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This is a Bird This is a bird.

All birds have feathers, and all birds have beaks. 所有的鳥(niǎo)都有羽毛,所有的鳥(niǎo)都有喙. But all birds are different, too. This is a bird. Its beak is long and sharp, and its feathers are black and white. It is an emperor penguin. 帝企鵝 This is a bird. Its beak is long and hooked, and its feathers are white. It is a pelican.鵜鶘 This is a bird. Its beak is sharp and hooked, and its feathers are black. It is a turkey vulture.兀鷲 This is a bird. Its beak is short and sharp, and its feathers are white. It is a chicken.雞 This is a bird. Its beak is long and flat, and its feathers are brown. It is a mallard duck.野鴨 This is a bird. Its beak is long and curved, and its feathers are brown. It is a thrasher.烏鶇 This is a bird. Its beak is short and sharp, and its feathers are red. It is a cardinal.北美紅雀 This is a bird. Its beak is long ad thin, and its feathers are purple, green, and gray. It is a Costa’s hummingbird.達(dá)黎加的蜂鳥(niǎo) In some ways, all birds are the same. All birds have beaks, and all birds have feathers. But all birds are different, too.

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Troll Bridge Troll是北歐傳說(shuō)中的一種怪物,長(zhǎng)得很丑,智商讓人捉急.一般單獨(dú)或者小群體地居住在某個(gè)孤零零的地方,如巖石,山洞里,橋邊等等.

One day, a billy goat went to cross a bridge.山羊要過(guò)橋 A grumpy troll was waiting. 壞脾氣的troll在等著呢 “You must bring me a log or you cannot pass,” growled the troll. 你必須給我?guī)б粋€(gè)木頭(一般指長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的原木),否則,你不能經(jīng)過(guò). 注意or的意思 “Get it yourself!” snorted the billy goat. 關(guān)我什么事,自己去找! Then the troll threw him into the river. The next day, the billy goat again went to cross the bridge. 第二天 The grumpy troll was waiting. “You must bring me a piece of rope or you cannot pass,” growled the troll. “Get it yourself!” snorted the billy goat. Then the troll threw him into the river. The following day, the billy goat again went to cross the bridge.接下來(lái)的一天 The grumpy troll was waiting. “You must bring me a large stone or you cannot pass,” growled the troll. The billy goat didn’t want to get tossed off the bridge again.(tossed和threw在這里意思相近)  He asked the troll, “Why do you want all those things?” “I’m fixing the bridge so it won’t fall down,” said the troll. “But no one wants to help me.” “Oh! Why didn’t you say so?” laughed the billy goat. “I can help you.” “Great!” said the troll. “There are some nice, big stones right down there.” Then he tossed the goat down into the river.猜猜石頭在哪里?

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What in the World Is that?那到底是什么? 理解in the world, 和on earth意義相近

At the end of this book is a very strange animal. Can you guess what it is? It has webbed feet to help it swim. 它有蹼一樣的腳幫助它游泳 It has a short claw on each tone. Is it a penguin? No. It doesn’t have a white belly. 不,它沒(méi)有白色的肚子 If it’s not a penguin, what is it? Its long, flat tail helps it move through water. 它長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的平平的尾巴幫著它在水里游動(dòng) It lives in rivers, lakes, and ponds. Is it a beaver? No. It doesn’t gnaw on trees.不,它不啃樹(shù) If it’s not a beaver, what is it? It lays small, round eggs. It has a wide bill for getting food. 它有一個(gè)寬寬的喙來(lái)獲取食品 Is it a duck? No. It doesn’t quack or have feathers.不,它不時(shí)嘎嘎地叫,也沒(méi)有羽毛 If it’s not duck, what is it? It has thick, shiny fur. Its long, sleek body helps it swim fast. 長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的光滑的身體有助于它快速游動(dòng) Is it an otter? No. It doesn’t have whiskers.它沒(méi)有胡須 If it’s not an otter, what is it? It’s a platypus! What in the world is that?

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Whose Eggs are These?

Many animals lay eggs. Eggs can be strange and beautiful. These eggs are in a nest of twigs and soft grass. They are a beautiful sky blue. Do you know whose eggs these are? These are robin eggs.知更鳥(niǎo) These tiny eggs are on the bottom of a leaf. They can be round like pearls, or they can be spiny. Whose eggs are these? They are butterfly eggs. There are many eggs in this tiny case. It looks like light brown cotton candy, but it is made of silk. 它看上去像淡淡的棕色棉花糖,但是是絲做的. Whose eggs are these? They are spider eggs. You can find them near spider webs. These large eggs aren’t in a nest or case. They sit on cold rocks. But feathers help keep them warm. Whose eggs are these? These are penguin eggs. Penguins keep eggs warm with their feet and feathers. This strange egg floats in the ocean. 這個(gè)奇怪的卵在海洋里漂浮 It is inside a small, tough case. 它在一個(gè)小小的堅(jiān)硬的容器里 Whose egg could this be? This is a shark egg. These eggs float on a pond. 漂在池塘上 There are tiny fish-shaped things inside each egg. 蛋里頭有細(xì)小的魚形的小生物 Whose eggs are these? They are not fish eggs. They are frog eggs. The fish-shaped things are tadpoles.