LIVING WORLD 活生生世界(中級初) by David Pai

 

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David Pai 白老師分級閱讀教學語音平台-

 

LIVING WORLD

活生生世界(中級初)

 

Are all snakes poisonous?

所有的蛇都是有毒的嗎？

Snakes are not poisonous—they are venomous (they are not deadly if eaten, but can kill prey by biting and injecting it with venom, a kind of poison).

蛇(本身)不是有毒的——它們是有毒的（它們是

如果被吃掉不會致命，但可以通過咬傷和注射毒液殺死獵物

，venom毒液一種毒藥）。

 

However, not all of them kill their prey with venom. Some snakes, such as the enormous green anaconda, coil around their victims

and squeeze them to death.

 

但是，並非全部用毒液殺死他們的獵物。一些蛇，如

巨大的綠色蟒蛇，盤繞在受害者周圍並把他們壓死。

 

Heavyweight

The anaconda’s large,heavy body makes it a slow mover on land, especially after eating. It can take the snake days to digest a big meal

重量級

蟒蛇龐大而沉重的身體使它成為一個緩慢的移動者在土地上，特別是在進食後。它可能需要蛇的日子來消化一個大餐

 

Big stretch

The anaconda can stretch its jawbones apart, so that it can eat large animals whole.

大擴展

蟒蛇可以伸展它的顎骨，這樣它就可以吃了大型動物整體。

 

Taking a breath

The snake’s windpipe is at the front of its mouth, which helps it

(to)breathe while swallowing its prey.

呼吸

蛇的氣管在它的嘴前面，這有助於它，一邊呼吸，一邊吞下獵物。

 

Quick quiz

How does the anaconda kill its prey?

What is the skin of a snake like?

Why do some snakes spit venom?

快速測驗

蟒蛇如何殺死獵物？

蛇的皮膚是什麼樣的？

為什麼有些蛇會吐毒液？

 

 

Scaly skin

All snakes have dry skin covered in scales. These help them

to glide over the ground and provide grip to climb trees.

鱗狀皮膚

所有的蛇都有乾燥的皮膚覆蓋著鱗片。這些幫助他們在地面上滑行，並提供爬樹的抓地力。

 

Liver肝

Gall bladder膽囊

Spleen脾

Small intestine小腸

 

Skinny insides

The snake’s stomach and other organs are long and thin to fit inside its body. The stomach stretches to help it digest large prey.

蛇的肚子和其他器官又長又薄，適合它的身體。胃伸展以説明它消化大型獵物。

 

Spitting snakes

Many snakes kill their prey by biting them with their venomous

fangs. Some kinds of cobra can spray venom up to 10 ft (3 m) to

scare off enemies.

 

噴液蛇

許多蛇用毒液尖牙咬死獵物。某些種類的眼鏡蛇可以噴灑毒液長達10英尺（3米）的毒液嚇跑敵人。

 

One deadly bite from an Australian inland taipan contains enough venom to kill 100 people.

來自澳大利亞內陸蛇大班的致命咬傷,含有足以殺死100人的毒液。