Weird Bird Beaks
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Bearded Barbet I am a bearded barbet.
胡子巴贝特 我是一个胡子巴贝。
I have a large, thick beak that has pointed parts on the bottom like sharp teeth.
我有一个大而厚的喙, 它把部分像尖牙一样指向底部。
Hairlike feathers look like a beard on my beak.
毛发般的羽毛看起来像我的喙上的胡须.
I live where it is dry in Africa, where I build my nest in a dead tree.
我住在非洲干燥的地方 在那里我用一棵枯树筑起我的巢
I feed on fruit and sometimes on insects.
我以果为食,有时以昆虫为食.
Crossbill I am a crossbill.
交叉单 我是一个交叉帐单。
My beak is crossed like an X, which helps me to pull the seeds out of a pinecone.
我的嘴像X一样被划过 帮助我从披针果中取出种子
Pinecones grow on trees called conifers, but conifers don’t produce good pinecones every year.
松果生长在树上,
I travel all over to find pinecones instead of living in one place.
我到处去找松果 而不是住在一个地方
Rhinoceros Hornbill I am a rhinoceros hornbill.
犀牛黄单 我是犀牛角标
I have a horn on the top of my beak that I use to knock down fruit.
我有一个角在我的喙顶上,我用来击倒水果。
I also use my horn to fight and sometimes to attract a mate.
我也用我的角去战斗,有时也用来吸引伴侣.
I bring food to my mate when she sits on our eggs.
我带食物给我的朋友 当她坐在我们的鸡蛋上。
If you think my horn looks weird, you should see my eyelashes!
如果你认为我的角看起来怪怪的, 你应该看到我的睫毛!
I am one of the few birds that have them.
我是少数拥有它们的鸟类之一。
Huia We are huias (HOO-yuhs).
阿辉 我们是胡亚斯。
We lived in New Zealand until we became extinct.
我们住在新西兰 直到我们灭绝。
“I am the male.
“我是男性。
My beak is thick and strong.”
我的喙厚而坚. “
“I am the female.
“我是女性。
My beak is thin and curved.”
我的喙又薄又弯 “
Our beaks are so different that for a long time, people thought we were completely different types of birds.
我们的喙非常不同,以至于长期以来,人们都认为我们是完全不同的鸟类.
Sword-Billed Hummingbird I am a sword-billed hummingbird.
剑嘴蜂鸟 我是一个剑嘴蜂鸟。
I am a very small bird with a very long beak.
我是一个非常小的鸟 有很长的喙。
I’m the only bird with a bill that is longer than my body!
我是唯一有比身体长的帐单的鸟!
I use my long beak and even longer tongue to get nectar from tubeshaped flowers.
我用我的长喙甚至更长的舌头 从花被管套取花蜜。
I can stick my tongue out and pull it back in again about 13 times per second!
我可以把舌头伸出来再拉回来 每秒13次
Brown Pelican I am a brown pelican.
棕can 我是一个棕色的溥仪。
I have a pouch of skin under my beak that can hold a lot of fish.
我的喙下面有一袋可以养活很多鱼的皮肤.
I hunt in the ocean, diving down from the air.
我在海里打猎 从空中潜入
I sometimes steal fish from other birds, but they steal from me, too.
我有时从其他鸟类那里偷鱼,但他们也从我这里偷.
Gulls even sit on my head and back while they take fish right out of my pouch!
盖尔斯甚至坐在我的头上和后面 他们把鱼从我的邮袋取出!
Shoebill Stork I am a shoebill stork.
鞋单花纹 我是一个鞋单鹤。
My beak is shaped like a shoe with a hook on the end that helps me eat fish.
我的喙形状像一只鞋 有钩子在端 帮助我吃鱼。
Sometimes, I’ll eat frogs and even small crocodiles.
有时我会吃青蛙甚至小鳄鱼。
I hunt fish by waiting for one to swim by and then falling onto it with my mouth open.
我捕取鱼的方式是等待一个游过, 然后跌倒在它上,我的嘴张开。
Spoonbill I am a spoonbill.
勺子纸 我是一个勺子。
I have a long beak that flattens out at the end like a spoon.
我有一个很长的喙,在最后平地出像勺子。
Because I am white and pink, people sometimes think I’m a flamingo.
因为我是白粉色的,
To find food, I sweep my beak back and forth in the mud and shallow water.
为了找食物,我在泥地和浅水中前后扫出我的喙.
I like to eat frogs, shellfish, seaweed, and small fish.
我喜欢吃青蛙,贝类,海藻等小鱼.
Toucan I am a toucan.
图文 我是一个土豆人。
My huge and colorful beak is actually very light because it’s full of air pockets.
我巨大而多彩的喙其实很轻,
I eat fruit, seeds, insects, and eggs.
我吃水果、种子、昆虫和鸡蛋
My beak helps me to reach fruit while I sit in rainforest trees.
我坐在雨林树上时,我的喙帮助我达到水果.
I have two claws that point forward and two that point backward to help me hold onto branches.
我有两只爪子向前和两只爪子向后 帮助我抓住树枝
Many of us have weird beaks.
我们很多人都有奇怪的喙
Sometimes they help us to catch or eat food.
有时他们帮我们抓或吃食物。
Sometimes they just look wild!
有时他们看起来很疯狂!