Dragonflies!

Dragonflies written by Cheryl Reif -Snyder. Focus question. What makes the dragonfly an amazing insect?

《蜻蜓》，作者：谢丽尔·赖夫-斯奈德。核心问题：为什么蜻蜓是一种了不起的昆虫？

Amazing Dragonflies Bzzzt You're walking by a pond when something zooms past your head It's bigger than a bumblebee It's faster than a butterfly It's an amazing dragonfly

了不起的蜻蜓 嗡—— 你正沿着池塘边走，突然有个东西嗖地从你头顶飞过 它比大黄蜂还大 它比蝴蝶还快 它就是了不起的蜻蜓

What are dragonflies? Dragonflies are flying insects with long bodies and two pairs of wings. They come in every color of the rainbow. Some dragonflies have colorful stripes. Some even change color over time.

蜻蜓是什么？ 蜻蜓是长着修长身体和两对翅膀的飞虫。 它们有着彩虹般的各种颜色， 有些蜻蜓还长着彩色的条纹。 有些蜻蜓甚至会随着时间推移改变颜色。

Young Dragonflies Dragonflies need water during every stage of their life cycle. Adults lay their eggs in water or on plants near water. The young dragonflies live in water for one or more years after they hatch.

幼年蜻蜓 蜻蜓生命周期的每个阶段都离不开水。 成年蜻蜓会把卵产在水里或者水边的植物上。 幼年蜻蜓孵化后，会在水里生活一年甚至更久。

Young dragonflies look very different from adult dragonflies. They have gills inside their bodies, which allow them to breathe under the water. Dull green or brown coloring helps them hide from fish, frogs, and other hungry animals.

幼年蜻蜓的外形和成年蜻蜓大不相同。 它们的体内长有鳃， 这让它们能在水下呼吸。 暗绿色或棕色的外表能帮它们躲开鱼、青蛙和其他饥肠辘辘的动物。

As dragonflies grow, their skin doesn't grow with them. Instead, young dragonflies shed their entire outer layer every time they need to grow. When a young dragonfly is ready to become an adult, it crawls out of the water. The last layer of skin splits open, and the adult dragonfly climbs out.

蜻蜓长大的时候，它们的皮肤不会跟着一起长大。 所以幼年蜻蜓会蜕掉整个外层皮肤，每次它们要长大的时候就会蜕皮。 当幼年蜻蜓做好变成成年蜻蜓的准备时， 它会从水里爬出来。 最后一层皮肤裂开， 成年蜻蜓就从里面爬出来了。