短耳兔儿童睡前故事（磨耳朵必备-宝宝爱听的科普小故事）

欢迎来到HiRead科普时光栏目，我是HiRead英文原版阅读的创始人，悦堂妈咪。每周三、六，悦堂妈咪将会带小朋友们进入科普剧场。今天，我们继续来聊聊关于动物小宝宝在成长的过程中，它们的父母是如何呵护它们的。

上期回顾

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

小朋友们，你们还记得上一次提到的关键词吗？

Right, the key words were anteater 食蚁兽，camouflage 伪装

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

当爸爸妈妈驾车带你们出行的时候，是怎么保护你们的安全的呢？

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.

对啦！和爸爸妈妈驾车出行时，使用安全座椅，以及带好安全带是保护小朋友乘车安全的重中之重哦。

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

今天，我们要了解的是在面临危险时，成年动物是如何保护自己孩子的。

How Animal Babies Stay Safe(Part.3)

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

每一种动物，都会在危险逼近时，用它自己的方式对幼崽发出警告。

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

猴子会尖叫或怒吼。蚂蚁，蜜蜂，还有白蚁会利用嗅觉。鱼儿会利用肢体语言。鱼鳍快速的摆动意味着危险来临。

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

当来不及逃跑时，成年的动物会冒着自己生命危险来保护自己的幼崽。

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

就像是斑马，会利用自己的蹄子对攻击者实施踢打和踩踏。

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

大象们则会把孩子们保护在象群中间。成年的大象们可以利用它们的群体和庞大的身躯驱赶敌人。

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

无论怎样，所有动物的幼崽最终都会长大，必须自己学会独立。

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.

无论是人类还是动物，父母爱护着孩子，孩子们健康成长，并且将来也会拥有自己的孩子。这就是大自然生生不息的象征。

重点词汇

1、alert vt. 警告 /əˈlɜ:rt/

2、risk vt. 冒…的危险 /rɪsk/

3、protect vt. 保护 /prəˈtɛkt/

4、survive vi. 生存 /sərˈvaɪv/

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