28 L3-Life in Rainforests

Oxford Read and Discover level 3 Life in Rainforests by Cheryl Palin

牛津阅读和发现三级热带雨林生活作者谢丽尔·佩林

Introduction A tropical rainforest is a forest of tall trees that's warm all year. It's called a rainforest because it usually rains every day. It can rain more than 250 centimeters in one year. Many amazing animals and plants live in rainforests. What do you know about tropical rainforests? How tall is a kapok tree? How long does a sloth sleep every day? How many eyes does a tarantula have? What do hummingbirds drink? Discover! Now read and discover more about life in tropical rainforests!

热带雨林是一年四季温暖的高大树木的森林。 它被称为雨林是因为它通常每天都下雨。 一年降雨量可超过250厘米。 许多神奇的动物和植物生活在雨林中。 你对热带雨林了解多少? 木棉树有多高?树懒每天睡多长时间? 狼蛛有多少只眼睛? 蜂鸟喝什么? 发现!现在阅读和发现更多关于热带雨林的生活!

Chapter 1 Tropical Rainforests All the tropical rainforests are near the equator. Most of them are in the Tropics. The biggest tropical rainforest is the Amazon rainforest in South America. The second biggest is the Congo rainforest in Africa. South Asia also has lots of tropical rainforests. There are smaller rainforests in Central America, Madagascar, India, Australia, and on the islands near Australia. Tropical rainforests cover only about 6 percent (%) of Earth, but they have 50% of all the different types of animal and plant that we know. About 10 square kilometers of rainforest can have 750 types of tree, 1,500 types of other plant, 400 types of bird, and 150 types of butterfly. Some very big animals live in tropical rainforests. Jaguars are the biggest cats in the Amazon rainforest.

所有的热带雨林都在赤道附近。 大多数都在热带地区。 最大的热带雨林是南美洲的亚马逊雨林。 第二大是非洲的刚果雨林。 南亚也有很多热带雨林。 中美洲、马达加斯加、印度、澳大利亚和澳大利亚附近的岛屿上也有较小的雨林。 热带雨林只覆盖了地球的6%，但却拥有我们所知道的50%的不同种类的动植物。 大约10平方公里的雨林可以有750种树木，1500种其他植物，400种鸟类和150种蝴蝶。 一些非常大的动物生活在热带雨林中。 美洲虎是亚马逊雨林中最大的猫科动物。

Chapter 2 Rainforest Layers Tropical rainforests have layers. The top layer is the emergent layer. The tops of the tallest trees are in this layer. It's very windy! Eagles and bats live here. The next layer is the canopy. The big branches and leaves of the tall trees are here. There are many types of animal in this layer, because there's light and lots of food. Monkeys and toucans live in the canopy. The next layer is the understory. The tops of the small trees are in this layer. It's dark and hot. Jaguars and tree frogs live here. The bottom layer is the forest floor. The roots of the trees are in this layer. Many insects live on the forest floor. Some big animals like anteaters live here, too. They eat the insects. Discover! The kapok tree is one of the tallest rainforest trees. It can grow up to 70 meters tall.

热带雨林有分层。 顶层是紧急层。 最高的树的顶部在这一层。 风很大!老鹰和蝙蝠住在这里。 下一层是树冠。 高大树木的大树枝和叶子都在这里。 这一层有很多种类的动物，因为这里光线充足，食物丰富。 猴子和巨嘴鸟生活在树冠上。 下一层是林下植被。 小树的顶部在这一层。 又黑又热。美洲虎和树蛙生活在这里。 最下面一层是森林地面。 树的根在这一层。 许多昆虫生活在森林的地面上。 一些像食蚁兽这样的大型动物也生活在这里。 它们吃昆虫。发现!木棉树是最高的雨林树木之一。 它可以长到70米高。

Chapter 3 Plants Animals and people get lots of food from rainforest plants. Bananas, pineapples, and nuts all grow in the rainforest. We can make things from rainforest plants, too. People make clothes and bags from pineapple leaves. We also use some plants to make medicines. We can use some rainforest trees, like the balsa tree, for wood. We can use the rubber tree for latex to make rubber. Many rainforest plants are homes for animals, like monkeys, birds, and insects. Some frogs sleep between the leaves of big plants. Some birds and other small animals live in tree holes. They make nests for their babies in the holes. Orang-utans sleep in nests in trees. They make the nests from leaves and branches. Discover! Orang-utans use big leaves as umbrellas when it rains!

动物和人类从雨林的植物中获取大量的食物。 香蕉、菠萝和坚果都生长在雨林中。 我们也可以用热带雨林的植物做东西。 人们用菠萝叶做衣服和包。 我们也用一些植物来制造药物。 我们可以用一些雨林树木，比如巴尔沙树，来做木材。 我们可以用橡胶树的乳胶来制造橡胶。 许多雨林植物是猴子、鸟类和昆虫等动物的家园。 有些青蛙睡在大植物的叶子之间。 一些鸟和其他小动物住在树洞里。 它们在洞里为它们的孩子筑巢。 猩猩睡在树上的巢里。 它们用树叶和树枝筑巢。 发现!当下雨的时候，猩猩用大树叶当伞!