Bears
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents What Is a Bear?
内容 熊是什么?
4 Growing Up.
4"成长".
5 Kinds of Bears.
5种熊相会.
6 Bear Survival.
(原始内容存档于2018-10-12). 6 Bear Survival.
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Index.
16 指数。
16 What Is a Bear?
16是熊吗?
Bears are intelligent, curious, powerful animals that have always fascinated people.
熊是聪明,好奇,强大的动物 总是迷上人们。
They have thick fur, short legs, small ears, stubby tails, long claws, and jaws that can crush bone.
它们有厚的皮毛,短的腿,小的耳朵,有的尾巴,有长的爪子,有的下巴可以压碎骨头.
Bears have a keen sense of smell and can even smell and find food packed inside plastic bags.
熊有敏锐的嗅觉,甚至能闻到并找到包装在塑料袋内的食物.
The smallest bear is the sun bear, which weighs 36 to 63 kilograms (80–140 lbs).
最小的熊是太阳熊,它重36至63公斤(80-140磅).
The largest bear is the polar bear—male polar bears can weigh as much as 680 kilograms (1,500 lbs).
最大的熊是北极熊-雄性北极熊可重达680公斤(1500磅).
Many bears are known for hibernating, or sleeping, often for months at a time.
许多熊以休眠而出名,或睡觉而出名,一次经常有几个月.
Bears that hibernate do so to survive the cold winter when food is scarce.
冬眠的熊为了在食物匮乏时度过寒冷的冬天而这样做.
They consume large quantities of food during the warmer months to store enough fat to last without food during the winter.
它们在更温暖的几个月里消耗大量食物来储存足够多的脂肪来维持冬季没有食物.
Even though bears are famous for hibernating, many bears do not hibernate.
尽管熊因冬眠而出名,但许多熊并不冬眠.
Polar bears and giant pandas cannot obtain enough food during the warmer months to fatten up and go without food in the winter.
北极熊和大熊猫在更温暖的几个月里不能获得足够的食物来肥大,在冬天没有食物去.
Sun bears and sloth bears, which live where food is plentiful year-round, also do not hibernate.
太阳熊和猪笼草熊是全年食物充沛的地方,它们也不冬眠.
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
The koala, often called a koala bear, is not a bear at all, even though it may look like one.
科拉人,常被称作"科拉熊"(koala),虽然看起来可能像一只,但根本不是一头熊.
It is a marsupial, or pouched mammal.
它是一种马铃薯,或袋状哺乳动物。
Marsupials are especially common in Australia and also include the kangaroo, wombat, and Tasmanian devil.
马苏比亚人尤其常见于澳大利亚,还包括袋鼠,子宫,和塔斯马尼亚恶魔.
The only marsupial in the Americas is the opossum.
美洲唯一的大海是大海
Giant Panda American Black Bear Brown Bear (Grizzly) Asiatic Black Bear Spectacled Bear Sloth Bear Sun Bear Polar Bear Growing Up Most adult bears are solitary, preferring to roam on their own.
巨熊猫 美国黑熊棕熊(英语:Grizzly (Asiatic Bear spectacle)) 巨熊熊 Sloth Sun Bear 极地熊长大后大多数成年熊都是被隔离的,更喜欢独自漫游.
The exceptions are during the mating season and when mothers care for their cubs.
例外的是交配季节和母亲照顾幼崽的时候.
Bears usually have one to three cubs at a time.
熊通常一次有一到三只幼崽.
Bear cubs are very small, blind, and helpless at birth.
熊幼崽在出生时非常小,盲目,无助.
They stay in a den with their mother for several months following their birth.
他们出生后与母亲一起住在一个洞里几个月。
Male bears do not help raise cubs, and in fact sometimes kill and eat them.
雄性熊不会帮助饲养幼崽,事实上有时会杀死并吃掉它们.
The mother bear must fiercely protect her cubs while they are young and vulnerable.
母熊必须猛烈地保护幼崽,而幼崽又很脆弱。
Cubs stay close to their mother for up to three years.
小熊在母亲身边待了三年。
During that time, their biggest task is to learn how to find food.
在此期间,他们最大的任务是学习如何找食物.
Then they are on their own.
那他们只能靠自己了
Kinds of Bears The following pages introduce the eight kinds of bears.
熊的种类 以下页介绍八种熊.
Their comparative sizes are shown in the illustration below.
其相对规模见下图.
Bear mothers are extremely attentive and caring.
熊妈妈非常关心和照顾。
Polar Bears The polar bear is the largest bear and the largest land-dwelling carnivore on Earth.
极地熊 北极熊是地球上最大的熊和最大的地栖动物.
It is easily identified by its white or yellow-white fur that camouflages it in snowy surroundings.
它很容易通过它的白色或黄色-白色的毛皮来识别,这些毛皮在多雪的周围遮盖.
Polar bears are exceptional swimmers, aided by partially webbed front paws.
极地熊是非凡的游泳者,靠部分网床前爪相助.
A thick layer of fat keeps them warm, even in frigid water.
一层厚厚的脂肪保持了它们的温暖,甚至在冷水中也是如此.
Polar bears live near the North Pole.
北极熊生活在北极附近.
They are powerful hunters, eating mostly seals and walruses.
他们都是强大的猎人,主要吃海豹和海象.
Because food can be scarce, they may not eat for four or five days at a time.
由于食物可能稀缺,它们可能一次不能吃上四五天.
Brown Bears Not all brown bears are brown—they are divided into ten subgroups based on coloring, which ranges from light tan to reddish brown to very dark brown.
棕熊队 并非所有棕熊都是棕色的-它们根据取色而分出10个子群,从浅褐色到红褐色到非常深棕色不等.
One famous subgroup is the grizzly bear.
一个出名的分组是灰熊.
Its name comes from its gray-tipped fur, which looks frosty, or grizzled.
其名称出自其灰发的毛被,外观为霜,或灰发.
The largest brown bear, the Kodiak bear, lives in Alaska.
最大的棕熊科迪亚克熊生活在阿拉斯加.
Brown bears have the largest range of any kind of bear.
棕熊拥有最大范围的任何种类的熊.
They live in western North America, parts of Europe, and much of northern Asia.
分布于北美西部,欧洲部分地区以及亚洲北部等地.
Brown bears vary in size depending on where they live and what they eat.
棕熊的大小因所住地和所吃之物而异.
Fish, especially salmon, is a staple in the diet of many brown bears.
鱼类,特别是鲑鱼,是许多棕熊饮食中的主食.
The diet of a grizzly bear is among the most varied of any living animal.
灰熊的饮食是所有活生生的动物中种类最多的.
Grizzlies eat meat, fish, insects, eggs, berries, roots, leaves, and grass.
灰熊会吃肉,鱼,昆虫,鸡蛋,浆果,根,叶等植物和草.
Brown bears love salmon.
棕熊爱沙门.
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
Polar bears have black skin under their fur.
北极熊皮毛下有黑色皮肤.
The black skin absorbs the sun’s energy and helps keep the bears warm.
黑皮肤能吸收太阳的能量,
Polar bears live much of their lives on sea ice.
北极熊大部分时间生活在海冰上
Giant Pandas As a symbol of conservation, the giant panda is one of the most well-known animals in the world.
大熊猫 作为保护的象征,大熊猫是世界上最出名的动物之一.
It is easy to recognize because of its thick black-and-white fur and distinctive eye patches.
因其浓厚的黑白相间的皮毛和有特色的眼部补丁而易于识别.
Giant pandas live in the forest-covered mountains of China.
巨熊猫生活在中国被森林覆盖的山区.
They feed almost exclusively on bamboo and are completely dependent on the health of bamboo forests in order to stay alive.
它们几乎完全以竹为食并完全依赖竹林的健康来活活.
Giant pandas are extremely rare, with only about 1,000 left in the wild.
巨型熊猫极为罕见,野外仅剩约1000只.
American Black Bears The American black bear—often black but sometimes lighter—has a light-colored muzzle.
美国黑熊 美国黑熊(通常为黑色,但有时较轻)有浅色口罩.
Scientists recognize separate subgroups of American black bears based on coloring.
科学家根据取色识别出美国黑熊的分化.
These include the cinnamon bear (reddish brown), the Kermode bear (white), and the blue, silver, or glacier bear (bluish black or dark gray).
其中包括肉桂熊(红褐色),克莫德熊(白色),和蓝,银,或冰川熊(黑色或深灰色).
American black bears inhabit much of the North American continent, from Alaska and Canada to northern Mexico.
美国黑熊栖息于北美大陆的大部分地区,从阿拉斯加和加拿大到墨西哥北部.
Black bears are true omnivores, eating a wide variety of plants as well as honey, fish, insects, and dead animals.
黑熊是真正的杂食动物,食用多种植物以及蜂蜜,鱼类,昆虫和已死的动物.
They are very good climbers.
他们是非常好的登山者。
American black bears are curious and intelligent.
美国黑熊好奇而聪明.
Canada United States Canada Alaska Do You Know?
加拿大 加拿大 阿拉斯加你知道吗?
The giant panda has an extra “thumb” on each hand.
巨熊猫每只手都有一个额外的"hum".
It is not really a thumb, but instead a special wrist bone, covered with a pad, that helps the giant panda grasp bamboo stems.
它不是真正的拇指, 而是一个特殊的手腕骨, 被一个垫子覆盖, 帮助大熊猫抓住竹子。
No one is quite sure how pandas got their black-and-white fur.
没人知道熊猫是怎么得到黑白皮毛的
Asiatic Black Bears The Asiatic black bear, sometimes called the moon bear, is black except for a light-colored muzzle and a light V-shaped patch of fur on its chest.
亚洲黑熊 亚洲黑熊,有时也叫"月熊",是黑色的,除了有浅色口罩和胸口有浅V形的皮毛外.
Another unique feature is its unusually large ears.
另一个独特的特点是它的耳朵异常大.
Asiatic black bears live in mountainous regions of many Asian countries.
亚洲黑熊生活在许多亚洲国家的山区.
They often anger farmers by eating crops and killing sheep, goats, and cattle.
他们常常通过吃庄稼和杀死羊,山羊,和牛来激怒农民.
These bears have a diverse diet that also includes fruit, insects, and small animals.
这些熊有各种各样的饮食,其中也包括水果,昆虫和小动物.
Spectacled Bears Spectacled bears have brown or black shaggy coats and light markings on their faces that sometimes look like eyeglasses, or spectacles.
斑点熊 有斑点的熊的脸上有棕色或黑色的花纹外衣和光线标记,有时看起来像眼镜,或眼镜.
They are the only native bear in South America, living in forested mountains, grasslands, and coastal deserts.
它们是南美洲唯一的本土熊,生活在有森林的山地,草地和沿海沙漠.
Like most bears, they are omnivores and will eat almost anything, including dead meat.
和大多数熊一样,它们是杂食动物,几乎什么都吃,包括死肉.
They are particularly fond of fruit, sugarcane, and corn.
他们特别喜欢水果、甘蔗和玉米。
Spectacled bears often climb cacti to eat the fruit at the top.
斑斑熊常攀上仙人掌来吃上层的果实.
The name moon bear comes from the patch of light fur, shaped like a crescent moon, on the bear’s chest.
取名"月亮熊",出自熊胸上被形状为再生月亮的浅毛地斑.
China India Do You Know?
中国 印度你知道吗?
Each spectacled bear has a unique pattern of eye markings on its face.
每只有眼斑的熊 脸上都有独特的眼睛标记图案
South America Spectacled bears have very good eyesight—almost as if their “spectacles” were real!
南美洲 光斑熊的视力非常好,
Sloth Bears The sloth bear is a type of small bear with a long, shaggy coat and a lighter-colored face.
斯卢斯熊 花懒熊是一类小熊,外有长而粗的外衣和浅色相貌.
It moves slowly and often hangs from tree branches, similarly to another mammal called a tree sloth.
它会缓慢地移动,并经常从树枝上被吊起,类似于另一个叫作"树槽"的哺乳动物.
Sloth bears live in the forests and grasslands of India and the neighboring island of Sri Lanka.
斯洛斯熊生活在印度和相邻的斯里兰卡岛的森林和草地上.
Their favorite food is termites.
他们最喜欢的食物是白蚁.
A sloth bear has a long snout that it uses to suck out these insects from their nests.
猪笼草熊的鼻子很长 用来从巢中吸出这些昆虫
These bears also eat fruit, berries, and honey.
这些熊还吃水果,浆果和蜂蜜.
When feeding, they make a loud sucking noise that can be heard from far away.
在进食时,它们会发出从远处能听到的响亮的吸声.
Sun Bears The sun bear is the smallest member of the bear family.
太阳熊 太阳熊是熊家族中最小的成员.
Mostly black, it gets its name from the light-colored patch of fur on its chest that is shaped like a rising sun.
其取名取自胸口有浅色皮毛的斑块,外形为升起的太阳.
Sun bears live in lowland tropical rainforests in Southeast Asia.
太阳熊生活在东南亚低地热带雨林中.
They feed on both plants and animals.
它们同时以动植物为食.
They have unusually long tongues to help them remove insects from hard-to-reach places.
它们有异常长的舌头来帮助它们去除难以到达的地方的昆虫.
Sun bears are sometimes called honey bears because of their fondness for honey.
太阳熊有时因其对蜂蜜的喜爱而被称为"蜂蜜熊".
Sun bears like honey so much that they will brave angry bees to get it—and eat the bees, too!
太阳熊喜欢蜂蜜,所以它们会勇敢地愤怒的蜜蜂来取来——也吃蜜蜂!
Sun bears are excellent climbers.
太阳熊是优秀的登山者.
India China Sloth bears can close their nostrils to better suck up termites.
印度中国斯洛斯熊可以关闭鼻孔来更好地吸食白蚁.
Bear Survival Stories about bears attacking people are frightening, but bears are in greater danger from people than people are from bears.
熊求生计划 关于熊攻击人的故事是可怕的,但熊对人的威胁比对熊的危险更大.
Because of human activity, bear populations are shrinking.
由于人类活动,熊群正在萎缩.
Over half of all bear habitats worldwide have been destroyed by humans for farming, mining, and forestry.
全世界一半以上的熊栖息地被人类所破坏,用于耕作、采矿和林业。
Five kinds of bears are endangered, and the other three are decreasing in numbers.
有5种熊濒临灭绝,另外3种熊的数量正在减少.
Another threat to bears is hunters, who kill bears for meat, sport, or the use of body parts for medicinal purposes.
对熊的另一个威胁是猎人,他们为了肉类,运动而杀死熊,或者为了药用而使用身体部位.
Other people hunt bears because they consider them to be pests that threaten crops or livestock.
其他人猎取熊是因为他们认为熊是威胁作物或牲畜的害虫.
Conservationists and wildlife biologists are working to save bears from extinction.
保护者和野生动物生物学家正在努力使熊免于灭绝.
Many people are trying to protect bear habitats and stop hunting so that bears can continue to survive in the wild.
许多人试图保护熊栖息地并停止打猎,使熊能继续在野外生存.
Glossary carnivore (n.)
肉食类词汇 (n.
animal that eats meat (p.
吃肉的动物(p.
7) comparative (adj.)
7) 比较(adj.)
using or showing a comparison (p.
使用或显示比较(p.
6) diverse (adj.)
(6) 多样性(adj.)
made up of many things (p.
由许多事物所组成(p.
11) exclusively (adv.)
11) 专案(adv.
completely; entirely (p.
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9) hibernating (v.)
9) 休眠(五.
sleeping deeply, especially for an entire winter (p.
深睡,特别是整个冬天(p.
4) muzzle (n.)
4)口罩 (n.
the long part of an animal’s head that includes its mouth and nose (p.
包括口鼻在内的动物头部的长部(p.
10) omnivores (n.)
10) 杂食动物 (n.
animals that eat both plants and animals (p.
既吃植物又吃动物的动物(p.
10) solitary (adj.)
10) 单独(adj.
alone; without companions (p.
独活;无相伴(p.
5) Scientists put a tag on this brown bear’s ear to track it and learn about its behavior.
5)科学家在棕熊的耳朵上贴上标签来追踪并了解它的行为.