Senses
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Introduction.
导言表。
4 Body-Position Sense.
4 身体-情绪感知.
5 Pain Sense.
5 痛觉。
6 Sense of Balance.
6 平衡感。
7 Temperature Sense.
7 温感.
8 Time Sense.
8"时间感".
9 Using Sounds to “See”.
9 使用声音“见”。
10 Bonus-Color Vision.
10 奖金-彩色视野.
11 Whisker Sense.
11 Whisker Sense. (英语).
12 Electric-Field Sense.
12 电场感知.
13 Magnetic-Field Sense.
13 磁场感应。
14 Conclusion.
14 结论。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Introduction Animals use senses to find food and stay out of danger.
16 导言 动物使用感官来寻找食物并远离危险.
Our senses tell us what is happening with our bodies and in the world around us.
我们的感官告诉我们我们的身体和我们周围的世界正在发生什么。
You probably know about the five basic senses: hearing, sight, smell, touch, and taste.
你大概知道五个基本感官:听觉,视觉,嗅觉,触觉,和口味.
Did you know that animals can also have many other senses?
你知道动物也可以有许多其他感官吗?
Some of these senses are common to most animals.
其中一些感官是大多数动物所共有的.
Others are rare and amazing.
另一些则稀有而惊人.
A ground squirrel uses its senses to watch for danger.
地松鼠用感官来观察危险.
Body-Position Sense Without looking, do you know where your left foot is right now?
体势 语气 不看,你知道你的左脚在哪里吗?
You can answer this question because your brain senses where your body parts are.
你可以回答这个问题,因为你的大脑 感觉到你的身体部分在哪里。
Without this sense, an animal would not be able to move and do interesting things with its body.
没有这种感觉,动物就无法移动 和做有趣的事情 身体。
Pain Sense Pain might seem as though it’s part of the sense of touch, but it isn’t.
疼痛感可能看起来像是触摸感的一部分,
People and other animals can feel pain even when nothing is touching them.
人和其他动物即使无所事事 也能感到痛苦
Pain helps us by letting us know that we’ve been hurt.
痛苦帮助了我们,
It can also warn us to stop or change what we are doing before we get hurt.
它还可以警告我们在受伤前停止或改变我们的行为。
A giant panda plays in a tree.
一只大熊猫在树上玩.
Grizzly bear cubs practice boxing with each other.
灰熊幼崽互相练习拳击.
Sense of Balance Humans and many other animals have tubes inside their ears that give them a sense of balance.
平衡人类和许多其他动物的心智在它们的耳朵内有管子,可以给他们一种平衡感.
Other senses, such as sight and knowing where your body parts are, make balancing easier.
其他的感官,如视觉和知道你的身体部分在哪里,使得平衡变得更容易.
That is why balancing is more difficult when your eyes are closed or your leg is “asleep.”
因此,在你的眼睛被闭上或腿“睡着了”的情况下,平衡就更加困难了。 “
Temperature Sense Sensing hot and cold is important for many animals.
温度感应热和冷对许多动物都很重要。
Some bats and snakes have special heat sensors that can help them find prey.
有些蝙蝠和蛇有特殊的热感应器,可以帮助它们找到猎物.
A rattlesnake can “feel” the heat of a mouse’s body from over a foot away.
响尾蛇会从一英尺多的地方 " 感受到 " 老鼠身体的热量。
A cat balances on top of a row of fence posts.
在一排栅栏柱上有个猫的平衡
A rattlesnake has heat sensors between its eyes and nostrils.
响尾蛇的眼睛和鼻孔之间有热感应器
Time Sense Scientists think humans have the best sense of time, but there’s a chance that other animals sense it, too.
时间感学家认为人类拥有最好的时间感,
For example, dogs and cats sometimes seem to sense when it’s time for their owners to come home.
例如,狗和猫有时在主人回家的时候会感觉到。
Using Sounds to “See” Some animals use sounds to “see” the things around them, even deep underwater or in the dark.
有些动物用声音“看”它们周围的东西,甚至在水深或黑暗中。
By making sounds and listening to echoes, these animals can tell where things are.
通过发出声音和倾听回声,这些动物可以分辨事物的位置.
Some bats, dolphins, whales, and birds have this special sense.
有些蝙蝠,海豚,鲸鱼,和鸟类都有这种特殊的感想.
A pug dog waits for its owner to come home.
一只狗等着它的主人回家
Bottlenose dolphins make high-pitched clicking noises to help them “see” underwater.
Bottlenose海豚发出高点的点击声,
Bonus-Color Vision Did you know that nature has more colors than the human eye can see?
奖金-彩色视野 你知道大自然的颜色比人类眼睛看到的多吗?
Some birds and insects can see those extra colors.
有些鸟和昆虫可以看到这些额外的颜色.
Seeing extra colors helps these animals find food or attract mates.
看到额外的颜色可以帮助这些动物找到食物或吸引伴侣.
Whisker Sense Whiskers on animals aren’t just cute.
对动物的胡思乱想不仅可爱,
Whiskers help animals to sense movement in the air or water around them.
威斯克人帮助动物在空气或水中感知周围的运动.
Whiskers can also help animals squeeze through small spaces or catch other animals with their mouths.
威斯克人还可以帮助动物从小空间挤出或用口来捕捉其他动物.
These flower petals look completely yellow to us, but bees can see they have another color that’s invisible to us.
这些花瓣对我们来说是完全黄色的, 但是蜜蜂可以看到它们有另一种颜色, 对我们来说是看不见的。
Sea lion whiskers are very sensitive.
海狮胡子很敏感
Electric-Field Sense Every animal’s body gives off a weak electric field.
电场感知 每只动物的身体都会发出一个弱电场。
Humans and most other animals can’t sense these fields, but some animals that live in water can.
人类和大多数其它动物无法感受到这些田地,
Some sharks can find fish hiding in the sand on the ocean floor just by using this sense.
有些鲨鱼可以利用这种感官 找到隐藏在海底沙子中的鱼
Magnetic-Field Sense The needle in a compass always points north because of Earth’s magnetic field.
磁场感知 由于地球磁场的缘故,罗盘上的针头总是指向北方。
Some animals have a kind of natural compass built into their bodies.
有些动物体内装有天然指南针
These animals can always “feel” which way is north, so they can travel long distances without getting lost.
这些动物总是可以“疲惫地”向北走,这样它们就可以长途跋涉而不会迷路。
Loggerhead sea turtles always know which way is north.
龙头海龟总是知道哪条路是北边的
Hammerhead sharks are good at sensing electric fields.
锤头鲨擅长感知电场.
Conclusion There are many senses beyond hearing, sight, smell, touch, and taste.
结论 有多种感想超越了听觉,视觉,嗅觉,触觉,和口味.
As you explore the world, think about the extra senses that animals, including you, use every day.
当你探索世界时 想想包括你在内的动物 每天使用的额外感官
Glossary balance (n.)
词汇余额(不详)
the ability to stay in a steady or stable position without falling (p.
保持稳定或稳定状态而不下降的能力(p.
7) compass (n.)
7) 罗盘 (n.
a tool with a magnetic needle that always points north, used for showing direction (p.
一个带有磁针的工具,总是向北指向,用于显示方向(p.
14) echoes (n.)
14)回声 (n.
repetitions of sounds caused by sound waves bouncing off surfaces (p.
由声波从表面发出(p.
10) electric an area around something field (n.)
10) 电动地块周围某个区域(n.
where an electric charge can be felt (p.
其中电荷可以被感觉到(p.
13) magnetic an area around a magnet field (n.)
13) 磁场周围的区域(n.)
or a moving electric charge where magnetic force can be felt (p.
或能感觉到磁力的移动电荷(p.
14) sensors (n.)
14)传感器 (n.
bodily structures that sense and react to a signal or a change in conditions (p.
对信号或条件变化有感和反应的身体结构(p.
8) Walking on a log uses sight, touch, balance, and body-position sense.
8)在木上行走使用视觉,触觉,平衡,和身体位置感.