40 Save the Tigers

Save the Tigers by Lois Noble Table of Contents Chapter 1 All About Tigers page 2 Chapter 2 Why Are Tigers in Danger? page 6 Chapter 3 How We Can Save Tigers page 12 Glossary/ Index page 15 Comprehension Check page 16

《拯救老虎》作者:露易丝·诺布尔目录第一章关于老虎的一切第二页为什么老虎处于危险之中? 第12页词汇表/索引第15页理解检查第16页

Chapter 1 All About Tigers What kind of cat runs as fast as a car? What kind of cat is 10 times stronger than a person? What kind of cat likes cooling off in water? A tiger. Tigers are strong runners and swimmers. Tigers are hard to see as they slink through the dry grass. All tigers have stripes. But each tiger has different stripes. Tigers live in jungles and forests. A tiger's coat helps it blend in with long grass, bushes, and trees. This helps keep the tiger safe.

第一章老虎的一切哪种猫跑得像汽车一样快? 哪种猫比人强壮10倍? 什么样的猫喜欢在水里凉快? 一只老虎。老虎擅长跑步和游泳。 老虎在干草地上溜来溜去，很难被发现。 所有的老虎都有条纹。但是每只老虎都有不同的条纹。 老虎生活在丛林和森林里。 老虎的皮毛有助于它融入长草、灌木丛和树木中。 这有助于保护老虎的安全。

Tigers are mammals. A mammal feeds its young on milk. Tiger cubs live with their mother for two to three years. Adult male tigers live alone. This Bengal tiger cub looks like its mother. Tigers hunt alone. They hide and then sneak up on their prey. They catch deer, wild pigs, and cattle. Tigers are the biggest and most powerful cats in the world. But today they are in danger. Tigers can usually run faster than their prey.

老虎是哺乳动物。哺乳动物用奶喂养幼崽。 老虎幼崽和妈妈一起生活两到三年。 成年雄性老虎独居。 这只孟加拉虎幼崽看起来像它的妈妈。 老虎独自狩猎。它们藏起来，然后偷偷靠近猎物。 他们捕捉鹿、野猪和牛。 老虎是世界上最大、最强大的猫科动物。 但如今，它们正处于危险之中。 老虎通常比猎物跑得快。

Chapter 2 Why Are Tigers in Danger? Around 100 years ago, there were many wild tigers. Today, few wild tigers are left in the world. They are endangered. The biggest danger to tigers comes from people. The red areas show where wild tigers still live. red Where tigers live today orange Where tigers lived 100 years ago People have moved into many of the places where tigers once lived. They have taken over the tigers' habitats. Farmers have cut down jungles and forests. They grow crops and raise farm animals on this land. Rice grows where tigers used to live.

第二章老虎为何处于危险之中? 大约在100年前，有很多野生老虎。 如今，世界上野生老虎已所剩无几。 它们濒临灭绝。老虎最大的危险来自人类。 红色区域表示野生老虎仍然生活的地方。 红色现在老虎生活的地方橙色100年前老虎生活的地方人们已经搬进了许多老虎曾经生活的地方。 他们已经占领了老虎的栖息地。 农民们砍伐了丛林和森林。 他们在这片土地上种植作物和饲养家畜。 老虎曾经生活过的地方长着水稻。

It has become hard for tigers to find food and homes. They have had to move away. Sometimes hunger drives tigers to eat farm animals. Then the farmers hunt the tigers to save their own animals. Farmland has replaced the tigers' habitats.

老虎很难找到食物和住所。 他们不得不搬走。 有时饥饿驱使老虎吃农场动物。 然后农民猎杀老虎来拯救他们自己的动物。 农田取代了老虎的栖息地。