A Prairie Dog’s Life
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents The Big Day.
内容列表 The Big Day.
4 Welcome to the Prairie.
4 欢迎来到普拉里
6 Home Below Ground.
6 地下之家。
8 Danger!
8 危险!
11 Summertime for Charlie.
11个夏天,查理。
14 Glossary.
14 词汇表。
16 Index.
16 指数。
16 The Big Day Spring has come to the prairie.
16 大日之春来入草原.
Today, Charlie will go outside for the first time.
今天 查理会第一次出去
Charlie has lived his first few months below ground.
查理在地下生活了头几个月
Charlie is a black-tailed prairie dog.
查理是一只黑尾草原犬.
But is he really a dog?
但他真的是狗吗?
No!
没有!
Prairie dogs are actually squirrels, part of the rodent family.
草原狗实际上是松鼠,是啮齿动物家族的一部分.
Meet a black-tailed prairie dog.
见一黑尾草道犬.
Pioneers named the prairie dog because they thought the animal’s call sounded like a dog’s bark.
因为他们认为动物的叫声听起来像狗的叫声。
Charlie loves his warm, cozy burrow, but he wants to go outside.
查理喜欢他温暖舒适的洞穴 但他想出去
Lucky Charlie!
幸运查理!
Today his mother will take him and his three sisters above ground.
今天他的母亲会把他和他的三个姐妹带到地上.
They will learn about the big world outside.
他们会了解外面的世界
Welcome to the Prairie The “prairie” part of Charlie’s name comes from his habitat.
欢迎来到大草原 Charlie名字中的"prairie"部分来自他的栖息地.
All of the world’s grasslands, or prairies, have burrowing mammals that create underground homes.
世界上所有的草地,或者说草原,都有能创造出地底家园的埋藏哺乳动物.
In the United States, that animal is the prairie dog.
在美国,这种动物是草原犬.
When he is grown, Charlie will weigh 1.
当他长大了,查理将重一.
5 to 3 pounds (0.
5至3磅(0.
36 kg).
(原始内容存档于2019-03-26) (英语). 36 kg.
Standing on his rear feet, he will be about 1 foot tall (30.
站在后脚上,会高约一英尺(30.
48 cm).
(单位:千米)
That is about the size of a large squirrel or a guinea pig.
这跟大松鼠或者豚鼠差不多大
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There are five types of prairie dog.
草原犬有五种类型.
They are the Gunnison’s, black- tailed, white-tailed, Mexican, and Utah prairie dogs.
它们是甘尼森的黑尾巴、白尾巴、墨西哥和犹他草原犬。
The black-tailed are the most common, living on lowland prairies.
黑尾ed是最常见的一种,活于低地草原上.
Prairie dog species Black-tailed Gunnison’s Utah White-tailed Mexican PACIFIC OCEAN N AZ NM OK KS TX MT WY CO UT NE ND Mexico SD Gunnison’s White-tailed Black-tailed MAP KEY These areas are where the five types of prairie dogs make their homes.
草原狗品种 黑尾甘尼森的犹他州白尾墨西哥人 (原始内容存档于2018-03-25) (英语). PACIFIEAN N AZ NM OK KS TX MT WY COUT NE ND Mexico SD Gunnison's White-tailed Black-tailed MAP 关键 这些地区是五种草原犬的家园.
Utah Mexican Home Below Ground Charlie’s underground home is called a coterie (KOH-tur-ee).
犹他州墨西哥之家(Utah Mexican Home Under Ground Charlie)的地底住宅被称作coterie (KOH-tur-ee).
Each family has its own small coterie, a hole that is made up of small “rooms.”
每个家庭都有自己的小小屋,一个由小“房间”组成的洞。 “
Many coteries together make a prairie dog colony.
许多科特尔一起形成了草原狗群.
One colony can spread for hundreds of miles and house thousands of dogs!
一个殖民地可以蔓延上百英里 并容纳上千只狗!
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
One prairie dog colony in western Texas grew to be 100 miles wide and 250 miles long (161 km by 402 km).
西部一个草原狗群 德克萨斯州增长到100英里宽,250英里长(161公里乘以402公里).
It was estimated that 400 million prairie dogs lived there.
据估计有4亿只大草原狗住在那里.
Charlie’s Underground Home A prairie dog peeks out of its burrow.
查理的地下家园 一只草原狗从洞穴里偷看
Charlie and his sisters poke their noses outside their burrow.
查理和他的姐妹们 在他们的洞外戳出他们的鼻子
The sun is so bright compared to the dark underground.
与地下黑暗相比,太阳非常明亮.
But it is wonderful!
但这是美妙的!
They climb out of their burrow and over the mound of dirt at its opening.
他们爬出洞穴 爬出土丘的开口
All around them is short prairie grass and plants.
它们周围都是矮草原草地和植物.
Danger!
危险!
Charlie and his sisters begin to explore.
查理和他的姐妹们开始探索.
Before long, a prairie dog’s sharp bark cuts through the air.
草原犬的尖锐树皮会穿过空气。
“Yee-ipp!”
"Yee -ipp!" (英语).
he shouts with a hop.
他用跳动叫喊。
He has spotted danger!
他发现了危险!
“Yee-ipp!”
"Yee -ipp!" (英语).
Charlie’s father replies.
查理的父亲回应.
All of the prairie dogs stand tall, alert.
所有草原的狗都站高了,保持警惕。
Even though there is danger, they stay.
即使有危险,他们也会留下来。
The dogs will stay very still and watch until the danger goes away.
狗们会静静地看着 直到危险消失
A prairie dog stands alert to danger.
草原上的狗会警惕危险
Prairie dog predators What might the danger be?
(原始内容存档于2018-10-21) (英语). Prairie dog beaters. 危险是什么?
Many predators hunt prairie dogs.
许多捕食者会猎取草原犬.
Predators include coyotes, bobcats, prairie falcons, black-footed ferrets, and golden eagles.
捕食者有野狼,花鼠,草原猎鹰,黑脚白貂等,还有金鹰等.
Perhaps the biggest danger of all is humans.
也许最大的危险是人类
Some people think prairie dogs destroy the land.
有些人认为草原犬会破坏土地.