磨耳朵必備-寶寶愛聽的科普小故事:動物寶寶成長曆險記父母之愛

歡迎來到HiRead科普時光欄目,我是HiRead英文原版閱讀的創始人,悅堂媽咪。每週三、六,悅堂媽咪將會帶小朋友們進入科普劇場。今天,我們繼續來聊聊關於動物小寶寶在成長的過程中,它們的父母是如何呵護它們的。

磨耳朵必備-寶寶愛聽的科普小故事:動物寶寶成長曆險記父母之愛

上期回顧

Boys and girls, do you still remember the key words that we learned last time?

小朋友們,你們還記得上一次提到的關鍵詞嗎?

Right, the key words were anteater 食蟻獸,camouflage 偽裝

When you travel in the car, how do you stay safe?

當爸爸媽媽駕車帶你們出行的時候,是怎麼保護你們的安全的呢?

Correct! Stay in your car seat, and always remember to fasten your seat belt. That is the most important thing to keep you safe when you travel in a car.

對啦!和爸爸媽媽駕車出行時,使用安全座椅,以及帶好安全帶是保護小朋友乘車安全的重中之重哦。

磨耳朵必備-寶寶愛聽的科普小故事:動物寶寶成長曆險記父母之愛

Today, we will find out how animal parents protect their babies from the danger.

今天,我們要了解的是在面臨危險時,成年動物是如何保護自己孩子的。

How Animal Babies Stay Safe(Part。3)

磨耳朵必備-寶寶愛聽的科普小故事:動物寶寶成長曆險記父母之愛

Each kind of animal has a way to alert its young when danger is near.

每一種動物,都會在危險逼近時,用它自己的方式對幼崽發出警告。

Monkeys bark or howl. Ants, bees, and termites use smell. Fish use motion. Quick fin movements mean“danger”.

猴子會尖叫或怒吼。螞蟻,蜜蜂,還有白蟻會利用嗅覺。魚兒會利用肢體語言。魚鰭快速的擺動意味著危險來臨。

磨耳朵必備-寶寶愛聽的科普小故事:動物寶寶成長曆險記父母之愛

When escape is not possible, animal parents will risk their own lives to protect their children.

當來不及逃跑時,成年的動物會冒著自己生命危險來保護自己的幼崽。

Hoofed animals like zebras fight off attackers by kicking and trampling.

就像是斑馬,會利用自己的蹄子對攻擊者實施踢打和踩踏。

磨耳朵必備-寶寶愛聽的科普小故事:動物寶寶成長曆險記父母之愛

Elephants keep their children in the middle of the herd. In this way, all the adults can keep enemies away.

大象們則會把孩子們保護在象群中間。成年的大象們可以利用它們的群體和龐大的身軀驅趕敵人。

磨耳朵必備-寶寶愛聽的科普小故事:動物寶寶成長曆險記父母之愛

Anyway, all kinds of animal babies eventually grow up and must make their way in the world.

無論怎樣,所有動物的幼崽最終都會長大,必須自己學會獨立。

When parents protect and care for their young, their children have a better chance of growing up to have their own children. This is nature’s way of helping each kind of animal to survive.

無論是人類還是動物,父母愛護著孩子,孩子們健康成長,並且將來也會擁有自己的孩子。這就是大自然生生不息的象徵。

磨耳朵必備-寶寶愛聽的科普小故事:動物寶寶成長曆險記父母之愛

重點詞彙

1、alert vt。 警告 /əˈlɜ:rt/

2、risk vt。 冒…的危險 /rɪsk/

3、protect vt。 保護 /prəˈtɛkt/

4、survive vi。 生存 /sərˈvaɪv/