An Octopus Is Amazing

An Octopus Is Amazing

神奇的章鱼

An octopus is an animal that fives in the sea. It has a soft, bag-shaped body and eight rubbery arms.

章鱼是一类生活在海洋中的动物。它们的身体柔软,像口袋一样 ,还有八条有弹性的腕。

The common octopus lives in a den near shore. It may make its den in a cave or a wrecked ship, in a shell or a tin can, under a rock or in a crack in a rock. Every octopus lives alone. Its den is small, just big enough to hold the octopus. An octopus can squeeze into a small space because it has no backbone. In fact, it has no bones at all.

普通章鱼生活在海滩附近的洞穴中。它们常居住在石洞或沉船、贝壳或小罐头瓶里,甚至在石块下或岩石缝中栖身。 章鱼是独居动物。它们的洞穴很小,刚够容下身体。章鱼能挤进狭小的空间,是因为它们没有脊骨。实际上，它们根本没有骨骼。

An octopus can change color in a flash. Usually the octopus matches its surroundings and is hard to see. If it climbs into an empty shell, it turns pink and gray. If it crawls among rocks and seaweeds, it may turn brown and gray and green. An octopus can have colored spots or stripes. It can be half one color and half another.

章鱼能在一瞬间变换颜色。一般情况下,章鱼的颜色和周围的环境一致,很难被发现。如果它爬进一只空贝壳中,会变成灰色和粉红色:如果它在岩石和海草间爬行,就会变成棕色、灰色和绿色。 章鱼的身体能呈现出彩色的斑点或条纹,也能一半呈现出一种颜色,另一半呈现出其他颜色。

Color changes help an octopus to hide or to escape from enemies. They may also show how an octopus is feeling. Scientists say an angry octopus turns dark red. A frightened one turns pale. An octopus that is enjoying a meal shows pleasure by changing color.

颜色的变化能帮助章鱼隐藏起来或逃避敌人,也能反映出章鱼的心情。科学家说,章鱼愤怒时会变成深红色，受惊时会变成苍白色。一只正在享用美食的章鱼,会通过不断变色来表示心情愉快。

An octopus has a big appetite. Crabs are its favorite food, but it also likes lobsters, clams, and other shellfish. Sometimes an octopus waits in its den until a meal passes by. Then it reaches out an arm and grabs.

章鱼都是大胃王。它们最喜欢的美食是螃蟹，也爱吃龙虾、蛤蜊和其他海贝章鱼经常呆在洞里，等大餐经过时，只要伸出一条，就能抓住。