Snakes Are Different

Snakes Are Different My aunt is an expert on snakes. But my friend Molly is very afraid of snakes. One day, my aunt said, " Molly, snakes are wonderful animals. Would you like to touch one?”

蛇是不同的 我阿姨是蛇的专家。但我的朋友莫莉是非常怕蛇。一天，阿姨说:“莫莉，蛇是一种很好的动物。你想摸一个吗?”

“ They are awful! ” cried Molly. " I would never touch a snake. NEVER. " “ But why?” my aunt asked. " What scares you about them?" “ They give me the creeps, " cried Molly. " They might bite me. What scares me most is their tongues. No, no, no! I will never touch a snake. ” My aunt explained that snakes use their tongues to smell. That made Molly laugh. “ Imagine that, ” my aunt said. “ We smell with our noses, but snakes smell with their tongues. " “ Sometimes we are afraid of things just because they are different, " said my aunt. She took us to her laboratory. She brought out a small green snake. Molly took a deep breath. Then she touched the snake! It felt warm and silky.

“它们太可怕了!”莫利叫道。“我永远不会碰蛇。从来没有。 “可是为什么呢?”姨婆问。“他们有什么让你害怕的?”“他们让我毛骨悚然,“莫莉喊道。“它们可能会咬我。我最害怕的是他们的舌头。不,不,不!我永远不会碰蛇。我阿姨解释说蛇用舌头来闻气味。这使莫莉笑了。 “想象一下，”姨婆说。“我们用鼻子闻，但蛇用舌头闻。“有时候我们害怕某些东西只是因为它们不同，”姨婆说。 她把我们带到她的实验室。她拿出一条绿色的小蛇。莫利深吸了一口气。然后她摸了摸那条蛇!它摸起来又暖又滑。