Extreme Animals
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Many unusual animals have special stories to tell.
许多不寻常的动物都有特别的故事要讲述.
They seem to go to extremes to get noticed.
他们似乎去极端 得到注意。
Something about each of these animals makes them different from other types of animals.
这些动物中的每一类都有些东西使它们与其他种类的动物不同.
It might be an ability, or a special talent, that makes them stand out.
这可能是一种能力,或者一种特殊的才华, 使他们突出。
Is it their speed or their size—or even their coloration?
是他们的速度还是大小,还是他们的颜色?
One is as tall as a two-story house, and another is as small as a mouse.
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Maybe one can jump higher or hide in a small space; or they can see farther or scream louder.
也许人们可以跳得更高或躲入一个小空间;或者他们可以看到更远或更大声地尖叫.
This book tells many odd, unknown, and fun facts about these unusual animals, and what makes them different and special.
这本书讲述了许多关于这些不寻常的动物的奇特,未知和有趣的事实,是什么使得它们不同而特别.
Read on to learn about some of the most extreme animals in the world.
读取一些世界上最极端的动物。
A giant blue whale is as long as half of a football field.
一只巨型蓝鲸长到足球场的一半.
It is the largest mammal to inhabit the Earth—now or ever.
它现在或永远是地球上最大的哺乳动物。
Its body is so heavy that it has to be supported by water.
其身相重而得取水相供养.
If it were a land animal instead, a blue whale would be crushed by its own weight.
如果它是陆地动物, 蓝鲸会被自己的体重所压碎。
A baby elephant can weigh 136 kilograms (300 lbs) when it’s born, and it will keep growing for thirty years.
婴儿大象出生后体重可达136公斤(300磅),
An average-sized adult elephant weighs as much as two pickup trucks, but some extra-large elephants have weighed twice as much.
平均大小的成年大象的重量可达两辆皮克卡车,但一些超大大象的重量是两倍.
A grown male can reach a height of over fifteen feet.
成年的雄性能达到超过15英尺的高度.
An adult giraffe is as tall as a two-story house.
成年长颈鹿的身高和两层屋一样高.
Its long, powerful neck and long legs make it the tallest land animal anywhere.
它的长而有力的颈部和长的腿,使它成为任何地方最高的陆地动物.
A baby giraffe is already 1.
长颈鹿宝宝已经1岁了
8 meters (6 ft) tall when it’s born.
出生后高8米(6英尺).
Smallest A little Chihuahua looks as if it’s all ears!
最小 一个小奇瓦瓦看起来像是所有的耳朵!
This friendly little dog is so small that it can fit into your pocket and go along with you wherever you go.
这只友善的小狗太小了 它能融入你的口袋 随你而去
It has a sweet temperament, but it’s very brave and will bark at dogs that are many times its tiny size.
它的脾气很好,但它非常勇敢,并将对狗吠叫,狗的大小是它的多倍。
The tiny bee hummingbird is so small that it weighs less than the water in a teaspoon.
细小的蜂蜂鸟体型很小,其重量小于茶匙中的水.
From the tip of its long beak to the end of its tail, it measures less than 5 centimeters (2 in) long.
从它的长喙尖端到尾端,能测量到不到5厘米(2英寸)长.
The big-eyed tarsier monkey can be as small as a mouse.
大眼花鼠猴可以和老鼠一样小.
It lives in the hottest rainforests and sleeps in trees during the warmest part of the day.
它活在最热的雨林中,白天最温暖的时候会睡在树上.
The tiny tarsier hunts for its food at night, when its big eyes provide excellent night vision.
细小的塔里尔在夜间猎取食物,当其大眼睛提供出色的夜视.
Loudest A blue whale’s cry, or song, is as loud as the noise of a rocket being launched.
最大声的 蓝鲸的叫声,或一首歌,与发射火箭的声音一样响亮.
It will sing for as long as ten hours— and its sound can be heard far away in the ocean.
它将唱歌长达十小时——它的声音可以在遥远的海洋中被听到。
A howler monkey earns its name.
一个叫Howler的猴子会得到它的名字。
It uses its piercing howl at the beginning and end of each day to claim territory and to announce the best food locations.
它在每一天的开始和结束时使用穿孔的叫声来要求领土并宣布最好的食物地点.
The howl can be heard by other monkeys up to 8 kilometers (5 mi) away.
吼叫声可以被其他猴子所听到,最高可达8公里(5米)外.
Quietest A tall, long-legged giraffe is one of the quietest animals.
安静 高高长腿长颈鹿是最安静的动物之一.
It isn’t quiet because it’s shy—it just doesn’t use its voice.
这并非沉默,
Instead of sounds, a giraffe communicates with body language.
长颈鹿不会发出声音,而是与身体语言交流。
Longest Life The big, slow, tortoise that lives in the Galapagos Islands has a lot of time to explore its island home from one end to the other—as it can live for 150 to 200 years.
长寿 生活在加拉帕戈斯群岛的大而缓慢的乌龟拥有从一端到另一端探索其岛屿家园的很多时间——因为它可以活到150到200年.
Shortest Life A mayfly usually lives only one day after it hatches into an adult insect.
寿命最短 蝴蝶通常只在孵出后一天活到成年昆虫.
It has a lot to do during its short life, including finding a mate.
它在短命期间有很多事要做,包括寻找伴侣.
It doesn’t stop to eat or drink!
吃喝不罢休!
Slowest Snails don’t hurry for any reason.
最慢的蜗牛不会因为任何理由匆匆忙忙.
You could take a nap or read a story while a garden snail slowly crawls across your shoe.
你可以睡个午觉或者读个故事 园地蜗牛慢慢爬过你的鞋
Fastest An adult ostrich can run as fast as a racehorse.
最快 成年燕子可以跑得跟跑马一样快.
The tall, long-legged ostrich may look awkward when it walks, but it’s the fastest land animal on two feet.
但这是两脚上最快的陆地动物。
When it’s chasing something it wants to eat, an adult cheetah can run over 105 kilometers (65 mi) an hour.
一只成年猎豹可以跑到每小时105公里(65米)以上。
That’s as fast as a car drives on the highway.
这跟汽车在高速公路上行驶一样快。
A peregrine falcon diving through the air can match the flying speed of an airplane.
穿梭猎鹰从空中潜入可以匹配一架飞机的飞行速度.
A peregrine can swoop down on its prey at over 322 kilometers (200 mi) an hour.
过敏动物可以以每小时322公里(200米)的速度 俯冲猎物
Fun Facts About Reptiles Snakes have very sharp vision, but they never shut their eyes—even when they sleep.
《关于爬行蛇的有趣的事实》的视觉非常敏锐,但即使睡觉时,它们也从来不闭上眼睛。
Snakes have transparent eyelids that slide down to protect their open eyes from dust.
蛇有透明的眼皮会向下滑去来保护他们的开阔的眼睛不被尘埃所覆盖.
If a lizard’s tail breaks off, a new tail will grow to replace it.
如果蜥蜴的尾巴断裂,新的尾巴会长出来取而代之.
The ability to lose its tail helps a lizard escape from animals that try to catch it.
失去尾巴的能力有助于蜥蜴从试图捕捉它的动物中逃脱.
A tuatara looks like a small lizard with a third eye on the top of its head.
有只小蜥蜴 头顶有第三只眼睛
This extra eye isn’t used for seeing.
这只多出一双眼睛,
The extra eye is a sensor that’s used to measure sunlight and heat.
额外眼是用来测量阳光和热量的传感器。
Fun Facts About Water Creatures No licking!
关于水生生物的趣事 别舔了!
The tongue of a big humpback whale weighs as much as a small car does.
大座头鲸的舌头和小车一样重.
A type of lungfish can live for four years without food or water if it has to.
一种肺鱼如果需要,可以活上四年,没有食物或水.
If it stays very still, a crocodile can hold its breath for an hour underwater.
如果它保持非常平稳,鳄鱼可以在水下屏住呼吸一小时.
But it can drown if it waits too long to take a breath.
但它会淹死 如果等待太长 呼吸。
A mudskipper is an athletic fish that can climb a tree.
泥ski鱼(学名:Cycleus pubskipper)是能爬树的田径鱼类.
Even though it’s a fish, it can move faster on land than it can swim in the water.
尽管它是一条鱼,
The flat, diamond-shaped halibut is the largest flatfish.
平地,菱形的比目鱼是最大的平地鱼.
It looks odd to us because both of its eyes are located on the same side of its head.
它看起来很奇怪,因为两只眼睛都位于头部的同一侧。
A kangaroo can lean back and balance on its big tail while punching and kicking with all four feet at the same time.
袋鼠可以向后倾斜并平衡其大尾巴,同时用全部四脚来拳打脚踢.
A big, awkward- looking hippopotamus can run faster than a person.
大而尴尬的河马跑得比人快
For a short distance, a hippo can run 48 to 64 kilometers per hour (30-40 mph).
短距离上,河马可以跑48至64公里每小时(30-40 mph).
A camel can close its nose to keep out the blowing desert sand.
骆驼可以闭上鼻子 挡住沙漠的沙子
It can also cool the air that it breathes in just by twitching its nose.
它也可以冷却空气 它的呼吸 通过抽搐它的鼻子。
Fun Facts About Mammals Every zebra has its own pattern of stripes.
关于哺乳动物的趣事 每个斑马都有自己的花纹图案.
Each zebra is slightly different.
每只斑马都略有不同.
Most zebras may look alike to us—but not to other zebras.
多数斑马对我们来说可能长相相似,但对其他斑马来说则不同.
Fun Facts About Insects A butterfly stands on its food.
关于昆虫的趣事 一只蝴蝶站在它的食品上。
It has little taste bud sensors in its feet that tell it whether it’s standing on something good to eat.
它的脚上几乎没有味道发芽感应器,
The ears of a cricket are located on its knees.
板球的耳朵位于膝盖上.
To hear the chirping voice of another cricket, it turns its knees toward the direction of the sound.
听到另一个板球的鸣叫声,它会把膝盖转向声音的方向.
An ant is as sensitive to smells as a dog.
蚂蚁的嗅觉和狗一样敏感
Ants communicate by sending out special smells to each other.
蚂蚁通过向对方发出特殊的气味来沟通.
One smell tells where to find food, and another smell tells other ants to run away from danger.
一个气味告诉哪里可以找到食物,另一个气味告诉其他蚂蚁逃离危险.
Fun Facts About Birds An eagle is a very large bird, but it weighs very little.
关于鸟类的趣事 鹰是一只非常大的鸟,但重量很小.
Its bones are hollow to help it fly at high altitudes without tiring.
它的骨头是空心的,可以帮助它在高空飞行而不累.
Its bones are so lightweight that its feathers actually weigh more than its bones do.
它的骨骼轻而易举,以至于其羽毛实际上比其骨骼更重.
A tiny hummingbird is fast and mobile— moving quickly in many directions.
一只小蜂鸟是快速而可移动的——在许多方向上迅速移动.
Much like a helicopter, it can fly sideways, or up and down, or even fly backward.
和直升机一样,它可以侧向飞行,或者上下飞行,甚至向后飞行.
The eye of an ostrich is bigger in size than its brain.
东方人的眼睛比大脑大
Its big eyes and tall build help it to see objects far away.
它的大眼睛和高高的建筑有助于它看到遥远的物体.
What other extreme animals do you know?
你还知道什么极端动物吗?
A penguin is a bird that swims and walks with ease, but it can’t fly.
企鹅是游来游去的鸟类,
The bones in its wings are heavy and solid to help it steer a course in water.
其翼部的骨骼又重又坚固,可以帮助它在水中引导行道.
But those bones weigh too much for the bird to fly.
但那些骨头太重了 鸟儿飞不了
A flamingo is bright pink because of the pigment, or color, in the food it eats.
火烈鸟是明亮的粉红色,因为它食用的食物中含有色素或颜色.
It has long legs to wade far out in the water to search for food.
它有很长的腿去水中寻找食物
Would a flamingo be green if it liked to eat leaves?
火烈鸟喜欢吃叶子会绿吗?
These extreme animals are the rock stars in the animal kingdom—they get noticed everywhere they go.
这些极端的动物是动物王国中的摇滚明星——无论走到哪里,它们都会受到注意.
You may already be familiar with some of them, but others you may never have seen or heard of before.
你可能已经熟悉其中的一些, 但其他你可能从未见过或听说过。
As you have learned in this book, extreme animals come in many different sizes and shapes!
正如你在本书所学的,极端动物的大小和形状各不相同!