翻译:
鲸鱼是地球上最有趣的动物之一。它们看起来像鱼,甚至运动起来也像鱼,但实际上鲸鱼并不是鱼,它们是哺乳类动物。鲸鱼和所有的哺乳类动物一样都是温血动物;而鱼却是冷血动物。鲸鱼甚至长有毛发,不过并不浓密。它们在游动时也会上下摆动尾巴,不像鱼类是左右摆动尾巴。大多数的鱼产卵,但鲸鱼则是直接产下小鲸鱼,而且会照顾它们一整年。
鲸鱼透过头顶的喷水孔吸入空气,因为它们在数百万年前就已经丧失了自然呼吸的能力,所以每吸一口气都必须经过仔细的考虑。这就意味着鲸鱼并不会真的睡着,如果它们睡着了,就会因溺水而死!
Sentence_4u
care for“照顾,关怀”,例如:
Sue is caring for Brian’s daughter while he is away.
休在布赖恩外出时照顾他的女儿。
英语小教室
鲸鱼是地球上有史以来体型最庞大的动物(the biggest animals that ever lived on Earth),其中以蓝鲸体型最大,体重可达十二只大象(12 elephants),长度可达九层楼高(9-story building),比任何恐龙都要庞大(bigger than any of the dinosaurs)。鲸鱼有许多有趣的习性,例如它们会高高地腾跃出水面,旋转,落下时拍水(breaching high out of the water, twirling around, and slapping the water as they come back down),很像特技演员(like acrobats)。在遭遇危险时,它们会把尾巴伸出水面,转一转再拍向水面(sticking their tail out of the water, swinging it around and then slapping it on the water’s surface),以警告同伴。
英语练功房
adj.+连字符+ n.+ed
名词(Noun)尾加上ed,其功能与形容词相同,也可与形容词合并,使意义更加明确。例如:
cold-blooded冷血的warm-blooded温血的good-natured善良的hot-tempered脾气急躁的high-heeled (shoes)高跟的(鞋) long-legged长腿的open-minded心胸开阔的narrowed-minded心胸狭窄的gray-haired头发灰白的
练习:
1.哺乳类动物是温血的,而鱼类则是冷血的。
2.我的姐姐天性善良,虽然脾气有点急躁。
英语练功房_答案:
1.Mammals are warm-blooded while fish are cold-blooded.
2.My elder sister is good-natured although she is a bit hot-tempered.
听力小试
1. He even sounds like his father, doesn’t he?
(A) Yes, he and his father are very similar.
(B) Yes, he and his father like the same music.
(C) Yes, he and his father do not get along.
(D) Yes, their voices are very good.
2. M:swheresis the cat?
W: It’s at the top of the stairs.
Q: What does the woman mean?
(A) The cat is down the stairs.
(B) The cat is up the stairs.
(C) The cat is under the stairs.
(D) The cat is around the stairs.
听力小测验_答案:
1.A 2.B
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