Lesson 14 Amazing Animals
第14课 令人惊奇的动物
Long-eared jerboas look like mice.
长耳朵的跳鼠看起来像老鼠。
With their long ears,they also remind people of rabbits.
它们的长耳朵还会让人想起兔子。
Their ears are much longer than their heads.
它们的儿子比它们的头还要长很多。
They live in the deserts of Asia.
它们生活在亚洲的沙漠。
On the sand,they jump like kangaroos!
在沙子上，它们像袋鼠一样跳！
What a cute animal!
多么可爱的动物！
Kiwis are birds,but they can't fly.
几维是鸟类，但是它们不会飞。
Kiwis can be as big as chickens.
几维像鸡一样大。
Like all birds,they lay eggs - big eggs.
和所有的鸟类一样，它们生蛋——大蛋。
People call them Kiwis because they make the sound: keee-weee.
人们把它们叫作几维是因为它们发出的声音：叽--喂--。
Kiwis live in New Zealand and are a national animal of the country.
几维生活在新西兰，是那个国家的国鸟。
Do you like them?
你喜欢它们吗？
Long-nosed monkeys live in Southeast Asia.
长鼻子的猴子生活在东南亚。
They are famous for their large noses.
它们以它们的大鼻子而闻名。
Their noses are as big as eggplants!
它们的鼻子像茄子一样大！
When the monkeys are happy or excited,they shake their noses.
当猴子很高兴或兴奋时，它们晃动它们的鼻子。
That's funny!
那很有趣！
Can fish fly?
鱼会飞吗？
Most people would say no.
大多数人说不会。
Look at this fish.
看这种鱼。
It looks like a bird with its large wings.
它的大翅膀看起来像鸟。
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次的频率拍打翅膀。
You can see flying fish all over the world.
飞鱼分布在全世界。
It flies out of the water to avoid enemies.
它从水面飞出来是为了躲避敌人。