与美国小学生一起学英文第5册 第9期:鲸鱼

 　　Whales 鲸鱼

　　Whales are very large mammals and they living in the sea. 鲸鱼是生活在海里的巨大哺乳动物。

　　They breathe air into their lungs. 它们把空气吸入肺里。

　　They feed their babies milk and they have some hair too. 它们给宝宝喂奶，它们也有一些毛发。

　　There are more than 100 kinds of whales in the world. 全世界有100多种鲸鱼。

　　The average size of whales is over 4-5 meters long. 鲸鱼的平均大小超过4-5米。

　　Whales are categorized as endangered species¹. 鲸鱼被列为濒危物种。

　　This means catching² a whale is illegal. 这就意味着捕鲸是非法的。

　　So, people have to protect whales. 所以，人们必须保护好鲸鱼。

1 species   

n.物种，种群

参考例句：

• Are we the only thinking species in the whole of creation?我们是万物中惟一有思想的物种吗？
• This species of bird now exists only in Africa.这种鸟现在只存在于非洲。

2 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。