英文版百科知識(shí)

1、Early in the 19th century, about 60 million bison lived on the Great Plains in North America. They were central to the existence of the Plains people. Then from 1830 to 1889 they neared extinction, with less than 1,000 still roaming. Today, they are a protected animal and there are well over 200,000

2、 living in protected areas and ranches. I live in North America, however, I have some close relatives in Europe. I live in plains regions. I am able to survive cold winters. I roam out in the open on the Great Plains of North America, mostly in protected areas and private ranches. I have a massive h

3、ead, a hump over my front shoulders and sharply pointed horns. I have a thick coat of dark brown and black hair. I am about 6.5 feet (2 meters) tall and about 9-12 feet (2.7-3.7 meters) long. I'm quite heavy. I can weigh 1800-2400 pounds (850-1100 kg). I eat lots leaves and lots of grass. I have

4、 help getting protection now, because I was near extinction. But I do have horns and I usually hang out in a group with my friends. I first came to North American in prehistoric times when I crossed the Bering Strait land bridge from Eurasia.譯文野牛一一地圖上涂綠色的地方是我的家有趣的常識(shí)：早在十九世紀(jì)，約六千萬(wàn)野牛生活在北美大草原上。 它們?cè)遣菰嗣竦?/p>

5、生活中 心。然而從1830年至I 1889年，它們?yōu)l臨滅絕，只有1000只野牛尚存。今天， 它們是保護(hù)動(dòng)物，并且超過(guò)20萬(wàn)只野牛很好地生活在保護(hù)區(qū)和農(nóng)場(chǎng)。 我生活在北美，然而，我有一些近親在歐洲。 我生活在草原地區(qū)，我能在寒冷的冬天生存。 我在北美大草原上露天閑逛，大部分是在保護(hù)區(qū)中和私人牧場(chǎng)。 我有一個(gè)大大的頭，前肩上面有個(gè)隆起和一個(gè)尖銳突出的角。 我有著黑棕色的厚粗外衣和黑色的頭發(fā)。 我大約6.5英尺2米高，約9-12英尺2.7-3.7米長(zhǎng)。 我非常重，我能重達(dá)1800-2400磅850-1100千克。 我吃大量的樹(shù)葉和草。 現(xiàn)在我受到了保護(hù)，因?yàn)槲艺秊l臨滅絕。但是我有角，我通常和朋友結(jié)伴

6、出 在史前時(shí)期，我從歐亞大陸穿越白令海峽、走過(guò)陸地、橋第一次來(lái)到了北美Red-crowned Cranes 丹頂鶴I am named for the "cap" on top of my head.在中國(guó)我是和平與吉祥的象征。我們棲息在開(kāi)闊的平原、沼澤、湖泊及近水灘涂。集中 生活在中國(guó)的黑龍江、吉林、遼寧、長(zhǎng)江中下游、臺(tái)灣 等地。俄羅斯、日本、朝鮮也是我們喜歡的聚居地。I am an excellent flyer and I can fly long distances. During the spring and summerl fly east to the wet

7、lands in warm East Asia.我們?cè)谀抢锓敝澈蟠Ｎ覀冊(cè)谀抢锓敝澈蟠?。Do you know I have many extremes（之最）？I am one of the most endangered（ 瀕危的）crane species.我是瀕危物種之一，是國(guó)家一級(jí)保護(hù)動(dòng)物。I'm one of the world's largest birds.我是世界上最大的鳥(niǎo)類之一。I have one of the most beautiful dances in my bird world.我擁有鳥(niǎo)類世界中最優(yōu)美的舞姿。I amthe heaviest cr

8、ane of the cranes （weighing up to 24 pounds or 11kg）.我也是所有鶴種中最重的鶴。Dinosaurs are reptiles爬行動(dòng)物）who lived mainly on the land during the Mesozoic era#生代）.They are often huge. They are meat eaters or plant eaters. But they do not exist any more.What killed the dinosaurs?Evidenced 據(jù)）shows that a huge mete

9、o幅石）hit the earth about 65 million years ago. It raised millions of tons of dust into the sky, caused volcanoes to erupt（山爆 發(fā)），acid rain（酸雨）and even tsunamis（!嘯）.Scientists think that all the dinosaurs died because of these changes to the environment.What does the word "dinosaur" mean and

10、how are dinosaurs named?Sir Richard Owen coined篋字）the word dinosaur, meaning "fearfully（極）great lizard," in 1842. In Greek, "deinos" means "fearfully great" and "sauros" means "lizard."There are many different ways to choose a dinosaur name. Sometime

11、s the dinosaur is given a name that describes something unusual about its body, head or feet. Some are named after the location位置）where they are found. Others are named for their behaviour（行為）or size, and some are named to honoul（敬）a person. The name has to be approve*t 匕準(zhǔn)）by the International Commi

12、ssion on Zoological Nomenclature（il際動(dòng)物學(xué)命名委員會(huì)）.Pterosaur 假龍）Diet: Meat eaterIt ate fish and squid（B 魚(yú)）.Size: Wingspan（M 展）of 4-22 feet longStegosaurus 劍龍）Diet: Plant eaterIt ate shrubs（® 木）and bushes.Size: About 26-30 feet long and 9 feet tallHabitat（棲息地）:A hot and dry environmentPsittacosaurus

13、鸚鵡嘴龍）Diet: Plant eaterIt ate plants like cycads子植物）and other prehistoric（史前的）plants.Size: About 2.6 to 6.5 feet long and 4 feet tallA.恐手龍擁有最大的爪。它的爪可長(zhǎng)至30厘米！Deinocheirus had the longest of all dinosaur claws which could reach 30 cm in length!B.鋸齒龍的腦袋跟身體比例是最大的，所以最 聰明。Troodon was the smartest dinosaur,

14、who had the largest "brain to body" ratio（比例）!There are two major kinds of elephants - African and Indian. You can tell them apart pretty easily by their size. The African elephant has a larger body and big, floppy ears, while the Indian elephant is a little smaller and has small, stubby e

15、ars. I live on the continent of Africa and in the country of India. I live on plains and deserts and in tropical rain forests and river valleys. I'm too big to have a house. I rarely lie down and usually sleep standing up. I have a large body with wrinkled skin and tusks made out of ivory. I als

16、o have a very long nose that I use to smell, make trumpet calls, rip leaves off trees and spray water on myself. I am gray, tan or light brown with yellowish-white tusks. I am very tall - usually between 10 and 15 feet (between 3 and 4.5 meters)! I'm huge! I can weigh between 11,000 and 15,000 p

17、ounds (between 5,000 and 7,000 kilograms)! I eat as much as 500 pounds (about 225 kilograms) of food each day! And 50 gallons (almost 90 liters) of water! My meals include leaves, grasses and other plants. My only real enemies are human hunters who value my ivory tusks. Even though I can't walk

18、very fast, I have few enemies that are wild animals. I don't see very well, but my ears and nose make up for it! My famous nose allows me to smell food (or danger!) and lets me talk to my friends.譯文大象地圖上涂藍(lán)色的地方是我的家 有趣的常識(shí):象分為兩大類一非洲象和印度象。根據(jù)它們的大小，你能很容易將它們區(qū)分開(kāi) 非洲象身軀比較大，耳朵大且松軟下垂，而印度象要小一些，耳朵小且粗厚。 我住在非洲大

19、陸和印度。 我生活在草原、沙漠、熱帶雨林和河谷。 我太大了以至于不能有個(gè)房子。我很少躺下，一般站著睡覺(jué)。 我有一個(gè)滿是褶皺皮膚的龐大身軀和尖尖的象牙。我還有個(gè)非常長(zhǎng)的鼻子，我用它聞味兒，當(dāng)喇叭叫，從樹(shù)上剝?nèi)~子，給自己灑水。 我是灰色、茶褐色或淺棕色的，象牙黃白色。 我非常高一通常在10-15英尺之間（約3-4.5米之間）！ 我是巨大的！我的體重在11,000-15,000磅之間（約5,000-7,000千克之間）！ 我每天吃500磅的食物！喝50加侖（將近90公升）的水！我的飯包括葉子、 草和其它植物。 我唯一真正的敵人是人類捕獵者，他們認(rèn)為我的象牙很值錢。雖然我不能走 得很快，但是我卻沒(méi)有什

20、么野生動(dòng)物為敵。 我的視力不是很好，但是我的耳朵和鼻子卻彌補(bǔ)了這個(gè)缺點(diǎn)！我著名的鼻子 使得我能聞食物（或嗅到危險(xiǎn)?。⑶易屛液团笥呀徽?。Scientists agree that the dolphin is a very smart animal. It communicates well and learns tricks and quickly and easily. The dolphin sometimes is called a porpoise. But the dolphin has a bottle-shaped nose and cone-shaped teeth whi

21、le the porpoise has a flat nose and chisel-shaped teeth.I live in all the oceans of the world but am found most often in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.I'm best known for living in the salt-water oceans. But I have been known to live in some fresh-water rivers, especially the Amazon in South Am

22、erica.I make my home in water but have to come to the surface to breathe.I have a slender body and a long, rounded nose. There is a hole on the top of my head that I use for breathing. My mouth is full of sharp, cone-shaped teeth. I'm often shown on TV as blue, but I'm actually more of a gra

23、y color with a white belly. If I live in the Pacific Ocean, I can be gray with black spots.I can be quite small, about 4 feet (1.2 meters) long or pretty big, up to 30 feet (about9 meters) log from nose to tail!I can be many different weights, from almost 150 pounds (about 65 kilograms) to almost 1,500 pounds (