Hello, I’m a reindeer*. I like living in cold places. You can find me in the Arctic(北極地區(qū)) and Subarctic(亞北極地區(qū)). My coat has two layers(層) of fur*, so I’m not afraid(害怕) of the cold. Look, I have large* antlers(鹿角). Are they beautiful? My head looks like a horse’s head. My body looks like a donkey’s body. And my hooves* look like a cow’s hooves.
Do you know Santa Claus? I often pull* a sleigh(雪橇) for him. He says we reindeer are his good friends. Christmas is coming. I will go with Santa Claus and deliver(遞送) presents to everyone . My dear friend, we will come to your home while you’re sleeping on Christmas Eve!
reindeer /5reIndIE/ n. 馴鹿
fur /f\:/ n. 毛皮
large /lB:dV/ adj. 巨大的
hoof /hu:f/ n. 蹄
pull /pul/ v. 拉,拖
譯文:大家好,我是一只馴鹿。我喜歡生活在寒冷的地方。你可以在北極地區(qū)和亞北極地區(qū)找到我。我身上的皮毛是雙層的,所以我不怕冷。你看,我長有巨大的鹿角。它們漂亮嗎?我的頭看起來像馬的頭,我的身子看起來像驢的身子,而我的蹄看起來卻像牛的蹄。
你認識圣誕老人嗎?我常常為他拉雪橇。他說我們馴鹿是他的好朋友。圣誕節(jié)到了,我要跟圣誕老人去給大家送禮物嘍。親愛的朋友,我們會在平安夜你入睡的時候來到你的家哦!
Sometimes I eat meat.
My favourite food is lichens(青苔). I also eat leaves, grass and mushrooms(蘑菇). In winter, there isn’t enough* grass or lichens. So I sometimes eat lemmings(旅鼠) and bird eggs.
I often have a race* with mosquitoes*.
When summer comes, mosquitoes come, too. They often suck(吸) my blood. In order to(為了) get rid of(擺脫) the mosquitoes, I often have a race with them. Ha ha, they can’t catch up with* me!
We migrate(遷移) every year.
In winter, we travel to forested(草木叢生的) areas* to look for food under the snow. When spring comes, we leave the winter grounds and migrate back to the north.
enough /I5nQf/ adj. 充足的
race /reIs/ n. 賽跑
mosquito /mEs5ki:tEJ/ n. 蚊子
catch up with 追趕上
area /5eErIE/ n. 地區(qū)
譯文:
有時候我吃肉。
我最喜歡的食物是青苔。我也吃葉子、草和蘑菇。在冬天里,沒有充足的草和青苔,所以我有時候也吃旅鼠和鳥蛋。
我經(jīng)常跟蚊子賽跑。
當夏天到來時,蚊子也來了。它們經(jīng)常來吸我的血。為了擺脫蚊子,我經(jīng)常跟它們賽跑。哈哈,它們是追不上我的!
我們每年都會大遷移。
在冬季,我們會遷移到草木叢生的地區(qū),在冰雪下尋找食物。當春天到來時,我們又會離開冬天的棲息地,向北大遷移。