英文版百科知識

1、MynalivsnomeiscolaredgraenonthemapEarlyinthe19thcentury,about60millionbisonlivedontheGreatPlainsinNorthAmerica.TheywerecentraltotheexistenceofthePlainspeople.Thenfrom1830to1889theynearedextinction,withlessthan1,000stillroaming.Today,theyareaprotectedanimalandtherearewellover200,000livinginprotecteda

2、reasandranches.IliveinNorthAmerica,however,IhavesomecloserelativesinEurope.Iliveinplainsregions.Iamabletosurvivecoldwinters.IroamoutintheopenontheGreatPlainsofNorthAmerica,mostlyinprotectedareasandprivateranches.Ihaveamassivehead,ahumpovermyfrontshouldersandsharplypointedhorns.Ihaveathickcoatofdarkb

3、rownandblackhair.Iamabout6.5feet(2meters)tallandabout9-12feet(2.7-3.7meters)long.Imquiteheavy.Icanweigh1800-2400pounds(850-1100kg).Ieatlotsleavesandlotsofgrass.Ihavehelpgettingprotectionnow,becauseIwasnearextinction.ButIdohavehornsandIusuallyhangoutinagroupwithmyfriends.IfirstcametoNorthAmericaninpr

4、ehistorictimeswhenIcrossedtheBeringStraitlandbridgefromEurasia.譯文野牛一一地圖上涂綠色的地方是我的家有趣的常識：早在十九世紀(jì)，約六千萬野牛生活在北美大草原上。它們曾是草原人民的生活中心。然而從1830年到1889年，它們?yōu)l臨滅絕，只有1000只野牛尚存。今天，它們是保護(hù)動物，并且超過20萬只野牛很好地生活在保護(hù)區(qū)和農(nóng)場。我生活在北美，然而，我有一些近親在歐洲。我生活在草原地區(qū)，我能在寒冷的冬天生存。我在北美大草原上露天閑逛，大部分是在保護(hù)區(qū)中和私人牧場。我有一個大大的頭，前肩上面有個隆起和一個尖銳突出的角。我有著黑棕色的厚粗外衣和

5、黑色的頭發(fā)。我大約6.5英尺2米高，約9-12英尺2.7-3.7米長。我非常重，我能重達(dá)1800-2400磅850-1100千克。我吃大量的樹葉和草?，F(xiàn)在我受到了保護(hù)，因?yàn)槲艺秊l臨滅絕。但是我有角，我通常和朋友結(jié)伴出行。在史前時期，我從歐亞大陸穿越白令海峽、走過陸地、橋第一次來到了北美。Red-crownedCranes丹頂鶴Iamnamedforthecapontopofmyhead.在中國我是和平與吉祥的象征。我們棲息在開闊的平原、沼澤、湖泊及近水灘涂。集中生活在中國的黑龍江、吉林、遼寧、長江中下游、臺灣等地。俄羅斯、日本、朝鮮也是我們喜歡的聚居地。J.J.Iamanexcellentfl

6、yerandIcanflylongdistances.DuringthespringandsummerIflyeasttothewetlandsinwarmEastAsia.我們在那里繁殖后代。我們在那里繁殖后代。DoyouknowIhavemanyextremes（之最）？Iamoneofthemostendangered（瀕危的）cranespecies.我是瀕危物種之一，是國家一級保護(hù)動物。Imoneoftheworldslargestbirds.我是世界上最大的鳥類之一。Ihaveoneofthemostbeautifuldancesinmybirdworld.我擁有鳥類世界中最優(yōu)美的

7、舞姿。Iamtheheaviestcraneofthecranes（weighingupto24poundsor11kg）.我也是所有鶴種中最重的鶴。Dinosaursarereptiles（爬行動物）wholivedmainlyonthelandduringtheMesozoicera（中生代）.Theyareoftenhuge.Theyaremeateatersorplanteaters.Buttheydonotexistanymore.Whatkilledthedinosaurs?Evidence（證據(jù)）showsthatahugemeteor（隕石）hittheearthabout65

8、millionyearsago.Itraisedmillionsoftonsofdustintothesky,causedvolcanoestoerupt（火山爆發(fā)），acidrain（酸雨）andeventsunamis（海嘯）.Scientiststhinkthatallthedinosaursdiedbecauseofthesechangestotheenvironment.Whatdoestheworddinosaurmeanandhowaredinosaursnamed?SirRichardOwencoined（造字）theworddinosaur,meaningfearfully（

9、極）greatlizard,in1842.InGreek,deinosmeansfearfullygreatandsaurosmeanslizard.Therearemanydifferentwaystochooseadinosaurname.Sometimesthedinosaurisgivenanamethatdescribessomethingunusualaboutitsbody,headorfeet.Somearenamedafterthelocation（位置）wheretheyarefound.Othersarenamedfortheirbehaviour（行為）orsize,a

10、ndsomearenamedtohonour（尊敬）aperson.Thenamehastobeapproved（批準(zhǔn)）bytheInternationalCommissiononZoologicalNomenclature（國際動物學(xué)命名委員會）.Pterosaur（翼龍）Diet:MeateaterItatefishandsquid（魷魚）.Size:Wingspan（翼展）of4-22feetlongStegosaurus（劍龍）Diet:PlanteaterItateshrubs（灌木）andbushes.Size:About26-30feetlongand9feettallHabit

11、at（棲息地）：AhotanddryenvironmentPsittacosaurus（鸚鵡嘴龍）Diet:PlanteaterItateplantslikecycads（裸子植物）andotherprehistoric（史前的）plants.Size:About2.6to6.5feetlongand4feettall恐手龍擁有最大的爪。它的爪可長至30厘米！Deinocheirushadthelongestofalldinosaurclawswhichcouldreach30cminlength!鋸齒龍的腦袋跟身體比例是最大的，所以最聰明。Troodonwasthesmartestdinos

12、aur,whohadthelargestbraintobodyratio（比例）！Mynativehome-Iscoloredblueonttiomap.TherearetwomajorkindsofelephantsAfricanandIndian.Youcantellthemapartprettyeasilybytheirsize.TheAfricanelephanthasalargerbodyandbig,floppyears,whiletheIndianelephantisalittlesmallerandhassmall,stubbyears.Iliveonthecontinento

13、fAfricaandinthecountryofIndia.Iliveonplainsanddesertsandintropicalrainforestsandrivervalleys.Imtoobigtohaveahouse.Irarelyliedownandusuallysleepstandingup.Ihavealargebodywithwrinkledskinandtusksmadeoutofivory.IalsohaveaverylongnosethatIusetosmell,maketrumpetcalls,ripleavesofftreesandspraywateronmysel

14、f.Iamgray,tanorlightbrownwithyellowish-whitetusks.Iamverytallusuallybetween10and15feet(between3and4.5meters)!Imhuge!Icanweighbetween11,000and15,000pounds(between5,000and7,000kilograms)!Ieatasmuchas500pounds(about225kilograms)offoodeachday!And50gallons(almost90liters)ofwater!Mymealsincludeleaves,gras

15、sesandotherplants.Myonlyrealenemiesarehumanhunterswhovaluemyivorytusks.EventhoughIcantwalkveryfast,Ihavefewenemiesthatarewildanimals.Idontseeverywell,butmyearsandnosemakeupforit!Myfamousnoseallowsmetosmellfood(ordanger!)andletsmetalktomyfriends.譯文大象一一地圖上涂藍(lán)色的地方是我的家有趣的常識:象分為兩大類一非洲象和印度象。根據(jù)它們的大小，你能很容易將它

16、們區(qū)分開。非洲象身軀比較大，耳朵大且松軟下垂，而印度象要小一些，耳朵小且粗厚。我住在非洲大陸和印度。我生活在草原、沙漠、熱帶雨林和河谷。我太大了以至于不能有個房子。我很少躺下，一般站著睡覺。我有一個滿是褶皺皮膚的龐大身軀和尖尖的象牙。我還有個非常長的鼻子，我用它聞味兒，當(dāng)喇叭叫，從樹上剝?nèi)~子，給自己灑水。我是灰色、茶褐色或淺棕色的，象牙黃白色。我非常高一通常在10-15英尺之間（約3-4.5米之間）！我是巨大的！我的體重在11,000-15,000磅之間（約5,000-7,000千克之間）!我每天吃500磅的食物！喝50加侖（將近90公升）的水！我的飯包括葉子、草和其它植物。我唯一真正的敵人是

17、人類捕獵者，他們認(rèn)為我的象牙很值錢。雖然我不能走得很快，但是我卻沒有什么野生動物為敵。我的視力不是很好，但是我的耳朵和鼻子卻彌補(bǔ)了這個缺點(diǎn)！我著名的鼻子使得我能聞食物（或嗅到危險！），并且讓我和朋友交談。Scientistsagreethatthedolphinisaverysmartanimal.Itcommunicateswellandlearnstricksandquicklyandeasily.Thedolphinsometimesiscalledaporpoise.Butthedolphinhasabottle-shapednoseandcone-shapedteethwhileth

18、eporpoisehasaflatnoseandchisel-shapedteeth.IliveinalltheoceansoftheworldbutamfoundmostoftenintheAtlanticandPacificOceans.Imbestknownforlivinginthesalt-wateroceans.ButIhavebeenknowntoliveinsomefresh-waterrivers,especiallytheAmazoninSouthAmerica.Imakemyhomeinwaterbuthavetocometothesurfacetobreathe.Iha

19、veaslenderbodyandalong,roundednose.ThereisaholeonthetopofmyheadthatIuseforbreathing.Mymouthisfullofsharp,cone-shapedteeth.ImoftenshownonTVasblue,butImactuallymoreofagraycolorwithawhitebelly.IfIliveinthePacificOcean,Icanbegraywithblackspots.Icanbequitesmall,about4feet(1.2meters)longorprettybig,upto30feet(about9meters)logfromnosetotail!Icanbemanydifferentweights,fromalmost150pounds(about65kilograms)toalmost1,500pounds(about650kilograms)!Ieatalotoff