Wonders of Nature
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Introduction.
导言表。
4 Archerfish.
4 弓鱼.
5 Trap-Door Spider.
5个陷阱门蜘蛛。
6 Beaver.
6个海狸。
7 Chameleon.
7 变色龙.
8 Flying Dragon.
8飞龙.
9 Leaf Insect.
9叶虫.
10 Leaf-Rolling Weevil.
(原始内容存档于2018-10-10). Leaf-Rolling Weevil.
11 Praying Mantis.
11"祈祷螳螂".
12 Mole.
(原始内容存档于2018-03-27). 12 Mole.
13 Sea Dragon.
13海龙.
14 Conclusion.
14 结论。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Introduction The world is full of strange and interesting animals.
导言 世界充满了奇怪而有趣的动物.
Some animals look unusual or have special abilities.
有些动物看起来不同寻常,或者有特殊的能力.
Let’s look at some of these wonders of nature.
让我们看看这些自然奇迹。
A male bower bird collects colorful objects for its home.
雄性弓鸟为家收集多彩物品.
Archerfish Archerfish spit drops of water at insects and spiders to knock them off leaves and branches near the water.
弓箭鱼向昆虫和蜘蛛吐出一滴水来将它们从靠近水的叶子和枝子上击倒.
Archerfish have very good aim and can squirt water over long distances.
弓鱼的目标非常好,可以长途喷出水来.
When the bugs fall into the water, the archerfish eat them.
当虫子倒入水中后,弓箭鱼会吃掉它们.
Archerfish may also leap all the way out of the water to catch bugs.
弓鱼也可能从水中跳出去捕虫.
Trap-Door Spider A trap-door spider lives in a sticky underground tunnel with a hidden door made of silk and dirt.
陷阱门蜘蛛 陷阱门蜘蛛活在粘稠的地道上,有由丝绸和泥土所成的隐蔽门.
The silk in the door helps keep water out of the spider’s tunnel when it rains.
门内的丝绸有助于让蜘蛛在下雨时远离地道出水.
When an insect passes close to the door, the trap-door spider senses its movements and jumps out to grab it.
当一只昆虫从门附近经过时,陷阱门蜘蛛会感知到它的动作并跳出来抓住它.
Beaver Beavers chew through tree trunks with their sharp teeth.
海狸海狸用锋利的牙齿在树干中咀嚼.
They build large dams in rivers and streams using the tree trunks, branches, mud, clay, and stones.
他们利用树干,树枝,泥土,粘土和石头在河流和溪流上建造大型水坝.
Beavers build their homes, which are called lodges, in the ponds formed by the dams.
海狸在由水坝所形成的池塘中建造了被称作"小屋"的家园.
By creating ponds, beavers change the landscapes of the areas they live in.
通过创建池塘,海狸会改变所居住地区的地貌.
The wetlands that beavers create with their dams become home to many other animals.
海狸以其水坝所创造的湿地成为了许多其他动物的家园.
Chameleon Chameleons are lizards that can change color to hide.
变色龙 变色龙是蜥蜴可以改变颜色来隐藏.
When the air gets warmer or colder, their skin changes color.
当空气变暖或变冷时,它们的皮肤会变色.
They even change color to show how they feel.
它们甚至会改变颜色以显示它们的感受.
Chameleons catch insects with their long tongues, which can be twice as long as their bodies.
变色龙以长舌捕取昆虫,可长于体长的两倍.
Chameleons can point each of their eyes in a different direction at the same time to help them see all around them.
变色龙可以同时将每一只眼睛指向不同的方向来帮助它们看到周围的一切.
When they spot an insect they want to eat, chameleons focus both of their eyes forward to help them aim their tongues.
当它们发现一只昆虫想要吃时,变色龙会将双眼都聚焦到前方,帮助它们瞄准舌头.
Flying Dragon Flying dragons are small lizards that can glide through the air from tree to tree.
飞龙 飞龙是小型蜥蜴,能从树上滑翔出空气.
They have folds of skin on the sides of their bodies that open like wings.
它们身体的两侧有折叠的皮肤,像翅膀一样张开.
The wings are brightly colored and have spots and stripes on them.
翅膀有明亮的颜色并有斑点和条纹.
Flying dragons use their sticky tongues to catch and eat insects, mainly ants and termites.
飞龙会用粘口舌来捕捉并吃昆虫,主要是蚂蚁和白蚁.
Leaf Insect Leaf insects are usually found in the tropical areas of Asia.
叶昆虫通常分布在亚洲热带地区.
Their bodies, wings, and legs look like leaves, which allows them to blend in with real leaves on trees.
它们的身体,翅膀,和腿看起来像叶子,这使得它们能与树上真正的叶子相融合.
Their eggs look like seeds.
他们的蛋看起来像种子
The eggs can take more than a year to hatch.
卵可以花一年多的时间孵出.
Baby leaf insects are red, but when they start eating leaves, they turn green.
婴儿叶昆虫为红色,但开始吃叶后会变成绿色.
Leaf-Rolling Weevil In the summer, the female leaf-rolling weevil rolls a leaf into a cone shape.
叶子卷起的韦维 夏季,雌性卷叶的韦韦将一叶卷入锥形.
She can take up to two hours getting the leaf just right.
她可以花上两个小时把叶子弄对了
She lays her eggs inside the cone and then closes the open end.
她把鸡蛋放入锥子内,然后把开口口关上.
When the leaf falls to the ground in autumn, it carries the eggs with it.
秋叶倒地后会随卵相接.
The leaf hides and protects the eggs until they hatch.
叶子会隐藏并保护卵子直到孵出.
When the larvae hatch, they eat the dead leaf.
幼虫孵出后会吃枯叶.
Praying Mantis The praying mantis often holds its front legs in a praying position.
祈祷螳螂 祈祷的螳螂经常会把前腿放在祈祷姿势上.
Mantises hide on plants to catch their food.
螳螂会躲在植物上捕取食物.
Some mantises are green to blend in with leaves, and some that live in the desert are the color of sand.
有些蚯蚓是绿色的,可以和叶子混合,有些生活在沙漠中,是沙子的颜色.
The praying mantis eats many types of insects as well as small frogs, lizards, and mice.
祈祷的螳螂会食用多种昆虫以及小青蛙,蜥蜴和小鼠.
Praying mantises can even catch and eat small birds such as hummingbirds.
祈祷螳螂甚至可以捕捉并吃蜂鸟等小鸟.
Mole Moles burrow underground to find and eat earthworms.
摩尔摩斯会潜入地下寻找并吃蚯蚓.
They also eat beetles, slugs, and snails.
也吃甲虫,涕 slug和蜗牛.
A mole digs many connected tunnels, creating a maze.
地鼠会挖出许多连接的地道,形成迷宫.
It builds its nest deep in these tunnels.
它在这些地道上筑起它的巢穴.
Because its fur points up, a mole can move backward and forward in a tunnel without getting dirt trapped in its coat.
因为它的毛被指向上,一个内鬼可以在隧道中向后并向前移动而不会被泥土困入它的外衣.
Moles have tiny eyes, but they are not blind.
摩尔斯的眼睛很小,但他们不是瞎子。
Sea Dragon Sea dragons are small fish that are related to sea horses.
海龙 海龙是与海马相關的小鱼.
Their bodies have many parts that look like the stems and leaves of seaweed.
它们的身体有许多部位,看起来像海藻的茎和叶.
They blend in with ocean plants, which helps them catch food and hide from enemies.
它们和海洋植物融合在一起 帮助它们捕捉食物并躲避敌人