The Toad

THE TOAD GREETINGS!

向癞蛤蟆问好！

Ladies and gentlemen, give a warm round of applause for our friend THE TOAD. HI, HOW ARE YOU? APPLAUSE

女士们，先生们，让我们用热烈的掌声欢迎我们的朋友癞蛤蟆。 嗨，你好吗？掌声

The toad is a type of FROG, but with some special traits. Toads and frogs are both descended from a frog who lived millions of years ago in South America. OLÁ!

蟾蜍是青蛙的一种，但有一些特殊的特征。 蟾蜍和青蛙都是几百万年前生活在南美洲的一种青蛙的后代。 OLA !

There are more than 5,000 species of toads and frogs. Some live in water, some in trees and some on the ground. Some live in your bed! Ha ha, just kidding. Toads are frogs that live on land and have drier skin, shorter legs and stouter bodies.

世界上有5000多种蟾蜍和青蛙。 有些生活在水中，有些生活在树上，有些生活在地面上。 有些就住在你的床上！哈哈，开个玩笑。 蟾蜍是一种生活在陆地上的青蛙，皮肤干燥，腿短，身体结实。

Some toads are really WEIRD! The Emei mustache toad: It grows a mustache made of spikes. Hey ladies! The Venezuela pebble toad: It disguises itself as a pebble when threatened. I'm not here. The Suriname toad: Her babies come out of her back! Mama Mama The cane toad: It can grow as big as 15 inches (38 centimeters). Who's the boss? In this book, we'll be talking about Bufo bufo, or the common toad. Hi there!

有些蟾蜍真的很奇怪！峨眉胡子蟾蜍：它长着由尖刺组成的胡子。 嘿,女士们!委内瑞拉鹅卵石蟾蜍：当受到威胁时，它会伪装成鹅卵石。 我不在这儿。苏里南蟾蜍：她的孩子是从她的背上生出来的！甘蔗蟾蜍：它可以长到15英寸（38厘米）大。 谁是老板？在这本书中，我们将讨论蟾蜍，或者普通的蟾蜍。 大家好!

The toad's skin is very special: she drinks and breathes through it! She needs to keep her skin hydrated, so she lives where she has access to WATER. What? It's good for my skin!

蟾蜍的皮肤非常特别：她通过它喝水和呼吸！她需要保持皮肤水分，所以她住在有水的地方。 怎么啦？它对我的皮肤有好处！