Nests
鸟巢
【本课的单词】
ashore，adv. 上岸，在岸上
burrow，v. 挖掘；（在…）挖洞；翻寻；钻进；住入地洞，（使）躲藏起来；依偎n. 洞穴；藏身处，地洞
instinctively，adv. 本能地
launching，n. 发射；下水；发动；发行；创设
uninhabited，a. 无人居住的
venture，n. 冒险； 企业v. 敢于；使冒险；以...作赌注
Birds all over the world make nests for their eggs. The nests keep eggs and baby birds safe.
全世界的鸟都会为自己的蛋做窝。鸟巢保证了鸟蛋和鸟宝宝的安全。
This is one of the smallest nests in the world. It belongs to a bird called a hummingbird. Can you guess how this bird gets its name?
这是世界上最小的鸟巢之一。它是属于一种叫做蜂鸟的巢穴。你能猜到这种鸟是怎么得到这个称呼的吗？
Eagles build the biggest nests. An American Bald Eagle nest is as big as a small room.
老鹰会建造最大的鸟巢。一只美国秃鹰的鸟巢大的就像一个小房间。
Some birds make their nests inside holes.
一些鸟在洞里做鸟巢。
A hole in a tree is a safe place for a nest.
在树上的洞是个做鸟巢的安全地方。
When a baby bird is ready to venture outside, it can just poke its head out of the hole.
当一个小鸟开始冒险飞向外面的时候，它只要往洞外探出它的小脑袋就可以了。
When a baby bird is ready to venture outside, it can just poke its head out of the hole.
当一个小鸟开始冒险飞向外面的时候，它只要往洞外探出它的小脑袋就可以了。
Puffins live near the ocean. They build their nests high in cliffs. These puffins are launching, or throwing themselves, into the water from their nests.
海鸭住在海边上。它们它们把巢搭在高高的悬崖上。这些海鸭会从它们的巢中直接冲入水中。
Some water birds build nests that float on the water! But most water birds come ashore to build their nests on land.
一些水鸟的鸟巢在水上浮动。但是大多数水鸟还是会到岸上去建鸟巢。
Antarctica is cold and uninhabited. People do not live there. There are lots of penguins, though!
南极洲很冷那里没有人居住。但那里却有着很多的企鹅！
Emperor penguins don't need nests. But penguin babies are not stranded, or left alone. The male penguin keeps the baby safe and warm.
帝企鹅不需要巢穴。但是企鹅宝宝并不是得不到帮助的或者被孤立的。雄性企鹅会保护企鹅宝宝并使它们得到温暖。
Birds don't have to learn how to build nests. They do it instinctively. No one has to teach them how to keep their babies safe.
鸟类不需要去学习怎么建鸟巢。它们天生就会。它们不需要有人教它们怎么去保护雏鸟。
文章读完了，来场头脑风暴吧！
完成下面的句子：水鸟到岸上去____。
为什么说小企鹅在寒冷中不是无助的？
为什么鸟可能会冒险跑出自己的巢穴？
你觉得为什么南极洲几乎是无人居住的？
选一个书中已学的单词，向搭档解释意思并举例。
鸟类凭本能可以做到哪些事情？按照下面的表格填写出你所能想到的。
用一个段落描写下鸟可以凭本能做的一件事情。
