U2W3 A Tree Full of Life

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A Tree Full of Life

生机盎然的树

CHAPTER 1 Eucalyplus Forests A tree stands tall in the heart of a forest. It is one of many eucalyptus (yew-kuh-LIP-tuhs) trees in many eucalyptus forests in Australia. This giant tree is a habitat, or home, to lots of animals. They depend on the eucalyptus to meet their needs. The continent of Australia has many eucalyptus forests.

第1章 桉树森林 在一片森林的中心，有一棵大树矗立着。它是澳大利亚众多桉树森林中众多桉树中的一棵。 这棵参天大树是许多动物的栖息地，或者说家园。它们依靠桉树来满足自身需求。 澳大利亚大陆有许多桉树森林。

Eucalyptus trees may be extremely tall. Some eucalyptus trees can climb above 300 feet! This tree has been standing for many years. Its mighty trunk has sticky bark that hangs like string. Its leaves smell sweet and spicy. Its flowers and fruit do too. Although eucalyptus leaves are sweet, they are also poisonous!

桉树可能极其高大。有些桉树能长到300英尺以上!这棵树已经屹立多年。它粗壮的树干上长着黏糊糊的树皮，像绳子一样垂挂着。它的叶子闻起来有股香甜和辛辣混合的味道。它的花和果实也有同样的气味。 虽然桉树叶尝起来是甜的，但它们也有毒!

CHAPTER 2 Food for Animals It is a warm summer night and the sky is bright with stars. A hungry koala bear sits up high in the branches of this tree. It spends hours chewing the tree's leaves. It takes a long time to eat an entire pound of them! The leaves have water, but they aren't very nutritious. The koala needs to eat a lot of leaves to get the vitamins it needs. DID YOU KNOW? Koala bears are not bears. They are marsupials, animals with pouches. Koala bears smell like cough drops because of the sweet leaves they eat. . Koala bears have been known to jump from tree to tree. After the koala chews the eucalyptus leaves into a mush, its stomach can break down their poisons.

第2章 动物的食物 在一个温暖的夏夜，天空繁星闪烁。一只饥肠辘辘的考拉坐在树的高高的树枝上。它要花好几个小时咀嚼树叶。要吃完整整一磅树叶得花很长时间!树叶里含有水分，但营养不是很丰富。考拉需要吃很多树叶才能获取所需的维生素。 你知道吗? 考拉并非熊类。它们是有袋类动物，即有育儿袋的动物。 由于吃的是甜树叶，考拉身上有一股止咳糖的味道。 考拉能从一棵树跳到另一棵树，这是人们所知道的。 考拉把桉树叶嚼成糊状后，它的胃就能分解其中的毒素了。

The tired koala finally falls asleep. It sleeps wedged between branches with the baby koala resting peacefully in its arms. The koala bear sleeps through most of the day. In fact, it may not wake up for 18 hours. The mother koala snuggles with the baby, or joey.

疲惫的考拉终于睡着了。它夹在树枝间酣睡，幼崽考拉安静地依偎在它怀里。考拉大部分时间都在睡觉。事实上，它可能会连续睡上18个小时。 母考拉紧紧依偎着幼崽，也就是“乔伊”。