The Gentle Giant

The Gentle Glant You probably already know that elephants are the largest land animals. Some people think that, next to humans, elephants are te smartest creatures on earth. In some ways, they are just like us: they live in groups to be about the same age as a human. The oldest elephant was 82 years old. Just how big can elephants get? Well, there was once a male elephant that weighed 11, 000 kilograms. That's as much as ten cars!

温柔的大鼻子 你可能已经知道了，大象是目前体积最大的陆地动物。 有些人认为，大象是仅次于人类的最聪明的生物。 在某些地方，他们跟我们人类很像。他们群居生活在一起，他们的寿命跟人类的寿命差不多长。最老的大象可以活到82岁。 大象能够长多大呢。曾经有一头成年的公象重达11000公斤。大概有十辆小汽车那么重。

Elephants have been known to knock down trees and carry them out of forests. There are even reports of elephants pushing trains off railway tracks. But for all their size and strengtht, elephants can be very gentle. And any vreature that's as big as a house deserves respect!

众所周知，大象可以拔出一棵大树，并把它带出森林。经曾经有报道称，大象可以将火车推离铁轨。 尽量大象拥有相大魁梧的身体和惊人的力量，大象却是非常温和的动物。他们虽然拥有像房子一样大的身体，却非常值得尊重。