What is Alive

What's Alive?

什么有生命

Are you like a cat?You don't look like a cat. A cat is furry. It has a long tail and four legs. You have two legs and no fur. But you canrun and jump like a cat.

你像猫吗?你看起来跟猫不一样。猫身上有很多毛，有长长的尾巴和四条腿。 你有两条腿，身上没有毛。不过，你能够像猫一样又跑又跳。

Are you like a flower or a tree?You don't look like a flower or a tree. A tree is tall. Its green leaves grow high up inthe air, and its roots grow deep underground. A flower can have petals of pink or yellow or red. You have no petals, and you won't grow as tall asa tree. But, like a flower and a tree, you are growing.

你像花或树吗?你看起来跟花和树不一样。树很高，树上的绿叶在高高的半空中生长，而树根深深地往地下生长。 花有粉红色、黄色或红色的花瓣。你没有花瓣，也不会长得想树那么高。不过，跟花和树一样，你也会长大。

Are you like a bird?You don't look like a bird. A bird flies on feathered wings. You have no feathers and cannot fly. But abird, a flower, a cat, a tree, and you are all alikein one important way. You are all alive.

你像鸟吗?你看起来跟鸟不一样。 鸟会用有羽毛的翅膀，你没有羽毛，也不会飞不过，鸟、花、猫、树和你有一个很重要的地方都一样一你们都有生命。

Many things are not alive. A stone is not alive. Your tricycle, a book, the swing set, a doll—none of these is alive. Do you know how to tell if something is aliving thing or not? All living things are alike in certain ways. All living things need water and food and air. Living things use water and food and air togive them energy. They need this energy togrow and move.

有很多东西没有生命。石头没有生命。你的自行车、书、秋千、洋娃娃一这些东西都没有生命。 你能说出一样东西有没有生命吗? 所有有生命的东西都有一些共同的特点。他们都需要水。食物和空气。 他们运用水、食物和空气来提供能量。有了能量，他们才能成长和活动。

When a cat is born it is small. It is called akitten. A kitten gets food from its mother. Asthe kitten grows bigger, it begins to lap up waterand nibble on food from a bowl. It breathes airin and out through its nose. The kitten is aliveand growing. Kittens and cats need food, water, and air togive them energy so they can run and jump andplay.

猫刚出生时很小，我们叫小猫咪。 小猫咪一开始吃妈妈的奶，等再长大点儿，就能喝水、吃碗里的食物了。它用鼻子呼吸。小猫咪是有生命的，它在一天天长大。 猫需要食物、水和空气来提供能量，这样它们才能跑跑跳跳和玩耍。