【賓果52燕子】
Swallows in the spring
(賓果兒童自然科學第三輯 Go wild)

52 Swallows in the spring 春來燕兒
●導讀頁
‘Chirp! Cheep! Wake up!’
“嘰嘰！喳喳！醒醒！”
The swallows swoop through the air with their long, graceful wings.
They call to all the hibernating animals to let them know that spring is here.
燕子活動著它那悠長而優(yōu)雅的翅膀掠過天空。
它們想要告訴所有冬眠的動物們，讓它們知道：春天來啦。
●扉頁
Are you ready to find out about swallows?
你準備好了，來了解燕子嗎？
鳥類 | 燕子
原作者：Nopineopi 諾皮農(nóng)皮
編寫者：Lisa Regan 麗莎 里根
插畫師：Shin Jue-un 申珠恩
標題： Swallows in the spring 春來燕兒
正文
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As spring arrives, the sun touches the ground.
It warms the earth and wakes the animals that have been hibernating.
One by one, they wake up and stretch up.
春已至，太陽普照著大地。
大地被照暖了，喚醒了那些冬眠有些時日的動物們。
一個接一個，它們醒過來，伸著懶腰。
●03
‘Chirp! Cheep!’
The swallows that flew south for the winter sing as they return home.
去南國旅行的燕子“嘰嘰喳喳”地唱著歌飛回來了。
●05
The swallows have no time to rest after their journey.
They need to find a mate and build a nest.
旅途過后，燕子們無暇休息。
它們需要找一個伴兒，并且筑巢。
Chirp! Cheep! “嘰嘰！喳喳！”
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Chirp! Cheep! “嘰嘰！喳喳！”
A female swallow sits on the wire and waits for a male to land next to her.
一只雌性燕子蹲坐在電線上，
等待一名雄性降臨到她身邊。
●07
They have found their mate!
They make a nest out of mud mixed with dry straw.
它們找到伴兒啦！
它們用泥巴混合著干稻草筑巢。
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Once the nest is built, the female swallow lays her eggs inside.
一旦它們的巢被筑好，雌性燕子便窩在巢內下蛋。
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TIP
After the swallows have built their nest, they line it with feathers and dry straw to make it soft and comfortable.
提示
當燕子們筑好它們的巢后，它們用羽毛和干稻草排列到巢內，使巢變得柔軟而舒適。
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Before long, the female swallow lays her eggs.
She is going to be a mum!
The parents take turns caring for their eggs.
不久后，雌性燕子孵下她的蛋。她要做媽媽啦！
燕子父母輪流照看它們的蛋。
●13
Crack! Crack!
The little swallows hatch out of their shells.
咔嚓！咔嚓！
小燕子們破殼而出。
TIP
Swallows use the warmth of their body to help their eggs hatch.
Once they have hatched, the parents will throw out the empty shells.
提示
燕子用自己的體溫來幫助孵蛋。
一旦小燕子被孵出，燕子父母就會把空殼從巢內扔出去。
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The newborn baby swallows are naked and look nothing like their mum and dad.
新生的燕子寶寶光禿禿，和它們的媽媽和爸爸一點也不像。
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After only a few days, the babies have feathers and look much more like their parents.
僅僅只是過后數(shù)日，寶寶們長出了羽毛，看起來更像它們的父母一些了。
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But...
但是啊……
●17
They are greedy babies!
The parents don’t get a moment’s rest while they are feeding them.
它們是貪婪的寶貝們！
它們的父母一刻也不得閑地給它們喂食。
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The parents begin to teach their little ones how to hunt for food.
They also teach them how to use water and sand to bathe in.
父母開始給它們的小不點們教授如何獵食。
父母也同樣教授它們如何用水和沙進行沐浴。
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Now the swallows are fully grown.
It is a warm day in the middle of summer, and the birds can hunt by themselves.
They can even swoop past the water and grab a drink as they go.
現(xiàn)在小燕兒長成大燕子了。
這是仲夏中溫暖的一天，這些鳥兒可以靠它們自己覓食了。
它們甚至能在掠過之地，攫上一口水喝。
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Winter is coming, and it is time for the swallows to fly south again to avoid the cold.
Will they return next spring to build a nest and lay eggs?
冬天到了，是燕子們再次飛往南方避寒的時候了。
來年春天，它們歸來之時，會筑巢，會下蛋么？
TIP
Swallows stay in the north during spring and summer, like other migratory birds. When autumn comes they head
back down south towards the Philippines, Thailand, or Myanmar.
提示
和其它候鳥一樣，燕子們在春夏待在北方。
到了秋天，它們齊刷刷地朝菲律賓、泰國、緬甸這樣的南邊飛。
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Find out more!
了解更多！
We’re back!
我們回來啦！
‘Cheep! Chirp!’
 When warm spring returns, so do the swallows.
“嘰嘰！喳喳！”
溫暖的春天到了，燕子飛回來了。
Swallows are very neat and tidy birds.
They clean their feathers whenever they can.
燕子是喜愛干凈整潔的鳥，所以有空就會梳理自己的毛。
During their long flight they will take short rests on power lines.
在它們的長途飛行中，它們會在電線桿上做短暫歇息。
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A swallow takes a sip as it swoops past the water.
一只燕子在掠過水面時，會呷[xiā]上一小口水。
Swallows hunt for flies, mosquitoes, and all sorts of pests. They are very helpful birds.
燕子們捕食蒼蠅，蚊子，以及各種害蟲。它們是益鳥。
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Swallow Facts
燕子二三事
Long wings
A swallow’s wings are much longer than its body, and its tail is long and pointed.
This body shape helps them when they are flying through the air as they can turn quickly.
But its legs are quite short, so it struggles to walk along the ground.
長長的翅膀
燕子的翅膀比自己的軀體稍長，它的尾巴長而突起。
它們軀體的形狀幫助它們在飛越天空時，快速轉身。
但是它們的腿相當?shù)亩蹋栽诘孛嫔闲凶邥r有點掙扎。
Fair share
As baby swallows are fed by their parents, the ones that have had enough to eat will move to the back of
the nest. Those that haven’t eaten move to the front. The parents feed the smaller swallows by putting
food directly into their beaks. That way, all the babies get an equal share of food.
公平地分享
當燕子寶寶們被它們的父母哺育時，吃飽的寶寶會挪到巢的后方。那些沒有吃飽的挪到前方。
父母在喂食稍小的燕子時，會直接把食物喂到它們的喙內。
就是那樣，所有的寶寶們平等分享到了食物。
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Bird | Swallow
鳥類 | 燕子
Clearing out
清除得徹徹底底
Swallow parents take great care to throw out the poo of the newborn swallows. They carry it far from the
nest. They do this to try to keep snakes, yellow weasels and wolves away, as these predators all follow the
smell to find the nests.
燕子父母非常留意扔出新生燕子們的便便。
它們把它（便便）帶到巢以外很遠的地方。
它們這樣做是為了趕走蛇，黃鼠狼和狼。
而這些掠食者們都是循著氣味找到鳥巢的。
Northern birds
北部鳥兒
In the north, we see different types of swallow, including red-rumped swallows, barn swallows, and sand
martins.
在北方，我們能見到不同種類的燕子，包括金腰燕，谷倉燕子和崖沙燕。
Red-rumped swallow 金腰燕
Red-rumped swallows use mud and dry straw to build their nest in a tunnel shape.
金腰燕用泥和干稻草在類似隧道一樣的地方筑巢。
Sand Martin 崖沙燕
Sand martins dig a hole in cliffs and river banks to use as their nest.
崖沙燕在懸崖和河岸中挖洞筑巢。