My Muscles

My Muscles, written by Rachel Rice. Illustrated by Keith Frawley. Focus Question. Why are muscles an important part of your body?

《我的肌肉》，作者：瑞秋·莱斯，绘者：基思·弗劳利。 核心问题：为什么肌肉是你身体的重要组成部分？

I smile. I frown. I look surprised.

我微笑。 我皱眉。 我露出惊讶的表情。

What do the looks on my face share? Muscles. My face has 42 muscles.

我脸上的这些表情有什么共同点？ 是肌肉哦。 我的脸上有42块肌肉。

Three kinds of muscles help my body move in different ways.

有三种肌肉帮我的身体完成各种不同的动作。

The first kind of muscle is skeletal muscle. This kind of muscle is mostly connected to my bones.

第一种肌肉是骨骼肌。 这类肌肉大多和我的骨骼相连。

My body has more than 600 skeletal muscles in all.

我的身体一共有600多块骨骼肌。