1 Animal Babies

World Book's Learning Ladders Animal Babies

世界图书学习阶梯动物宝宝

Bear It's springtime and two black bear cubs are ready to play! They spent the long winter in a den with their mother, drinking her milk while she slept. Now the mother will teach them to hunt for food. A mother polar bear lives with her cubs in a den. She digs her den in a snowbank on the side of a hill.

春天到了，两只小黑熊准备去玩了!它们和妈妈一起在洞穴里度过了漫长的冬天，在妈妈睡觉的时候喝她的奶。 现在妈妈将教它们寻找食物。 北极熊妈妈和她的孩子们生活在一个洞穴里。 她在山坡上的雪堆里挖洞。

Cubs like to play. This helps them to learn about hunting. Strong jaws are good for catching fish. Thick fur keeps the bears warm during the cold winter. Black bear cubs have long, sharp claws, just like their mother. They use their claws to climb trees and to hunt. It's a fact! The phrase "licked into shape" comes from an old belief that bears were born so soft and shapeless that their mothers had to lick them into their shape.

小熊喜欢玩耍。这有助于它们学习狩猎。 强壮的下颚有利于捕鱼。 厚厚的皮毛使熊在寒冷的冬天保持温暖。 黑熊幼崽有又长又尖的爪子，就像它们的妈妈一样。 它们用爪子爬树和打猎。 这是事实!“被舔成形状”这个短语来源于一种古老的信仰，即熊出生时很柔软，形状不成形，所以它们的妈妈不得不把它们舔成形状。

Opossum Last spring, a mother opossum gave birth to a litter of babies, called kits. The tiny babies lived for many weeks inside a pouch on their mother's belly. They drank her milk and grew bigger. Now they are ready to leave the mother's pouch. They will ride on her back until they are able to walk on their own! A possum is an animal related to American opossums. It lives in Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. Opossums have feet that work like hands to grasp things.

去年春天，一只母负鼠生下了一窝小负鼠，它们被称为“幼崽”。 这些小婴儿在妈妈肚子上的育儿袋里生活了好几个星期。 他们喝了她的牛奶，长大了。 现在它们准备离开妈妈的育儿袋了。 他们将骑在她的背上，直到他们能够自己走路!负鼠是一种与美洲负鼠有关的动物。 它生活在澳大利亚、新几内亚和附近的岛屿上。 负鼠的脚像手一样可以抓东西。

Young opossum kits travel by riding on their mother's back. A long, hairless tail is good for climbing trees and hanging upside down! It's a fact! A newborn opossum is about as big as a kidney bean!

小负鼠骑在妈妈的背上旅行。 长长的无毛尾巴很适合爬树和倒挂!这是事实!一只刚出生的负鼠大约和芸豆一样大!