The Amazing Amazon
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Chapter 1: There Is a Place.
目录 1:有一个地方。
4 Chapter 2: Layers of the Rainforest.
4 第2章:雨林地层.
9 Chapter 3: Keeping It Clean.
9 第3章:保持干净.
15 Chapter 4: Who, Me?
15 第4章:谁,我?
17 Explore More.
17 探索更多。
18 Glossary.
18 词汇。
20 NOTE: Rainforest can be spelled in two ways: rainforest or rain forest.
20 注:雨林可以有两种拼写方式:雨林或雨林.
We will use the one-word spelling.
我们将使用一个字的拼写。
And when this book uses the word rainforest, it means tropical rainforest.
而当这本书使用"雨林"一词时,也指热带雨林.
Chapter 1: There Is a Place There is a place where monkeys swing and howl.
第1章:有一个地方 有一个地方 猴子挥舞和嚎叫。
There is a place where jaguars leap from tree to tree.
有一个地方 美洲虎从树上跳到树上
Bananas and pineapples grow for free.
香蕉和菠萝免费生长.
Tiny frogs live in flowers.
细蛙活花.
Pink-colored dolphins swim in the river.
粉色海豚游入江来.
Storms come often, and the air is sweet.
暴风雨来来来来来去去来去去来来去去去来去去去去去去来去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去去
A little sunlight filters through the vines and leaves, but it is mostly dark here on the ground.
少许阳光通过藤蔓和叶子过滤,但地面上大部分是黑暗的.
It is hot, steamy, and still.
这是热的,蒸的,仍然。
Rainwater flows from leaf to leaf.
雨水从叶相接而来.
You are sweating.
你在发汗
A bug lands on your neck.
一个虫子落在你的脖子上
An ant quietly walks across your shoe.
一只蚂蚁悄悄地走过你的鞋
Suddenly a little brown monkey swings to a nearby branch.
突然有一只小棕色的猴子向附近的一枝树上挥去.
Then a bright green bird flies past.
然后一只明亮的绿鸟飞过
Welcome to the Amazon rainforest.
欢迎来到亚马逊雨林
Rainforests Tropical rainforests are forests where it rains a lot.
热带雨林是雨量大的地方
In fact, a tropical rainforest receives between 150 and 400 centimeters (59–157 in) of rain every year.
事实上,热带雨林每年会得到150至400公分(59–157英寸)雨量.
They are also warm.
它们也很温暖。
The temperature ranges from 25° to 35° Celsius (77°F–95°F).
气温从25°到35°C(77°F-95°F).
Rainforests are green year-round.
雨林全年绿.
Their hot and humid climate is perfect for tall trees and other plants.
它们炎热而潮湿的气候对于高大的树木和其他植物来说是完美的.
The really thick parts of rainforests are what we call jungles.
雨林中非常茂密的部分就是我们所谓的丛林。
Tropical rainforests cover a small part (about 6 percent) of Earth’s surface.
热带雨林覆盖地表的一小部分(约6%).
But more than half (50 percent) of the world’s plant and animal species are found in them!
但是,世界上一半以上的动植物品种(50%)都存在于其中!
Rainforests are usually near Earth’s equator.
雨林通常位于地球赤道附近.
Most of the world’s rainforests are in Africa, Southeast Asia, and South America.
世界雨林大部分分布在非洲,东南亚和南美洲.
The Amazon The Amazon rainforest is in South America.
亚马逊雨林位于南美洲.
It is the largest tropical rainforest in the world.
它是世界上最大的热带雨林.
It has more kinds of insects, plants, and animals than any other place on Earth.
它的昆虫,植物和动物种类比地球上任何其他地方都多.
Every year, scientists discover new species of insects and plants here.
每年科学家都会在这里发现昆虫和植物的新物种.
The Amazon River flows through the heart of this rainforest.
亚马逊河从这个雨林的中心流出.
Thousands of other rivers and streams empty into it.
数以千计的其他河流和溪流空入其中.
Many fish and other animals live in the Amazon River.
许多鱼类和其他动物生活在亚马逊河.
This book will take you through the Amazon rainforest.
这本书会带你穿过亚马逊雨林
You will travel from the tallest trees to the rainforest floor.
你会从最高的树上去到雨林地上
Along the way, you will meet an eagle, monkey, jaguar, and ant.
沿途会遇到一只鹰,猴子,美洲虎和蚂蚁.
You will even hear what they would say—if they could talk.
你将听见他们说的话,如果他们能说话。
So just how big is the Amazon River?
亚马逊河有多大?
point during the rainy season.
雨季的时候
to the Atlantic Ocean.
到达大西洋
(10 ft) long and weigh 180 kilograms (400 lb)!
(10英尺)长而重180公斤(400磅)!
rivers combined!
河流加起来!
The Amazon is the world’s widest and largest river.
亚马逊河是世界上最宽和最大的河流。
Venezuela THE AMAZON RIVER French Guiana ATLANTIC OCEAN Suriname Guyana Map of Amazon Basin Colombia Ecuador Panama Brazil Peru From the Amazon Yearbook Tamara the Tapir Katie Capybara Paulo the Poison Arrow Frog Sloths are slow-moving animals.
委内瑞拉 法属圭亚那 大西洋 出自"亚马逊年鉴""塔玛拉""塔皮尔·凯蒂·卡皮巴拉·保罗""毒箭蛙花"等慢跑动物.
They seem to just hang out (upside down!)
他们似乎只是挂出(上下!)
in the trees.
在树上。
The tapir is a big, hoofed animal that is related to the horse and the rhinoceros.
盘口 animal(学名:Conus tapir)为蹄形科 horse属的动物,与马和犀有关系.
Tapirs often weigh well over 136 kilograms (300 lb).
塔皮斯的重量往往会大大超过136公斤(300磅).
At around 1.
1点左右
2 meters (4 ft) long, the capybara is the world’s largest rodent.
长2米(4英尺),花冠为世界最大的啮齿动物.
(But don’t call Katie a big rat.)
(但别叫凯蒂是大老鼠)
The poison arrow frog has super-bright colors.
毒箭蛙有超光亮的颜色.
These colors warn other animals that its skin is poisonous.
这些颜色警告其他动物它的皮肤有毒.
Chapter 2: Layers of the Rainforest To better understand the rainforest, scientists have “divided” it into four parts.
第2章:雨林地层 为了更好地了解雨林,科学家们将雨林分为了四个部分。
You can think of it like a four-story building.
可以想出四层楼来.
The highest trees make up the top floor, or the emergent layer.
最高的树木组成了顶层,或者新兴地层.
The next highest trees make up the canopy layer.
次高的树木组成了树冠地层.
Below them is the understory.
其下为下.
At the bottom is the rainforest floor.
地底是雨林地层.
High Risers The tallest trees of the rainforest are called the emergents.
高升号 雨林中最高高的树木被称为"新兴".
They are like umbrellas that rise above the thick forest.
它们是像雨伞 升起厚的森林。
Emergents receive lots of sun, wind, and rain.
新生者会接受大量的太阳,风和雨.
Big roots support these giant trees.
大根能支撑这些大树.
Because the soil isn’t deep, tree roots often grow above the ground.
因为土壤不深,
The kapok tree, for example, has roots that extend out like wooden walls.
例如卡波克树有根能像木墙一样延伸出.
These roots are so big that your whole class could hide behind just one of them!
这些根子太大了,你整个班都躲在他们后面!
Not many animals live in the emergent layer.
没有多少动物生活在新生地层中.
Some birds and butterflies eat the leaves and fruit.
一些鸟和蝴蝶会吃叶子和水果.
One huge bird, the harpy eagle, actually lives there, high above the river.
一只巨大的鸟, 竖鹰,实际上住在那里, 在河上。
Rainforest Layers Emergent Layer Canopy Layer Understory Layer Rainforest Floor Spotlight interview: The Harpy Eagle RAZ Interviewer: Hello there, Harpy.
雨林地层 冰冠地层 地下地层 雨林地层 焦点访谈: 猎鹰RAZ 采访者: 哈比,你好吗?
Is it true that you are the largest eagle in the Americas?
你是美洲最大的鹰吗?
Harpy: I think so.
Harpy:我想是的。
I am about one meter tall, which is more than three feet high.
我身高约一米, 超过三英尺。
RAZ Interviewer: It looks as if you have some big wings as well.
津巴布韦 采访者: 看起来你也有大翅膀
Harpy: Oh, these things?
哦,这些东西?
I was born with these.
我生来就带着这些
If I stretch them out like this, they are longer than most people.
如果我这样把它们伸开 他们比大多数人都长
You see?
看到没?
My wingspan is two meters across—about six and a half feet.
我的翅膀有两米高 大约六英尺半
Flying fast really helps me find food.
飞快能帮我找到食物
RAZ Interviewer: What is your favorite food?
津巴布韦 采访者: 你最喜欢的食物是什么?
Harpy: Oh, I like pizza delivered to my door.
哦,我喜欢送披萨到我的门。
Just kidding—I hunt sloths, monkeys, and other birds.
开个玩笑 我猎食花鼠、猴子和其他鸟类。
Monkeys are probably my favorite.
猴子可能是我最喜欢的
RAZ Interviewer: Is that what your big talons are for?
津巴布韦 采访者: 这就是你的大爪子吗?
Harpy: Yep.
对
They can scoop unsuspecting animals right off tree branches.
他们可以从树枝上挖出无可疑动物
Hey, there’s a monkey now!
喂 有只猴子来了!
I’ll see you later!
回头见!
Crazy Canopy The rainforest’s real action is in the canopy layer.
疯狂的花冠 雨林的真正作用在于树冠地层.
This is where most plants and animals live.
这是大多数动植物生活的地方.
It is like a thick roof made out of tree branches and vines.
这就像一个由树枝和藤蔓所造的厚厚的屋顶。
Many trees in the canopy are covered with climbing vines and epiphytes.
树冠上的许多树木被攀爬的藤蔓和起伏植物所覆盖.
Epiphytes are plants that grow on top of other plants.
Epiphytes是生长于其他植物上方的植物.
Most of the rainforest’s flowers, fruit, and seeds are found in this layer.
雨林的大部分花,水果,种子都存在于这层.
With so much good canopy food, it makes sense that animals hang out here.
有了这么多的好树冠食物,动物在这里游荡是有道理的.
Many animals rarely go down to the ground.
许多动物很少下到地上.
They spend their whole lives up in the trees.
他们一辈子都在树上
Sloths, toucans, and parrots are just some of the animals that live in the canopy.
花lo(学名:Sloths, toucans),又名花ro,花ro,为ro科花t属下的一些动物.
Howler monkeys are probably the loudest.
嚎叫猴可能是最响的.
Their name fits their behavior, as these monkeys howl and scream to keep other animals out of their territories.
他们的名字符合他们的行为, 因为这些猴子喊叫和叫叫 不让其他动物进入他们的领地。
Bromeliads are cone- shaped plants that grow on trees.
布罗米利亚德是锥形植物,生长于树木上.
Their cones catch a lot of rainwater and form little swimming pools high above the ground.
它们的锥子会捕取出大量雨水,并形成地上高地上的小游泳池.
Tiny frogs, salamanders, and crabs live in these pools.
小青蛙,沙拉曼德人,和螃蟹生活在这些水池中.
Mosquitoes and dragonflies lay eggs in them.
蚊子和蜻蜓在其中产卵.
Spotlight interview: The Howler Monkey RAZ Interviewer: Wow, that was one loud howl!
焦点访谈: 霍华德·马克·拉兹 采访者: 哇,那是一个大叫声!
Would you please stop screaming for one moment?
你能不能别叫了?
I would like to ask you a few questions!
我想问你几个问题!
Howler: Okay, but hurry up.
好吧,但快点。
If I don’t scream like this, other monkeys may come into our territory.
如果我不这样叫,
RAZ Interviewer: Do you always stay up here in the canopy?
津巴布韦 采访者: 你总是呆在树冠上吗?
Howler: This is our home, my man.
霍华德: 这是我们的家,伙计。
On the ground, there are some really big animals— it’s a jungle down there.
在地上,有一些非常大的动物——下面是丛林。
Up here, we can eat fruit, leaves, and flowers, and we can live in safety.
在这里,我们可以吃水果,叶子和花,我们可以安全地生活.
RAZ Interviewer: Does your long tail help you?
津巴布韦 采访者: 你的长尾巴能帮你吗?
It looks prehensile.
它看起来很困惑。
Howler: Yeah, if by prehensile you mean “grab onto.”
霍勒:是的,如果通过理解,你的意思是“拖入”。 “
My tail helps me climb, but my hands and feet are very useful for climbing, too.
我的尾巴帮助我攀爬,但我的手和脚对攀爬也非常有用.
RAZ Interviewer: You sure use big words for a monkey.
津巴布韦 采访者: 你用大字来形容猴子
Hey, stop the howling!
别叫了!
If you can be heard from miles away, just think how loud it is for me.
如果你能从几英里外听到 想想对我有多大声
What makes you so loud anyway?
你怎么会这么大声?
Howler: I have a special bone in my windpipe.
我有一个特殊的骨头在我的风笛。
My throat is like a hollow sound box.
我的喉咙就像个空心的音箱
RAZ Interviewer: Okay, Mr.
RAZ 采访者：好的，先生。
Monkey, you can go back to howling now.
猴子,你现在可以继续叫了
The Darker Story The understory is the third level of the rainforest.
黑暗的故事 下层是雨林的第三层.
It is below the canopy and above the ground.
它位于树冠下和地上。
This is where ferns, plants, and young trees grow.
这是种花、植物和幼树生长的地方。
It is dark in the understory because very little light shines through the thick canopy.
底部很暗,因为光线很少 照穿了厚厚的花冠。
Understory plants grow leaves that are big and wide to catch more sun.
地底植物会生长出大而宽的叶子来捕取更多的太阳.
Animals like to eat these big leaves.
动物喜欢吃这些大叶子.
The understory is not nearly as busy as the canopy, but animals do live here.
底部没有树冠那么繁忙 但动物确实住在这里
Poison arrow frogs hide in the leaves.
毒箭蛙藏于叶中.
Snakes wrap around trees like vines.
蛇绕树如藤.
Birds eat insects from the wood.
鸟从木而取取虫.
Large cats such as jaguars leap between branches.
大型猫类如美洲虎在树枝之间跳跃.
Howler monkey Jaguar Spotlight interview: The Jaguar RAZ Interviewer: Hey, put me down!
霍勒猴子美洲虎的专访: 美洲虎号 采访者: 嘿,放我下来!
And don’t bite.
也不要咬人。
Bad big cat!
坏大猫!
Jaguar: Sorry, I thought you were a monkey.
贾虎: 对不起,我以为你是猴子
What are you doing here anyway?
你在这里做什么呢?
RAZ Interviewer: I came to talk to you, the biggest cat in the Americas.
津巴布韦 采访者: 我来找你,美洲最大的猫
Mr.
先生,请问...
Jaguar, are you really 2.
美洲虎,你真的2岁了
6 meters (8.
6米(8.
5 ft.)
5平方公尺) f.
long?
长?
Jaguar: That’s what they say.
贾虎: 他们就是这么说的。
I weigh 136 kilograms (300 lb), too.
我体重136公斤(300磅),同样。
Not many animals mess with me.
没有什么动物惹我。
You can call me Jag.
你可以叫我贾格。
RAZ Interviewer: Okay, Jag, what do you do for exercise?
津巴布韦 采访者: 好吧,贾格,你做什么运动?
Jag: I get bored with just one sport.
贾格:我对一个运动感到厌倦。
That’s why I cross-train: I run, swim, climb, and fish when I hunt.
因此,我跨火车:我狩猎时跑来跑去、游泳、攀登和钓鱼。
RAZ Interviewer: What do you hunt?
津巴布韦 采访者: 你猎什么?
Jag: Sometimes I climb up in the canopy to eat sloths and monkeys.
贾格:有时 我爬上树冠去吃花懒和猴子
On the ground, I hunt peccaries, tapirs, and yummy capybaras.
在地上,我猎取花生,水龙头, 和美味的卡比巴拉斯。
On lazy days, I lie near the river and catch fish.
懒惰的日子,我躺到河边去钓鱼
When I’m really hungry, I kill caimans.
当我真的饿了,我杀了caimans。
RAZ Interviewer: Wow, I don’t want to be in your powerful jaws ever again!
津巴布韦 采访者: 我不想再出现在你强大的下巴里了!
Excuse me, I need to go now.
对不起,我得走了。
Reaching the Top Scientists have found creative ways to study the top layers of rainforests.
接触顶层科学家 找到了研究雨林顶层的创造性方法
They have climbed with ropes and ladders.
他们用绳子和梯子爬了上去
They have built platforms like tree houses.
他们建造了树屋等平台.
Some have gone up in cranes.
有的骑起起起重机
A blimp has even lowered a raft of scientists down to the canopy.
冰块甚至把一筏科学家 降入树冠
Chapter 3: Keeping It Clean If you walked around the rainforest floor, you might be surprised.
第3章:保持清洁 如果你走在雨林的地上 你可能会很惊讶
It is not just one thick jungle.
这不仅仅是一个茂密的丛林。
Sure, you would see roots, plants, and baby trees.
当然,你会看到根,植物和婴儿树。
But most of the green would be high above you.
但大部分绿地会高在你上面
Earthworms, termites, fungi, and bacteria eat up the fallen fruits and parts of trees.
蚯蚓,白蚁,真菌,细菌会把倒下果实和树木的一部分吃掉.
They recycle it back into nutritious soil.
他们把它回收回有营养的土壤。
When a big tree falls, they munch it down into small pieces.
当一棵大树倒下时,它们会把它砍成小块.
Also on the ground are animals like deer, tapirs, peccaries, and capybaras.
地上还有鹿,水龙头,花序等动物,并有花序.
But there are far more spiders and bugs.
但是还有更多的蜘蛛和虫子
Ant highways crisscross the rainforest floor.
蚂蚁高速公路横跨雨林地层.
One kind of ant even parades around with leaves and flower petals in its mouth.
一种蚂蚁甚至会到处走来走去,嘴里有花叶花瓣.
It is the famous leaf-cutter ant.
这是著名的花生蚂蚁。
Rainforest floor Spotlight interview: The Leaf-Cutter Ant RAZ Interviewer: Hey down there!
雨林地层 焦点访谈: 叶裂蚁 RAZ 采访者: 嘿,那边!
The one carrying the big leaf over your head!
那个把大叶子放在你头上的人!
May I ask you a few questions?
我能问你几个问题吗?
Ms.
妈妈
Ant: Sure, but I do need to hurry back to the fungus garden.
蚂蚁:当然,但我确实需要赶回真菌园.
We’re low on food.
我们的食物不足。
RAZ Interviewer: Did you really just climb up a tree and cut off that leaf?
津巴布韦 采访者: 你真的只是爬上一棵树 把叶子割了?
Ms.
妈妈
Ant: Yes, and now I’m carrying it back to our underground home.
蚂蚁:是的,现在我把它带回我们的地下家园。
That’s where smaller ants will chew it up into spongy bits.
更小的蚂蚁会把它嚼成海绵块。
RAZ Interviewer: So you don’t eat the leaf?
津巴布韦 采访者: 所以你不吃叶子?
Ms.
妈妈
Ant: No, we use the leaf bits to grow the fungus that we eat.
蚂蚁:不,我们用叶片来种出我们所吃的真菌.
Want some?
想要吗?
RAZ Interviewer: No, thank you.
津巴布韦 采访者: 不 谢谢
I just had lunch.
我刚吃过午饭
So tell me, what is it like underground?
告诉我,地下是什么样子?
Ms.
妈妈
Ant: We have deep nests with lots of rooms.
蚂蚁:我们拥有许多房间的深巢.
In the middle rooms, small ants tend to our fungus gardens.
在中间的房间里,小蚂蚁倾向于我们的真菌园.
Our queen is in a different room.
我们的女王在另一个房间
She can lay up to thirty thousand eggs in one day.
她一天能产出三万个蛋
That’s why there are almost five million of us here!
这就是为什么我们这里有将近五百万人的原因!
Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to sniff my way home.
请原谅, 我需要闻闻回家的路。
And please watch your feet—if you step on our trail, I might get lost!
请你小心脚下... 如果你踩上我们的脚步,我可能会迷路!
Chapter 4: Who, Me?
第4章:谁,我?
Yes, you.
对,你
Do you like to eat bananas or chocolate?
你喜欢吃香蕉还是巧克力?
Does your bicycle have rubber tires?
你的自行车有橡胶轮胎吗?
Well, guess what!
你猜怎么着?
Bananas, chocolate, and rubber all grow in the Amazon rainforest.
香蕉,巧克力,和橡胶都生长在亚马逊雨林.
Many more things come from the Amazon, too, such as medicines and pineapples.
更多东西也来自亚马逊,如药品和菠萝.
The Amazon is a treasure.
亚马逊是珍宝
Insects buzz by that haven’t been named yet.
昆虫尚未命名。
Trees grow, fall, and turn back into soil.
树生而倒倒,回回而入于地.
And rainforest plants take carbon dioxide from the air and replace it with oxygen.
而雨林植物则从空气中取出二氧化碳并用氧气来取而代之.
Humans and other animals need oxygen in order to live.
人类和其他动物需要氧气才能活.
The Amazon rainforest is a real place.
亚马逊雨林是一个真正的地方。
As you read these words, a jaguar moves through the understory.
当你读到这些话时,一只美洲虎会穿过地底
Right now, a leaf-cutter ant marches back to a fungus garden.
现在,一株被叶切的蚂蚁走回了真菌园.
Somewhere in the Amazon, the scream of a howler monkey echoes through the forest.
在亚马逊的某个地方 一只叫声响起的猴子在森林里回响
Can you hear it?
你能听到吗?
The Amazon rainforest is home to many living things.
亚马逊雨林是许多活物的家园.
Explore More Did you like learning about the Amazon rainforest?
探索更多 你喜欢学亚马逊雨林吗?
Well, there is much more to see.
嗯,还有更多的事情要做。
If you do some research, you’re bound to find some very interesting animals!
如果你做了一些研究,你一定会找到一些非常有趣的动物!
Tell your librarian that you are interested in books about the Amazon rainforest.
告诉你的图书管理员 你对亚马逊雨林的书感兴趣
In the address window, type: www.
在地址窗口中,类型:www.
google.
Google (英语).
com Then type: Amazon rainforest.
连线 然后类型:亚马逊雨林.
Click on “Google Search.”
单击“谷歌搜索”。 “
Read the colored links.
读取有色链接.
Click on one that looks interesting.
点击一个看起来很有趣。
When you want to explore other links, click the “back” arrow on the top left.
想要探索其他链接时,请单击左上方的“后”箭头。
Try This!
试试这个!
Where do you live?
你住哪里? 住在这里?
Do you live in the rainforest?
你住在雨林里吗?
What about in a desert, tundra, or pine forest?
在沙漠,苔原, 或松林呢?
Do you live on the coast, up in the mountains, or out on the plains?
你住在海岸,山上,还是平地?
You must live somewhere, right?
你必须住的地方,对不对?
If you live in a town or city, sometimes it can be hard to tell what kind of region you live in.
如果你住在一个镇或城市, 有时很难分辨你住哪个地区。
But there are clues all around.
但周围都有线索
What kinds of trees and bushes grow nearby?
附近种出什么样的树和灌木?
What kinds of birds fly overhead?
什么样的鸟在空中飞行?
What is the weather like?
天气怎么样?
Look around and investigate.
环顾四周调查.
If you are not sure, ask your teacher, librarian, parent, or friend.
如果你不确定,请问您的老师、图书管理员、父母或朋友。
Once you figure it out, make a report.
一旦你明白了,就做个报告。
Draw a picture like the one on page 9, but make it for your area.
画一幅像第9页的相片,但做为您所在区域.
What kind of insects, plants, and animals are native to your home?
什么样的昆虫,植物,动物 是你的家乡?
You could find this information by walking around outside.
你走出去就能找到这个信息
You could also ask other people.
你可以问别人。
Or you could read a book or search the Web.
或者你可以读出一本书 或者搜索网络
You’ll probably be surprised by the cool things you learn about your neighbors!
你可能会惊讶于你对邻居所学的酷事。