Seals of the World
世界上的海豹
【本课的单词】
bask，n. 晒太阳，取暖；沉浸于
buffet，v. 猛击，伤害，与…搏斗；打击；克服困难前进
n. 一击，打击；碗橱，自助餐，快餐部，餐车，冲击
horizon，n. 地平线；范围，眼界
quay，n. 码头,突堤,岸壁
surf，n. 海浪，拍岸浪花v. 冲浪；（互联网上）冲浪，浏览
swell，v. 肿胀；数量增加；声音增强；鼓起n. 海面的起伏；膨胀，鼓起adj. 极好的，巨浪
swooped，v. 猛扑，俯冲；突然袭击；攫取；抓去n. 猛扑，俯冲；突然袭击
Seals are sea animals. They spend most of their time in or near the water.
海豹是海洋动物。它们一生的大部分时间都呆在水里或靠水的地方。
Some seals live in the far north, where it is very cold. On stormy days, they may be buffeted by strong waves and wind.
有些海豹生活在很远的北方，那儿很冷。在有暴风雨的日子里，它们还很可能被强烈的风和海浪冲击着。
Hooded seals live in the Arctic. A hooded seal get its name the hood on its head. The hood can grow to be twice the size of a football!
冠海豹生活在北极。冠海豹因它们头上的冠而得名。这个冠能长的像两个足球那么大。
Bearded seals get their names because of the whiskers on their faces. Bearded seal pups, or babies, weigh about 75 pounds when they are born.
髭海豹因它们脸上的胡须而得名。髭海豹出生的时候就有75磅重了。
Ribbon seals are named for their white marks. This seal may have swooped down into the water to catch a fish.
带纹海豹因它们身上白色的标识而得名。这种海豹能快速潜入水中捕鱼。
Ringed seals use teir sharp claws to make breathing holes in the ice. In some places, the ice is up to 7 feet thick!
环纹海豹用它们的锋利的爪子在冰层里做呼吸孔。一些地方的冰层足有7英尺厚。
Some seals live near the South Pole, in Antarctica. The sun seems to disappear behind the horizon in this icy, white land.
有些海豹居住在南极洲的南极区。银白色的雪地上，太阳看上去就要消失在地平线了。
Weddell seals are loud! If you stand on the ice, you can hear them call under the water.
韦德尔海豹比较吵。如果你站在冰面上，你都能听见它们在水下叫的声音。
Some seals live in open water away from the shore. They like to float on a swell, or long wave.
一些海豹生活在远离海岸的未封冻的水域里。它们喜欢浮在海浪或长浪上。
Some seals love to surf on waves! They ride the waves into shore.
一些海豹喜欢在海上冲浪！它们会乘着海浪到岸上来。
These habor seals are resting on a quay(kay), or dock.
这些港口海豹正在码头休息着。
Elephant seals can stay at sea for 300 days at a time! That may be why these elephant seals have basked, or rested, on a sunny beach all afternoon!
象海豹能一次呆在海里300天！这也许就是为什么这些象海豹能一下午都呆在阳光下的海滩上取暖休息的原因。
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