趣味少兒英語:長頸鹿

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Unlike most of the other grass-eaters in the Sahara, the giraffe doesn't migrate (leave its homeland) during dry seasons because it gets enough water from the leaves it eats. Giraffes rarely bend down to drink water or eat grass -- a baby giraffe even can stand just 20 minutes after it's born!

· I live on the continent of Africa -- in and around the Sahara Desert.

· I live in dry areas like deserts but always need to be around trees.

· I don't have a real house and actually sleep standing up.

· I have a small head, long legs and an even longer neck that's very strong. I also have hoofs on the bottoms of my feet.

· I'm orange or light brown with dark brown circles or spots. As I get older, I start to turn darker brown.

· I'm one of the tallest mammals in the world! I can be up to 17 feet (about 5.5 meters) tall. Most of my height comes from my long neck.

· I can weigh as much as 1,800 pounds (around 800 kilograms)!

· I only eat vegetables (scientists call me a herbivore) -- almost always leaves from the tops of trees.

· Even though I'm huge, I actually can run quite fast, up to 35 miles per hour (about 56 kilometers per hour). I also might kick with my big, heavy hoofs.

· I often live in dry areas where there is little water. And because I'm so tall, I have to get water from the leaves I eat instead of from the ground. So I can go for months without actually drinking.

譯文

長頸鹿——地圖上塗綠色的地方是我的家

有趣的常識：在撒哈拉沙漠，和其它大多數食草動物不同，長頸鹿在乾旱季節不遷徙(離開它的家)，因為它可以從吃的葉子中獲得充足的水分。長頸鹿很少彎下身子喝水或吃草—小長頸鹿甚至能在出生後20分鐘站立。

· 我住在非洲大陸—在撒哈拉沙漠及其周邊地區。

· 我住在象沙漠一樣乾燥的地方，但常常需要它周圍有樹。

· 我沒有真正的房屋，實際上，我是站着睡覺的。

· 我有一個小頭，長腿和一個更長的'粗壯的脖子，我的腳底上也有蹄。

· 我是橘紅色或淺棕色的，上有深棕色的圓環和斑點。因為長大了，顏色開始變成深棕色。

· 我是世界上最高的哺乳動物之一!我可能長到17英尺(大約5.5米)高。我大部分的身高主要來自於我的長脖子。

· 我能達到1,800磅(約800千克)重。

· 我只吃蔬菜(科學家稱我為草食動物)—幾乎常常是樹梢的葉子。

· 雖然我個子大，可實際我跑得相當快，能達到每小時35英里(大約每小時56千米)。我也能用我那又大又沉的蹄子來踢。