Slow and Slower

Slow and Slower Written by Harriet Rosenblum

慢与更慢 作者：哈丽雅特·罗森布拉姆

Snail The animal world has some very slow animals in it. One of the very slowest is the snail. Even the fastest snails are pretty slow. In 1995, Archie the snail took 2 minutes and 20 seconds to crawl 13 inches, 33 centimeters.

蜗牛 动物世界里有许多行动非常缓慢的动物 其中最慢的动物之一就是蜗牛， 哪怕是跑得最快的蜗牛速度也很慢。 1995年，名叫阿尔奇的蜗牛花了2分20秒才爬完13英寸，也就是33厘米。

Starfish Snails aren't the only slow animals. Starfish don't seem to move at all. At top speed they just creep along. A starfish needs four minutes to move the length of a man's arm.

海星 蜗牛可不是唯一的慢动作动物哦。 海星看起来几乎一动也不动。 哪怕用上最快的速度，它们也只是慢悠悠往前挪。 海星要花4分钟才能爬完一个成年人手臂的长度。

Three -toed sloth The three -toed sloth hangs around in trees most of the time. Because it seldom moves, little plants often grow on its fur. A sloth needs about three minutes to crawl the length of two cars.

三趾树懒 三趾树懒大部分时间都挂在树上晃悠。 因为它们很少活动， 小小的植物经常会在它们的皮毛上长出来哦。 树懒要花大概3分钟才能爬过两辆车的长度。

Galapagos Tortoise Humans can walk about 18 times faster than this giant tortoise. The Galapagos Tortoise isn't fast, but it does live a long time. A tortoise can live 150 years or more.

加拉帕戈斯象龟 人类走路的速度差不多是这种巨型象龟的18倍。 加拉帕戈斯象龟跑得不快，但它们的寿命特别长。 一只象龟可以活到150岁甚至更久。

Gila monster. The desert Gila monster is about as slow as the Galapagos tortoise. It tries to avoid humans and other animals. If scared, it will hiss loudly, then bite quickly.

希拉毒蜥。 沙漠里的希拉毒蜥速度和加拉帕戈斯象龟差不多慢。 它们会尽量避开人类和其他动物， 如果被吓到，它们会大声嘶嘶叫，然后飞快地咬过去。