1、Icky, Sticky Slime!

SUPER GROSS Icky, Sticky Slime!

超级恶心的黏糊糊软泥！

Glossary algae: a group of aquatic organisms that do not have roots, stems, or leaves. antioxidants: substances that can help remove damaging effects from a living organism. bacteria: one-celled organisms that can cause diseases. mucus: a mixture of water, cells, and other things in the body that line the inside of the nose and other parts of the body to help protect them and keep them moist. passion fruit: an edible fruit from a passionflower. predators: living things that hunt, kill, and eat other living things. saliva: a watery fluid in your mouth that helps you taste, chew, and swallow food. Note to readers: Some of these words may have more than one definition. The definitions above match how these words are used in this book.

词汇表 藻类：一类没有根、茎、叶的水生生物。 抗氧化剂：可以帮助消除生物体内有害影响的物质。 细菌：可能引发疾病的单细胞生物。 黏液：体内由水、细胞和其他物质组成的混合物，分布在鼻腔和身体其他部位的内壁，起到保护和保湿的作用。 百香果：西番莲结出的可食用果实。 捕食者：捕猎、杀死并食用其他生物的生物。 唾液：口腔中的水样液体，能帮助你品尝、咀嚼和吞咽食物。 读者须知：部分单词可能存在不止一种释义。 以上释义均匹配这些词汇在本书中的用法。

Chapter 1: The Scoop on Sticky Foods Hi there! My name is Dr. Ick. As my name suggests, I like all things sticky, slimy, and icky! The stickier things are, the better! This is my friend, Sam. He doesn't love gross things as much as I do. We're here to share our knowledge of all things ICKY, STICKY, and SLIMY!

第一章：黏黏食物大揭秘 嗨，你好呀！ 我是伊克博士。 就像我的名字一样，我喜欢所有黏黏的、滑溜溜的、恶心吧啦的东西！ 东西越黏，我越喜欢！ 这是我的朋友山姆。 他不像我这么爱这些恶心的玩意儿。 今天我们就要给大家介绍所有恶心、黏糊、滑溜溜的知识！

There are a lot of slimy things in the world. And some of those are foods that we eat every day! Do you know what a very sticky, slimy food is? I'll give you a hint—it is a fruit. Meet the passion fruit! It is very nutritious and delicious, and it is rich in healthy antioxidants (say: an-tee-OCK-si-duhnts). Do not let the slimy and sticky texture inside the passion fruit fool you!

世界上有好多滑溜溜的东西。 其中一些还是我们每天吃的食物哦！ 你知道有一种非常黏、非常滑的食物是什么吗？ 我给你个提示——它是一种水果。 来认识一下百香果吧！ 它营养丰富、味道可口，还含有很多对健康有益的抗氧化剂（读音：àn tī yǎng huà jì）。 可别被百香果里面黏糊糊滑溜溜的质地给骗啦！

Sometimes foods turn slimy on accident. Take spinach, for example! Spinach is mostly made up of water. Once the spinach leaves start to age, they turn into a green slime! Yuck! The leaves turn slimy because the water is leaving the aged cells.

有时候食物变黏滑是意外情况。 拿菠菜举个例子吧！ 菠菜的大部分成分都是水。 一旦菠菜叶开始变老，就会变成绿色的黏糊！ 好恶心啊！ 叶片变黏滑是因为水分正从老化的细胞中流失。

Here are some of the foods animals depend on for survival. Have you ever seen algae (say: AL-jee) in the ocean? It is the slimy green stuff that can wash up on a beach during high tide. Algae is a plant that lots of fish eat! Giant kelp is the largest type of algae. It can be more than two hundred feet long!

有些食物是动物生存的必需物资。 你见过海里的藻类（读音：zǎo lèi）吗？ 就是涨潮的时候可能被冲到沙滩上的绿色黏糊东西。 藻类是一种植物，很多鱼都以它为食！ 巨藻是最大的藻类品种。 它的长度可以超过60米哦！