克克提斯和克克托斯可以提高并降低其峰顶上的羽毛.
They use their crests to communicate with other birds and to scare away predators.
它们利用它们的峰顶与其他鸟类交流,并吓跑捕食者.
The bare patch of skin around a parrot’s eye A Major Mitchell’s cockatoo raises its crest.
一只鹦鹉的眼睛周围的赤裸的皮肤,
What Parrots Eat Parrots eat fruits, nuts, seeds, flowers, and other plant parts.
鹦鹉吃鹦鹉吃水果,坚果,种子,花卉等植物部分.
Some also eat insects and other small creatures.
有的还吃昆虫等小生物.
A few kinds of parrots feed on nectar, a sugary liquid made by flowering plants.
少数种类的鹦鹉以花蜜为食,是一种由花生植物所制取的糖质液体.
These parrots have special tongues that help them get nectar from flowers.
这些鹦鹉有特殊的舌头来帮助从花中取花蜜.
Wowser!
哗!
Parrots live a long time.
鹦鹉活得长.
Some larger parrots can live to be more than 85 years old!
一些更大的鹦鹉可以活到85多岁!
A macaw eats palm fruit in Ecuador.
一只金刚鹦鹉在厄瓜多尔吃棕榈果.
The brush-tipped tongue of a lori allows it to gather nectar.
花生的被刷的舌头 让它可以收集花蜜
NORTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA AFRICA AUSTRALIA ASIA EUROPE Tropics Subtropics Subtropics Where Parrots Live Most parrots live in warm rainforests in tropical and subtropical areas.
北美 南美洲 亚欧洲 亚热带 亚热带 亚热带 亚热带 鹦鹉生存区 大多数鹦鹉生活在热带和亚热带的温暖雨林中.
Central America, South America, and the islands in and around Australia have the greatest variety of parrots.
中美洲,南美洲,和澳大利亚境内及周边岛屿的鹦鹉种类最多.
Parrot range An Amazon parrot makes its home in a rainforest in Peru.
鹦鹉范围 亚马逊鹦鹉在秘鲁的雨林中作起家来.
Only a few kinds of parrots build nests.
只有几类鹦鹉会筑巢.
Most parrots live in hollow spaces that grow naturally in tree trunks.
大多数鹦鹉生活在空心空间中,在树干中自然生长.
Some dig holes in cliffs, banks, or the ground.
有的在悬崖上挖出洞来,有的在地上挖出.
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
A parrot’s beak never stops growing.
鹦鹉的喙从未停止生长。
The beak is made of hard keratin, a much stronger version of what your fingernails are made of.
喙由坚硬的克拉廷所制成,这是你指甲的更坚固的版本.
Parrots need to eat hard, solid foods often to wear down their beaks so they don’t grow too large.
鹦鹉需要吃硬的、坚固的食物,
A blue-fronted parrot perches in a tree hollow in Brazil.
巴西一棵树空心的蓝前鹦鹉平面.
Parrots Are Popular Parrots are the rock stars of the bird world.
鹦鹉座(学名:Are popular parrots)是鸟类世界的岩星.
Their beauty, intelligence, and playfulness have made them popular with people everywhere.
他们的美丽,智慧和玩弄,使他们受到各地人民的欢迎.
Parrots As Pets Many people keep parrots as pets.
作为宠物的鹦鹉 许多人把鹦鹉当作宠物.
Unfortunately, parrots can be hard to care for properly.
不幸的是,鹦鹉可能很难好好照顾.
Because they are very smart, parrots get bored easily, so they need a lot of attention.
因为它们非常聪明,鹦鹉很容易变得无聊,所以需要很多关注.
Parrots are loud and messy.
鹦鹉声高又乱.
They naturally want to fly and be with other birds.
他们自然想飞去和别的鸟在一起.
Parrots that are not cared for properly often become sick or sad.
没有得到适当照顾的鹦鹉往往生病或伤心.
Parrots can live to be very old, so caring for them can take a lifetime.
鹦鹉可以活到非常老去,因此照顾鹦鹉需要一辈子的时间.
Animal shelters receive many unwanted parrots each year.
动物收容所每年接收许多不想要的鹦鹉.
For these reasons, the Humane Society suggests that people think very carefully before keeping parrots as pets.
由于这些原因,"人性会"建议人们在将鹦鹉作为宠物之前要非常仔细地思考.