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动物也能创造奇迹

2016-11-30byJonathanReed

疯狂英语·初中天地 2016年6期
关键词:金毛猎犬睡觉时

by Jonathan Reed

翻译:法比仔

动物也能创造奇迹

Animals Can Also Make Miracles

by Jonathan Reed

翻译:法比仔

动物世界趣事多,不仅人能创造奇迹,动物们一样可以哦!童鞋们快看过来,看完保准你们会对这些小动物们佩服得不要不要的!

The Cute Friendship That Takes Place Between a Deer and a Dog

We’ve seen a lot of animal relationships between two1)completely different2)species, almost enough to prove to us that friendship is something that is3)innate in animals. That’s good to hear, because it means that we can all get along with each other.

Now we’re sharing with you another unique friendship between animals that we have never seen before: A deer and a dog!

The deer seems to have mistaken herself for a dog as well,because she ends up running and walking alongside the4)golden retriever! In fact, it almost seems like the deer is much more excited to play around than the dog is, who seems to be doing something else!

In spite of the differences between the two, they seem to get along in each other’s5)presence and are used to the6)quirks that they both have! Hopefully the golden retriever changes his mind some time soon!

These Monkeys Come Up with a Genius Way to Get Food

We’ve seen from time to time, monkeys have adapted very well to their environments and have created7)complex8)social structures within their small9)communities. So who knows what other secret talents they have hidden behind!

British naturalist Chris Packham examines a group of monkeys who have formed a secret connection with one another to steal valuable things from human beings, and then10)barter with them11)in exchange for food! Things like phones, hats,shoes and sunglasses are all in their plans!

In fact, Chris try to barter with one of the monkeys after he sets himself up to have something of his stolen! It’s amazing to see the amount of12)cognitive development within these monkeys! That necessarily requires some creative thought, and these monkeys have it by the13)truckload!

Dolphins’ Brains Work While They Sleep

At least this one makes some sense. When a dolphin sleeps,apparently only half of its brain sleeps with it. So what’s the other half doing? Actually, it seems something very useful. No, it’s not working out the mysteries of14)organic chemistry or15)plotting some16)awful17)retribution on human beings for polluting the ocean—it makes sure the dolphin comes up for air while it sleeps, so it doesn’t drown. That’s pretty useful. “Hold on, I’ll just18)take a nap. Don’t worry, my brain won’t let me drown!” said every dolphin everywhere.

1) completely [kəm'pliːtlI】 adv. 彻底,完全,十分

2) species ['spiːʃiːz】 n. 种类

3) innate [I'neIt】 adj. 天生的,固有的

4) golden retriever 金毛猎犬

5) presence ['prezəns】 n. 存在

6) quirk [kwʒːk】 n. 怪癖,奇行

7) complex ['kɒmpleks】 adj. 复杂的,多元的

8) social structure 社会结构

9) community [kə'mjuːnItI】 n. 社区,团体

10) barter with 与……进行物物交换

11) in exchange for 作为……的交换

12) cognitive development 认知发展

13) truckload ['trʌkləud】 n. 一卡车的容量

14) organic chemistry 有机化学

15) plot [plɒt】 v. 密谋,策划

16) awful ['ɔːful】 adj. 可怕的

17) retribution [retrI'bjuːʃən】 n. 报复

18) take a nap 小睡片刻

参考译文

一只鹿和一只狗之间的可爱友谊

我们已经看过许多发生在两种完全不同的动物之间的友谊,这几乎足以证明,即使是动物,友情也是与生俱来的。这是个好消息,因为这意味着我们彼此之间都能够友好相处了。

现在,我们要与你分享动物间的另一种独特的友谊,这是我们以往从未见过的:一只鹿和一只狗之间的友谊!

这只鹿似乎把自己也误认为是狗了,因为它一直晃悠在一只金毛猎犬旁边!事实上,与金毛猎犬相比,这只鹿似乎玩得更加兴奋,而金毛猎犬好像在分心做着其他事情!

虽然鹿和狗之间存在着差异,但它们似乎适应了彼此的存在,也习惯了彼此共有的怪癖!希望这条金毛猎犬过段时间就会改变它的想法吧!

想出金点子来获取食物的猴子

我们时不时可以看到,猴子很能适应它们周围的环境,并且它们已经在自己的小团体内建立了复杂的社会结构。所以,谁知道它们背后还隐藏着什么其他的秘密才能呢!

英国博物学家克里斯·帕克汉姆观察了一组猴子,发现它们彼此会暗中联系,从人类那里偷来值钱的东西,然后再用这些值钱的东西与人类交换食物!手机、帽子、鞋子和太阳镜等物品都在它们的偷窃计划之内!

事实上,克里斯在试图引诱其中的一只猴子偷他的东西,并与它进行交易!这些猴子的认知发展程度实在令人惊讶!这必定需要一些创造性思维,而这些猴子拥有的创造性思维恐怕要一整辆大货车才能装得下!

睡觉时大脑仍在运作的海豚

至少这个有一定的道理。当海豚睡觉时,显然它只有一半的大脑在睡觉。那么另一半的大脑在做什么呢?实际上,它似乎在做着非常有用的事儿。不,它不是在探索有机化学的奥秘,也不是因为海洋污染而密谋报复人类—它在确保海豚睡觉时可以浮上海面呼吸空气,这样海豚才不会淹死。这是非常有用的。“等一下,我就打个盹儿。别担心,我的大脑不会让我淹着的!”每个地方的每只海豚都会这样说。

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