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繪本簡介

Crocs and Gators teaches students about the four types of crocodilians-their physical characteristics, habitats, and eating habits. The book also discusses why some crocodilians are becoming endangered and what is being done to save them.

鱷魚和短吻鱷教學(xué)生關(guān)于鱷魚的四種類型——它們的身體特征、棲息地和飲食習(xí)慣。這本書還討論了為什么一些鱷魚瀕臨滅絕，以及正在采取什么措施來拯救它們。

繪本節(jié)選

Never smile at a crocodile.

That’s what the song from the movie Peter Pan says.

After all, one bit off Captain Hook’s hand.

Everyone thinks that crocodiles are fierce animals.

And, in fact, they are

Crocodiles and alligators—like snakes, turtles, and lizards—are reptiles.

They are members of a group of reptiles called crocodilians.

Crocodilians have been on Earth since the age of dinosaurs.

They even look a little like some of the dinosaurs from long ago.

Crocodilians spend time on land and in water.

They use lungs to breathe. They have thick, scaly skin.

Their body temperature does not stay the same like yours does.

Instead, it changes with the temperature of the air and water around them.

If it is too hot, these reptiles seek cool, shady places

中文翻譯：

不要對鱷魚微笑。

電影《彼得潘》里的那首歌就是這么說的。

畢竟，胡克船長手上有一口。

人人都認(rèn)為鱷魚是兇猛的動物。

事實(shí)上，他們是

鱷魚和短吻鱷像蛇、海龜和蜥蜴都是爬行動物。

他們是一組爬行動物的成員稱為鱷魚。

鱷魚從恐龍時(shí)代就已經(jīng)在地球上了。

它們甚至有點(diǎn)像很久以前的恐龍。

鱷魚生活在陸地和水中。

他們用肺來呼吸。它們有厚厚的鱗片狀皮膚。

他們的體溫和你的不一樣。

相反，它隨著周圍空氣和水的溫度而變化。

如果天氣太熱，這些爬行動物會尋找陰涼的地方