美國(guó)語(yǔ)文第四冊(cè) 第115期：長(zhǎng)頸鹿（01）

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The giraffe is a native of Africa.

長(zhǎng)頸鹿產(chǎn)自非洲，

It is of singular shape and size, and bears some resemblance both to the camel and the deer.

是一種外形和尺寸獨(dú)特的動(dòng)物，與駱駝和鹿都有相似的特征。

The mouth is small; the eyes are full and brilliant; the tongue is rough, very long, and ending in a point.

口部很小；眼睛又圓又亮；舌頭粗糙，而且很長(zhǎng)，舌尖很尖。

The neck is long and slender, and, from the shoulder to the top of the head, it measures between seven and eight feet;

脖子細(xì)長(zhǎng)，從肩到頭頂有七到八英尺；

from the ground to the top of the shoulder, it is commonly ten or eleven feet;

自地面到肩，一般有十或十一英尺；

so that the height of a full-grown giraffe is seventeen or eighteen feet.

因此一個(gè)成年的長(zhǎng)頸鹿的高度是十七或十八英尺。

The hair is of a deep brown color in the male, and of a light or yellowish brown in the female.

雄長(zhǎng)頸鹿的毛是深灰色的，而雌長(zhǎng)頸鹿的毛是淡褐色或黃褐色的。

The skin is beautifully diversified with white spots.

長(zhǎng)頸鹿的皮膚上有漂亮的白點(diǎn)。

They have short, blunt horns, and hoofs like those of the ox.

長(zhǎng)頸鹿的角是短的，并不尖銳，蹄子和牛的相似。

In their wild state, they feed on the leaves of a gum-bearing tree peculiar to warm climates.

野生狀態(tài)的長(zhǎng)頸鹿吃含樹(shù)膠的樹(shù)葉，這種樹(shù)是氣候溫暖的地方特有的。

The giraffe, like the horse and other hoofed animals, defends itself by kicking;

像馬或其他有蹄類(lèi)動(dòng)物一樣，長(zhǎng)頸鹿用踢腿來(lái)保護(hù)自己；

and its hinder limbs are so light, and its blows so rapid, that the eye can not follow them.

長(zhǎng)頸鹿的后肢非常靈巧，踢的時(shí)候快得我們的眼睛都跟不上。

They are sufficient for its defense against the lion.

這使長(zhǎng)頸鹿甚至可以和獅子對(duì)抗。

It never employs its horns in resisting the attack of an enemy.

長(zhǎng)頸鹿從來(lái)不用角來(lái)對(duì)付敵人。

Its disposition is gentle, and it flees to its native forest upon the least alarm.

它脾氣溫和，得到輕微的警報(bào)就會(huì)跑回森林。

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