Lesson 14 Amazing Animals
第14課 令人驚奇的動物
Long-eared jerboas look like mice.
長耳朵的跳鼠看起來像老鼠。
With their long ears,they also remind people of rabbits.
它們的長耳朵還會讓人想起兔子。
Their ears are much longer than their heads.
它們的兒子比它們的頭還要長很多。
They live in the deserts of Asia.
它們生活在亞洲的沙漠。
On the sand,they jump like kangaroos!
在沙子上,它們像袋鼠一樣跳!
What a cute animal!
多么可愛的動物!
Kiwis are birds,but they can't fly.
幾維是鳥類,但是它們不會飛。
Kiwis can be as big as chickens.
幾維像雞一樣大。
Like all birds,they lay eggs - big eggs.
和所有的鳥類一樣,它們生蛋——大蛋。
People call them Kiwis because they make the sound: keee-weee.
人們把它們叫作幾維是因為它們發(fā)出的聲音:嘰--喂--。
Kiwis live in New Zealand and are a national animal of the country.
幾維生活在新西蘭,是那個國家的國鳥。
Do you like them?
你喜歡它們嗎?
Long-nosed monkeys live in Southeast Asia.
長鼻子的猴子生活在東南亞。
They are famous for their large noses.
它們以它們的大鼻子而聞名。
Their noses are as big as eggplants!
它們的鼻子像茄子一樣大!
When the monkeys are happy or excited,they shake their noses.
當(dāng)猴子很高興或興奮時,它們晃動它們的鼻子。
That's funny!
那很有趣!
Can fish fly?
魚會飛嗎?
Most people would say no.
大多數(shù)人說不會。
Look at this fish.
看這種魚。
It looks like a bird with its large wings.
它的大翅膀看起來像鳥。
It can jump out of the water and flap its wings up to 70 times a second.
它能跳出水面,并以每秒70次的頻率拍打翅膀。
You can see flying fish all over the world.
飛魚分布在全世界。
It flies out of the water to avoid enemies.
它從水面飛出來是為了躲避敵人。