The Baobab
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents The Lands of Africa............ 4 Giants of the Savanna.......... 5 The Baobab’s Gifts............. 7 A Different Kind of Tree House.. 10 Dying Giants................. 14 Glossary..................... 16 The Lands of Africa Africa has large, sandy deserts. It has thick, dark jungles. It also has open, grassy plains. The plains, known as the African savanna, are not just made up of grass, however. Strange, ancient trees grow there, too. They are called baobabs. These “trees of life” have helped the people and other animals of the savanna for thousands of years. Most baobab trees grow in Africa, Madagascar, and Australia.
内容表 非洲的土地... 萨凡纳4个巨人... 5 Baobab的礼物 7 不同的树屋。 14 词汇表. . 16 非洲土地有大片沙地。 它有茂密而黑暗的丛林。 它也有开阔的草地平原. 平原被称作"非洲草原"(African savana),但并不只是由草地所组成. 奇怪,古树也在那里生长. 他们被称为"boobabs". 这些“活生生的树木”数千年来帮助了草原上的人和其他动物。 在非洲,马达加斯加和澳大利亚,大多数巴巴布树都生长.
ASIA Where in the World Do Baobabs Grow?
亚洲 鲍巴布斯成长的世界在哪里?
Giants of the Savanna Finding a baobab is easy. These trees rise high above the flat plains. A full-grown baobab can be 18 meters (59 ft.) tall. That’s taller than a five-story building!
萨凡纳号的巨人很容易找到宝宝 这些树高起于平地平地上. 一具已完全出土的可活出高18米(59英尺). 这比五层楼高!
The Big Tree, a famous baobab in Limpopo, South Africa, is about 1,200 years old.
大树(英語:The Big Tree)是南非林波波的一个有名的baubab,距今约1200年.
Baobab trees have thick, barrel- shaped trunks. The oldest trees have trunks that are 9 meters (30 ft.) across. Like barrels, the trunks hold a lot of water. This is important because the savanna is a dry place. Being able to store water helps baobabs survive in the savanna. Baobabs also have strange branches. Their branches spread out like roots. When a baobab sheds its leaves, the tree looks as if it is upside down!
鲍巴布树有厚厚的,筒状的树干. 最古老的树木有9米(30英尺)长的树干. 和桶一样,树干也握有大量的水. 这一点很重要,因为草原是干燥的地方. 能够储存水能帮助巴布斯活到草原上. 鲍巴布斯还拥有奇特的分枝. 它们的分枝如根而出. 出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出出
Elephants get water from baobab trunks during Africa’s dry season.
大象在非洲旱季从baubab干地取取出水来。
The Baobab’s Gifts The wildlife and people of the savanna get many things from the baobab. The tree’s soft wood is filled with water. The leafy branches give cool shade from the hot Sun. A giraffe in Zambia, Africa, rests in the shade of a giant baobab.
鲍巴布的礼物 热带草原的野生动物和人民从baubab那里得到很多东西. 树上软木被取出水来. 有叶子的树枝从炎热的太阳中给予凉爽的遮荫. 非洲赞比亚的一头长颈鹿 被一只巨型长颈鹿所笼罩
Bats drink sweet nectar from the tree’s white flowers. The flowers grow into fruit. The fruit bakes in the sun and dries. Its green coating turns into a hard shell. Then it is picked by hand. Bats help spread pollen from one baobab flower to another.
蝙蝠从树上取出白花来喝甜花蜜. 花开成果. 果以日干作烘. 它的绿色涂层变成了坚硬的外壳. 然后由手取出。 蝙蝠会帮助花粉从一朵巴布花传播到另一朵花.
Baobab fruit is packed with vitamins. It has more vitamin C than an orange and as much calcium as milk!
鲍巴布果实中装有维生素. 它的维生素C比橙色还要多 钙也和牛奶一样多
People use the fruit to make a healthy, tasty drink. It can also be used to make a kind of ice cream. Do You Know?
人们用水果来做一个健康,美味的饮料. 也可用于制造一种冰淇淋. 你知道吗?
Some people use baobab fruit and bark as medicine.
有些人会用巴巴果和树皮来做药.
A tea made from its bark is thought to cure stomachaches.
由树皮制成的茶被认为能治胃痛.
The leaves may lower a fever.
叶会降低发烧率。
Oil from baobab seeds might help ease a toothache.
取自巴巴种子的石油可能有助于缓解牙痛。
Baobab fruit is also thought to help sore bones.
鲍巴布果子也被认为能帮助疼痛的骨头.
The fruit of the baobab tree is sometimes called monkey bread.
波巴布树的果实有时被称作"猴子面包".
A Different Kind of Tree House Baobab trees are useful in other ways, too. People weave long strings from the tree’s bark to make cloth, rope, and baskets. They use the roots to make red dye. A villager in Mali, Africa, weaves rope from the bark of a baobab tree.
不同种类的树屋 Baobab 树在其他方面也是有用的。 人们从树皮上编织出长长的绳子来做布、绳和篮子。 他们利用根来做出红色染料. 非洲马里的一个村民 用树皮来编织绳子
The trees also give shelter to animals. Insects, lizards, monkeys, and other animals live in their branches and trunks. Long ago, people, too, used these trees as shelter. They did not make tree houses in their branches. They did not cut the wood to build houses. Instead, they lived inside a tree’s hollow trunk!
树木也为动物提供栖身之所. 昆虫,蜥蜴,猴子等动物都生活在树枝和树干中. 很久以前,人们也用这些树作为避难所。 他们没有在树枝上建树屋。 他们没有砍木头建房子。 相反,他们住在一棵树上;
A leopard and cub make their home inside a baobab tree in Botswana, Africa.
一只豹和幼崽在非洲博茨瓦纳的一棵树下 做他们的家
Baobab trunks have been used as homes and barns. People have found all sorts of uses for these trees!
Baobab干线被用作住宅和谷仓。 人们为这些树找到了各种用途!
A baobab was used as a bathroom long ago in Namibia, Africa.
很久以前,在非洲纳米比亚,一个baubab被用作浴室。
Hollow Trees A baobab is hollow because it does not have a single trunk.
空心树 波巴布是空的,因为它没有一根树干。
Instead, it has several stems.
相反,它有好几个根。
The stems grow and attach to each other, forming a ring.
茎相生而相接相接,形成一环.
Bark covers the stems and makes them look like one trunk.
桶盖了树干,使它们看起来像一树干。
A baobab in Tanzania, Africa, is a main tourist attraction.
非洲坦桑尼亚的一个baobab是主要的旅游景点。
Dying Giants Giant baobab trees have stood guard in Africa for centuries. Sadly, some of the oldest ones are dying off. At least nine trees that were thousands of years old have died since 2005. No one is sure why the trees are dying. Some people think the trees might have become sick over time. Other people worry that it is because Earth is getting warmer. Still others think it is just because the trees were old. Legend of the Baobab There are many stories about baobabs.
数个世纪以来,在非洲守护着死去的巨人巨型树。 可悲的是,一些最年长的人正在死去。 自2005年以来,至少有9棵有数千年历史的树木已经死亡。 没有人知道为什么树木会死 有些人认为这些树可能随着时间的推移而生病. 其他人担心是因为地球变暖了 还有一些人认为这仅仅是因为树已经老了。 博巴布传说 关于baubabs有很多故事。
One explains why the trees look so strange.
一个解释为什么树看起来如此奇怪。
According to the legend, the African god Thora had a baobab tree in his garden.
根据传说,非洲神苏拉在他的花园里有一棵巴巴布树.
He did not like how it looked, so he pulled it up and threw it over the garden wall.
他不喜欢它的样子,于是把它拉起并扔到花园墙上.
The poor baobab fell to Earth and landed upside down!
可怜的Baobab倒地在地上倒倒地!
Without baobabs, life in Africa would not be the same. These giants of the savanna have so much to offer. Hopefully, people can look forward to their plentiful gifts for years to come. A famous baobab in Namibia, Africa, was used as a post office in 1940.
没有baubabs,非洲的生活就不一样了。 草原上的这些巨人 有很多东西可以提供 希望人们能期待未来数年的丰盛礼物。 非洲纳米比亚有名的baubab于1940年被作为邮局.
Today, it is a national treasure.
今天,它是国家宝藏。