LEVELED BOOK • MWiggly Worms
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Small Animals, Big Changes.
内容列表 小动物,大变化.
4 Earthworm Bodies.
4个蚯蚓尸体。
5 Slimy Worms!
5个瘦虫!
7 Earthworm Behavior.
7 蚯蚓行为.
9 Earthworms Are Good for the Soil.
9只蚯蚓对土壤有好处。
11 Wanted: Earthworms!
11号通缉犯:蚯蚓!
14 Glossary.
14 词汇表。
16 Small Animals, Big Changes What animal eats dirt, builds tunnels in the soil, and comes out at night?
16 小动物,大变化 什么动物吃泥土,在地上建地道,晚上出来?
If you guessed an earthworm, you’re right!
如果你猜到蚯蚓,
Earthworms, or night crawlers, are found all around the world.
蚯蚓,或作夜间爬行者,遍布世界各地.
These small animals change the soil in big ways.
这些小动物以大的方法改变土壤.
An earthworm’s body has many rings and can twist and turn.
蚯蚓的身体有许多戒指,可以扭转和转动.
Earthworm Bodies An earthworm’s body is shaped like one tube inside another.
蚯蚓尸体 蚯蚓的身体形状像另一根管子。
A tube of muscle surrounds a tube that breaks down the food that the worm eats.
一管被肌肉所包围,使虫所吃的食物被打碎.
An earthworm’s body has more than one hundred ring- shaped parts.
蚯蚓的身体有一百多块环状的部件.
Each part can bend and stretch when the worm moves.
当虫子移动时,每个部分都可以弯曲并伸展.
An earthworm moves by stretching out and pulling in its body parts.
蚯蚓通过伸展并拉入身体部位来移动.
Small bristles on the worm’s body help it grip the ground.
虫体内的小花纹能帮助它控制地上。
Slimy Worms!
臭虫们!
Slimy mucus on an earthworm’s skin helps it stay cool and wet.
在蚯蚓的皮肤上粘黏液有助于它保持凉爽和湿润。
Mucus helps earthworms slide through soil.
穆克斯帮助蚯蚓从土壤中滑入.
When they dig, earthworms leave a mucus trail behind them.
当它们挖出后,蚯蚓留下了黏液痕迹.
The mucus hardens on the tunnel walls, keeping them from falling in.
隧道墙上粘土坚硬,防止倒入.
Worms also use mucus to protect their eggs after they mate.
蠕虫在交配后还用黏液来保护蛋.
The mucus hardens into a worm cocoon.
黏膜硬化成虫茧.
Baby worms stay in the cocoon for weeks or months.
婴儿蠕虫会留在茧中数周或数月.
They come out when the soil is warm and wet enough for them to survive.
当土壤暖和湿润 足以活下来时 它们就会出来
How do earthworms breathe?
蚯蚓是怎样呼吸的?
Earthworms don’t breathe through their mouths.
蚯蚓不透口出气。
They breathe through their skin, taking in oxygen directly from the air.
它们通过皮肤呼吸,直接从空气中取出氧气.
That’s why earthworms crowd sidewalks when it rains: underwater, they will drown.
因此蚯蚓在下雨时会挤出人行道:水下会淹死.
They can’t survive if their skin dries out, either.
如果皮肤干涸,
They can only breathe when their skin is moist.
它们只有在皮肤湿润时才能呼吸.
Earthworm Behavior Earthworms build long tunnels underground.
蚯蚓行为 蚯蚓在地下建造了长隧道.
The tunnels protect worms from heat and sunlight.
地道能保护蠕虫免受热和阳光的侵袭.
The tunnels also help earthworms hide from hungry animals.
地道还帮助蚯蚓躲避饥饿的动物.
If a bird attacks, an earthworm can pull back into its tunnel to get away.
如果有鸟攻击,蚯蚓可以拉回它的地道以逃脱.
Earthworms don’t have ears, but they can sense tiny movements in the ground.
蚯蚓没有耳朵,
They don’t have eyes, but special parts of their skin can sense light.
他们没有眼睛,
They avoid bright light.
它们避开了明亮的光芒.
Earthworms are sometimes called night crawlers because they come out at night to look for food.
蚯蚓有时被叫作"夜间爬行者",因为他们晚上出来找食物.
They use their mouths to pull dead leaves and plants into their tunnels to eat later.
他们用口将枯叶和植物拉入地道后吃.
Earthworms are surprisingly strong—as birds discover when they try to pull them out of their holes.
蚯蚓很强壮 鸟类试图从洞中取出它们
A worm pulls a rotting leaf into its hole.
有虫将腐叶拉入洞.
Earthworms Are Good for the Soil Farmers love earthworms!
蚯蚓是很好的土壤农民 喜欢蚯蚓!
When earthworms dig tunnels, they make space in the soil.
当蚯蚓去挖地道时,会在土壤中制造出空间.
The space helps plants get what they need to grow.
空间可以帮助植物获得生长所需的东西.
Earthworms also put organic matter, such as rotting leaves, into the soil.
蚯蚓还将腐烂的叶子等有机物放入土壤.
Organic matter acts like a sponge.
有机物就像海绵一样
It soaks up water, so soil stays wet longer.
它会浸入水中,所以土壤会保持更久的湿润.
Earthworms also put nutrients into the soil.
蚯蚓还把养分放入土壤.
The nutrients are in their waste, or castings.
养分在他们的浪费中,或者铸造。
Castings make excellent fertilizer.
铸造精良的肥料
In a garden smaller than most classrooms, earthworms make 170 pounds (77 kg) of castings every year.
在比大多数教室更小的花园中,蚯蚓每年能出产170磅(77公斤)的铸造.
That’s like fifteen bowling balls’ worth of worm waste!
这就像15个保龄球一样,
Earthworm tunnels help water and air reach plant roots.
蚯蚓地道能帮助水和空气到达植物根.
A worm crawls over a large mound of castings.
有只虫爬过一多块铸造物
Some people raise earthworms on worm farms.
一些人在蠕虫农场饲养蚯蚓.
The earthworms eat food scraps, turning them into rich soil.
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Both earthworms and their castings can be sold to gardeners to improve their soil.
蚯蚓及其铸造物都可以被出售给园丁来改良土壤.
Earthworms are also sold for fishing bait.
蚯蚓也为钓饵而出售.
Wanted: Earthworms!
通缉:蚯蚓!
Farmers aren’t the only ones who love earthworms.
农民不是唯一喜欢蚯蚓的人。
Moles, rats, and toads love juicy night crawlers.
摩尔斯,老鼠和蛤蟆都喜欢多汁的夜行者.
They love to eat them!
他们喜欢吃它们!
Fish think earthworms are tasty, too.
鱼认为蚯蚓也很好吃.
Earthworms are an important food source for these and other animals.
蚯蚓是这些动物和其他动物的重要食物来源.
Worms can turn food scraps (main photo) into dark, rich soil (inset).
蠕虫可以将食物废料(主相片)变成黑暗而丰富的土壤(被套入).
A mole (top left), a shrew (top right), and a toad (bottom) all make meals of worms.
地鼠(左上方),须rew(右上方),蛤蟆(下方)都以虫为食.
Earthworms may be small, but they have a big job: helping plants grow!
蚯蚓虽然可能很小,但他们有大活儿:帮助植物生长!
Glossary bristles (n.)
词汇bristles (n.)
short, stiff hairs on an animal’s skin (p.
动物皮肤上短而硬的毛发(p.
6) castings (n.)
6) 铸造 (n.
the solid waste of an earthworm (p.
蚯蚓的固体废物(p.
12) cocoon (n.)
12) 茧 (n.
a covering that protects something (p.
保护某物的封面(p.
8) fertilizer (n.)
8) 化肥(n.
a natural or chemical substance that promotes plant growth (p.
一种促进植物生长的天然或化学物质(p.
12) mate (v.)
12) 队友 (五.
to come together to reproduce, or make babies (p.
一起繁殖或生出婴儿(p.
8) mucus (n.)
8) 黏膜 (n.
a thick, slimy liquid created in a body to protect tissues and keep them wet (p.
体内为保护组织并保持其湿润而形成的厚而粘稠的液体(p.
7) muscle (n.)
7) 肌肉 (n.
a type of body tissue that contracts and relaxes to allow movement (p.
一类身体组织,可以收缩并放行允许运动(p.
5) nutrients (n.)
5) 养分 (n.
substances that living things need to live, stay healthy, and grow (p.
活物需要活、保持健康和生长的物质(p.
12) soil (n.)
12) 土壤 (n.
the top layer of the ground in which plants grow; dirt (p.
植物生长地的地上层; 土 (p.
4) In one night, an earthworm can.
4) 在一夜之间,蚯蚓可以.
mound to home plate in a baseball diamond.
在一个棒球钻石里被打得满地找牙
An earthworm pokes its head out of its hole.
蚯蚓从洞中刺出头来.