3 Animals, Animals-High

Animals, Animals Written by Ned Jensen

动物，动物Ned Jensen著

Introduction Everywhere in the world, you can see many kinds of animals. All these animals are living things that move, eat, grow, and have babies. All animals need certain things. They need food, water, and air. They also need a place to live.

在世界的任何地方，你都可以看到各种各样的动物。 所有这些动物都是会动、会吃、会生长、会生孩子的生物。 所有的动物都需要某些东西。 他们需要食物、水和空气。 他们也需要一个住的地方。

Body Coverings and Parts When you look at animals, you probably see that some are covered with fur and others are covered with feathers. Still others have scales or a shell. And some are covered only with skin. Wowser! As a snake grows, it has to shed its old skin and grow new skin.

当你观察动物时，你可能会看到一些动物身上覆盖着皮毛，而另一些则覆盖着羽毛。 还有一些有鳞片或壳。 有些只覆盖着皮肤。 老古板!随着蛇的生长，它必须蜕去旧皮，长出新皮。

Animals come in many shapes and sizes. Most animals have many of the same parts. The parts of one kind of animal often look different from the parts of other kinds of animals.

动物有各种各样的形状和大小。 大多数动物有许多相同的部位。 一种动物的部位看起来往往与其他动物的部位不同。

For example, the nose of an elephant looks different from the nose of a rabbit. The elephant's ears look different than the ears of a rat. What parts of the animals on page 6 look different? Wowser! The blue whale is the biggest animal. It can be as long as three school buses. It has a heart as big as a small car.

例如，大象的鼻子和兔子的鼻子看起来不一样。 大象的耳朵看起来和老鼠的耳朵不一样。 第6页上的动物哪些部位看起来不一样? 老古板!蓝鲸是最大的动物。 它可能有三辆校车那么长。 它有一颗像小车一样大的心脏。

Animals come in many colors. Some animals are only one color. Other animals have many different colors. Some have stripes, while others have spots.

动物有许多颜色。 有些动物只有一种颜色。 其他动物有许多不同的颜色。 有的有条纹，有的有斑点。