新理念初中二年级第3册LifeintheAmazonJungle-中英伴读

1、Life in the Amazon Jungle亚马逊丛林中的生活Contents 内容Chapter 1 An Amazing Treasure Trove 第一章惊人的宝藏Chapter 2 Tropical Rainforests 第二章热带雨林Chapter 3 The Amazon Jungle: From the Treetops to the Ground 第三章亚马逊丛林:从树梢到地而Chapter 4 People and the Amazon Jungle第四章人类与亚马逊丛林Chapter 1 An Amazing Treasure Trove 第一章惊人的宝藏The

2、Amazon Jungle teems with life. It is home to more different species of plants and animals than any other place on Earth - over 4000 kinds of trees, three million kinds of insects, 500 species of mammals, and at least one-third of the worlds birds. 4E马逊丛林充满了生命。它是世界上种类最多的动植物的家园一一超过4000种树木，300万种昆虫，500种

3、哺 乳动物，以及世界上至少三分之一的鸟类。Every year scientists discover hundreds of new plants and animals in the Amazon Jungle No wonder scientists call the Amazon Jungle an amazing treasure trove.每年，科学家们都在亚马逊.从林中发现数百种新的动植物。难怪科学家们称亚 马逊丛林为神奇的宝藏。Chapter 2 Tropical Rainforests 第二章热带雨林The Amazon Jungle is a tropical rainf

4、orest. Tropical rainforests can be found in many parts of the world, but they are all Very Similar.亚马逊丛林是热带雨林。世界上很多地方都有热带雨林，但它们都非常相似。It is warm and wet in tropical rainforests. The temperature stays between 20C and 30C all year round.热带雨林温暖 潮湿。气温常年保持在20C到30C之间。It rains a lot in tropical rainforests,

5、 too. Tropical rainforests get at least one-and-a-half metres of rain each year. Tropical rainforests all have a huge number of different plants and animals living close together. In one acre of forest there might be over 300 species of trees, and hundreds of species of animals, birds and insects.热带

6、雨林也经常下雨。热带雨林每年至少有 1.5 米的降雨量。热带雨林都有大量不同的植物和动物紧密地生活在一起。在一英亩的森林里可能有300多种树木，以及 数百种动物、鸟类和昆虫。Chapter 3 The Amazon Jungle: From the Treetops to the Ground 第三章亚马逊丛林:从树梢到地而The Amazon Jungle changes from the treetops down to the ground This is because there are four main layers in a tropical rainforest. The t

7、rees are so thick at the top of the rainforest that they form a kind of root or canopy. 逊丛林从树梢到地而 都在变化。这是因为热带雨林主要有四层。热带雨林顶部的树木非常浓密，形成了一种树根或树冠。Scientists call this top layer the upper canopy.科学家称这一顶层为冠层Helping hold up this thick, leafy layer is the lower canopy. The layer between the lower canopy and

8、 the rainforest floor is called the understorey.较低的树冠支撑着这层茂密多叶的植物。在较低的冠层和雨林地面之间的层称为林下层。Down on the ground is the rainforest floor.地上是雨林的地面Life in the Upper Canopy上而树冠上的生命At the top of the rainforest, the trees crowd together as they stniggle to catch the sunlight.在雨林的顶端，树木挤在一起, 努力捕捉阳光。Many different

9、 kinds of flowers and fruits grow here, so there is lots of food for all kinds of insects, animals and birds 这 里生长着许多不同种类的花和水果，所以有很多各种昆虫、动物和鸟类的食物。Macaws fly by in a flash of red、blue and yellow. There are toucans with their huge colourful beaks. Harpy eagles circle above as they hunt for smaller bir

10、ds, monkeys, sloths and other animals of the forest.金刚鹦鹉在红色、蓝色和黄色的闪光中 飞过。有巨嘴鸟，有巨大的彩色喙。大雕在上空盘旋，捕食较小的鸟类、猴子、树懒和森林里的其他动物。Life in the Lower Canopy树冠下层的生命The strong branches that hold up the canopy can be seen under the leafy top layer of the rainforest. Large animals use these branches to move around the

11、 rainforest. Here, in the early mornings or late afternoons, squirrel monkeys swing from tree to tree in noisy groups, as they look for fruit to eat.在雨林的顶层树叶下面，可以看到支撑树冠的强壮树枝。大型动物利 用这些树枝在雨林中移动，在这里，在清晨或黄昏，松鼠猴成群结队地在树间摇摆，寻找可以吃的水果。Sloths also hang from these branches. They stay so still that it is hard t

12、o see them move at all.树懒也会挂在这些树枝上。它们一动不动，根本看不到它们在动匚There are also snakes like the emerald tree boa. which slither along the huge branches looking for food.还有像翡翠.树邨 这样的蛇，它们沿着巨大的树枝滑行，寻找食物。Life in the Understorey 底层的生命It is darker in the understorey than in the upper or lower canopy. Smaller trees,shn

13、ibs, palms and ferns grow against the tall tmnks of the bigger trees.在林下层，它的颜色要比在上冠层或下冠层的颜色深。小树、灌木、棕柵树和蕨类植物靠 在大树的高树干上生长。Fewer animals make their homes in this part of the rainforest, because it is so dark. But many animals, such as monkeys,sloths and fruit bats,swing, climb or fly through il很少有动物在雨林

14、的这一地区女家，因为这里太黑了。但许多 动物，如猴子、树懒和果蝠，在树上荡来荡去、攀爬爬去或在树上飞翔。Small birds are safe from large predators here, and many make their nests in the understorey.小鸟在这里可以免受大型 捕食者的威胁，许多鸟类在下层筑巢。Life in the Rainforest Floor 雨林底层的生命It is very dark down on the rainforest floor. Only about five per cent of the sunlight get

15、s through the thick layers of leaves and branches above, so only a few small plants can grow here But hundreds of species of fungi grow well in this dark part of the jungle.雨林的地而很黑。只有大约5%的阳光能透过上而厚厚的树叶和树枝，所以只有很少的小植物能在这里生长。 但数百种真菌在这片丛林的黑暗地带生长良好。The rainforest floor is covered with leaves, fallen branc

16、hes and fruit Spiders and insects make their homes here Birds go scratching in the fallen leaves. Lizards and frogs Wait for insects to come by.雨林的地而上覆盖着树叶、落下的树枝和果实。 蜘蛛和昆虫在这里安家。鸟儿在落叶上抓来抓去。蜥蜴和青蛙等着昆虫过来。Some large predators use the rainforest floor to hide so they can catch their prey. Boa constrictors

17、 hide until they see their prey then they wrap themselves around their(prey and squeeze it before eating it whole.些大型食肉动物会利用雨林的地 而隐藏起来以便捕捉猎物。蟒蛇藏起来直到它们看到猎物，然后用自己的身体包裹住猎物并挤压它，然后把它整个吃 掉。Jaguars are silent night hunters, but they also catch fish in streams during the day. Tliey wait by the water and qui

18、ckly snatch fish when they swim by.美洲虎是安静的夜间捕猎者，但它们白天也在小溪里捕鱼。它们在水边等候，游过去时 迅速抓鱼。Chapter 4 People and the Amazon Jungle第四章人类与亚马逊丛林For hundreds of years, the indigenous people living in the Amazon Jungle have used many of its plants for food and medicine. Today scientists are discovering how amazing So

19、me of these plants are数百年来,生活在亚马逊丛林的土著居民 将许多植物用作食物和药物。今天，科学家们正在发现这些植物是多么神奇。Hundreds of new medicines are now being tested and made from plants found in the Amazon They are being used to treat people with cancer, diabetes, AIDS and other diseases.数百种新的药物正在测试中，它们是从亚马逊地区发现的植物中制 成的。它们被用于治疗癌症、糖尿病、艾滋病和英他疾病。However, people cause problems for the rainforest. People are clearing the Amazon Jungle for farmland Twenty per cent of the jungle has already been lost in this way.然而，人类给雨林带来了问题。人们正在把亚马逊从林夷为平地。20%的从 林就这样消失了。Many of the worlds rainforests are being cleared Once, rainforests covered 14 per