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, as you can see from the hairlike feathers that look like a beard on my beak.
胡子巴贝特 我是一个有胡子的巴贝 从我的喙上看起来像胡子的发型羽毛上可以看出来
My large, thick beak also has pointed parts on the bottom like sharp teeth.
我的大而厚的喙也像尖牙一样将部分指向了底部.
I live where it is dry in Africa, and I am a member of the woodpecker family.
我住在非洲干燥的地方 我是啄木鸟家族的一员
Like the woodpecker, I often use my tail feathers to help me hold onto trees.
和啄木鸟一样,我经常用我的尾羽来帮我扶住树.
I use my beak to make a hole in a dead tree or stump to build my nest.
我用我的喙在枯树上做个洞 或者立木来建我的巢
I feed on fruit and sometimes on insects.
我以果为食,有时以昆虫为食.
I live with a partner and three or four other birds that help incubate our eggs and care for the chicks after they hatch.
我和一个搭档和其他三到四只鸟住在一起 帮助孵化我们的蛋 和照顾孵出后的小鸡
Crossbill I am a type of finch called a crossbill because my beak is crossed like an X, which helps me pull the seeds out of pinecones.
交叉单 我是那种叫交叉单的花鸟 因为我的喙像X一样被划过 帮助我从松果中取出种子
I hold a cone with one foot and then pry open the scales of the cone to get the pine nuts.
我拿着一只脚的锥子 然后打开锥子的鳞片取出松果
Pinecones grow on trees called conifers, but conifers don’t produce good pinecones every year, so I travel all over to find pinecones instead of living in one place.
松果生长在树上,叫做针叶树,但针叶树并不每年生产出好松果,所以我到处去寻找松果,而不是住在一个地方.
If I can’t find any pine nuts to eat, I will settle for other seeds and even insects to survive.
如果我找不到任何松果来吃,
Like the canary, which I’m related to, I sing beautiful and elaborate melodies.
像金丝雀一样,我唱出美丽而细致的旋律。
Rhinoceros Hornbill I am called a rhinoceros hornbill because of the horn on top of my beak, which I use to knock down fruit.
犀牛黄单 我被称作犀牛角单 因为我的喙上方的角 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.
When my mate is incubating eggs in a tree-hole nest, I seal her in with mud.
当我的伴侣在树洞的巢穴中孵卵时,我用泥封住她.
I leave a small opening in the mud for my beak to fit through so that I can bring her food.
我在泥地上留下了一小口,让我的喙能穿过去,以便能带给她食物.
She breaks out once our babies hatch, but then we seal them in again for safety until they are old enough to leave the nest.
她一孵出就突围了 但为了安全起见 我们再封住他们 直到他们长大后离开巢穴
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 huias (HOO-yuhs) lived in New Zealand until we became extinct.
阿辉 我们生活在新西兰 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 were so different that for a long time, people thought we weren’t related to each other at all.
我们的喙很不一样, 很久以来,
We looked alike otherwise, though, with orange fleshy wattles and shiny black feathers except for the white tips of our tails.
不过我们看起来不一样 除了尾巴的白色小指外 还有橙色的花纹和闪亮的黑色羽毛
We ate insects and insect larvae, spiders, and sometimes berries.
我们吃了昆虫和昆虫幼虫,蜘蛛,有时还有浆果.
Sword-Billed Hummingbird I am a sword-billed hummingbird, a very small bird with a very long beak; in fact, I’m the only bird with a bill longer than my body.
剑嘴蜂鸟 我是一只剑嘴蜂鸟,一只喙很长的非常小的鸟;事实上,我是唯一一只比身体长的鸟。
My beak is heavy, so when I land, I tilt my head up to reduce the strain on my neck.
我的喙很重,所以当我着陆时,我把头向上倾斜来减轻脖子上的压力.
I use my long beak and even longer tongue to get nectar from tube-shaped flowers.
我用我的长喙甚至更长的舌头从管状花朵取花蜜.
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
I live in the Andes Mountains of South America, where I build my nest of moss and leaves held together with cobwebs.
我住在南美洲的安第斯山脉, 我在那里建造了苔藓和树叶的巢, 和蜘蛛网在一起。
Brown Pelican I am a brown pelican, and I have a pouch of skin under my beak that can hold a lot of fish and water—almost three gallons!
棕can 我是一个棕色的溥仪,我的喙下有一袋可以牵取很多鱼和水的皮肤——差不多有三加仑!
I hunt in the ocean, diving down into the water from the air, although I’m not above taking fish from fishing boats.
我在海里打猎,从空中潜入水中,
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!
I have webbed feet, which I use to warm my eggs, unlike most birds, which use their breasts.
我有网床的脚,我用来取暖我的蛋, 不像大多数鸟,它们用它们的乳房。
Shoebill Stork I am called a shoebill stork because my beak is shaped like a shoe but with a hook on the end that helps me eat fish.
鞋单花纹 我被称作"鞋单" 是因为我的喙形状像一双鞋 但端部有一个钩子 帮助我吃鱼。
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。
Sometimes I’ll eat frogs and even small crocodiles.
有时 我会吃青蛙,
I live in the swamps and marshes of Africa, where I have one mate for life.
我住在非洲的沼泽地和沼泽地 我有一个终身伴侣
We don’t really hang out with other shoebill storks unless food is scarce.
除非食物短缺, 我们不会真的与其他的鞋单鹳出没。
We share the work of parenting, including keeping our eggs cool by dousing them with mouthfuls of water and surrounding them with wet grass.
我们分享为人父母的工作,包括用口水喂蛋并用湿草来围住蛋,使其保持凉爽。
Even after our chicks are born, we keep cooling them off until they grow their own feathers.
即使我们的小鸡出生后,我们一直冷却它们 直到它们长出自己的羽毛。
Spoonbill I am called a spoonbill because I have a long beak that flattens out at the end like a spoon.
勺子纸 我被称作勺子,因为我有一个长喙 平地出在端像勺子。
People often confuse me with a flamingo because of my white and pink color, but not after they see my bill, which looks nothing like a flamingo’s.
人们常常因为我的白色和粉红色而把我和火烈鸟混为一谈,
To find food, I sweep my bill back and forth in the mud and shallow water, using touch more than sight to hunt.
为了找到食物,我在泥地和浅水中前后扫荡我的帐单,用触摸比目光更能打猎.
When I feel something bump against my beak, I snatch it up.
当我感觉到有东西撞上我的喙时,我就把它抢走。
I like to eat frogs, shellfish, seaweed, and small fish, which I will regurgitate into my babies’ mouths back at the nest.
我喜欢吃青蛙、贝类、海藻和小鱼,
Toucan I am a toucan, and I have a huge and colorful beak that is actually very light because it’s full of air pockets.
图文 我是一个土豆人,我有一个巨大而多彩的喙, 它实际上非常轻,因为它充满了空气口袋。
I eat fruit, seeds, insects, eggs, and sometimes lizards.
我吃水果,种子,昆虫,鸡蛋,有时还有蜥蜴.
My beak helps me reach fruit while I sit in rainforest trees, and to toss it back and forth with another toucan as part of a mating ritual.
我的喙让我在雨林树上坐着时得到水果, 并把它和另一个土豆一起扔来扔去,作为交配仪式的一部分。
I can also use my beak to skin the fruit.
我也可以用我的喙来剥取果实.
I have two claws that point forward and two that point backward to help me hold onto branches, and my nest is in a tree hole.
我有两只爪子向前和两只后向 帮助我抓住树枝 我的巢在树洞里
Baby toucans take several months to grow the large beak typical of adult toucans.
婴儿豆腐需要几个月才能长出成人豆腐中典型的大喙.
As you can see, many birds have weird beaks.
可见多鸟有怪喙.
Some beaks help birds to catch or eat their food.
有的喙会帮助鸟类捕捉或吃它们的食物.
Other beaks just look incredible.
其他的喙看起来真不可思议
Which beak is your favorite?
你最喜欢哪个嘴?