Foundations Reading 8A

Chap 15

第15章

Reading 8A A PENGUIN'S YEAR Emperor penguins are the largest penguins on Earth. Each adult is over a meter tall, and can weigh up to 40 kilograms. For many months each year, emperors live near the sea in large groups. However, the weather gets colder in May, and ice covers large areas of ocean. Each group moves many kilometers from the water. There, each mother penguin lays just a single egg. Then all the hungry mothers walk back to the ocean to find food. The father penguins put their eggs on top of their feet. They cover the eggs with a special piece of skin called the brood pouch. Sharing the Work For two months, the father penguins protect the eggs and keep them warm. They do this through some of the coldest weather conditions on Earth. By July, it is winter in Antarctica. Most other animals leave for warmer places, but the father penguins stay.

阅读8A 企鹅年 帝企鹅是地球上最大的企鹅。 每个成年人身高超过一米，体重可达40公斤。 每年有好几个月，皇帝们成群结队地住在海边。 然而，五月的天气变得更冷，冰层覆盖了大片海洋。 每组从水中移动数公里。 在那里，每只母企鹅只产下一个蛋。 然后，所有饥饿的母亲都走回大海寻找食物。 企鹅爸爸把蛋放在脚上。 它们用一块叫做育儿袋的特殊皮肤覆盖鸡蛋。 分享工作两个月来，企鹅爸爸保护着它们的蛋，让它们保持温暖。 他们在地球上最寒冷的天气条件下做到了这一点。 到七月，南极洲已经是冬天了。 大多数其他动物都会去温暖的地方，但企鹅爸爸会留下来。

New Life By August, each mother penguin returns just in time to see her baby hatch. The chick is then moved to her brood pouch. This can be difficult. If the chick falls, it can freeze quickly. The penguin parents must be very careful. Once the chick has been moved, the father penguin can go back to the ocean to find food. Growing Up Over the next few months, penguin parents take turns going to the ocean for food. They each make the trip several times, bringing back food for the chick. The chick is always hungry and grows rapidly. Into the Water By December, winter is ending. The chick can now live on its own. Soon it enters the water for the first time. It will swim and eat until next April, and then return. After a few more years, it, too, will start its own family.

新生活 到8月，每只母企鹅都会及时返回，看到她的宝宝孵化。 然后将小鸡移至育儿袋中。 这可能很困难。 如果小鸡摔倒了，它会很快冻僵。 企鹅父母必须非常小心。 一旦幼鸟被移动，企鹅爸爸就可以回到海里寻找食物。 成长 在接下来的几个月里，企鹅父母轮流去海洋觅食。 他们每个人都会去几次，为小鸡带回食物。 小鸡总是饿着肚子，长得很快。 到十二月，冬天就要结束了。 小鸡现在可以自己生活了。 很快，它第一次进入水中。 它会游到明年四月，然后回来。 再过几年，它也将组建自己的家庭。

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