By Algernon/王桂馨（譯）

◆語篇導(dǎo)讀

人有愛，動物又何嘗不是如此呢？只不過它們之間的愛無需用語言表達。一次觸碰，一個撫摸，一次深情對望，也許就是動物之間表達愛的方式吧。你想更多地了解動物之愛嗎？那就讓我們一起走進下文來感受一下吧！

We all know，our parents love us very much.How about animals?Do they love their children like us human?The following stories will tell you the animal's love.

A mother elephant always takes good care of her baby.One day a baby elephant is walking along the bank of a river，and he is very near the edge.The other elephants are not far away.

The baby's mother sees and says，“Get away from the edge! ”

But the baby elephant keeps on trying to see how close he can get.All at once，the earth gives away under him!He falls into the water.It is too deep for him.

The mother elephant gets down into the water quickly.She lifts the baby elephant up with care.Then they walk back to the bank slowly.When they get back to the bank，the mother elephant pulls the little elephant to her at once.She feels all over him with her long nose.At last，she is sure her baby is all right.Then she makes loving noises.

This story is about the elephant's love.The next one tells you of the bird's love.

Every day early in the morning，the mother bird flies off to seek for food for her children，and she has to work hard all day long.

After a few weeks，the young birds are big and strong.Then they want to get out of their nest and fly away.

“Let me fly！”says a little bird，and another says again，“Mum，let me fly away!”

“Children，rest a little longer till your little wings are stronger.”

The mother bird and her children speak to each other.

So the children rest a little longer.After some days，their mother lets them fly out of the nest.The little birds fly up and down in the blue sky.Their mother always flies with them.She thinks：I will protect them，because I'm their mother.

◆詞語積淀

human/'hju?m?n/n.人；人類

bank/b??k/n.岸；河畔

lift/l?ft/v.舉起；抬起

loving/'l?v??/adj.愛的；充滿愛的

seek/si?k/v.尋找；尋求

nest/nest/n.窩；巢

◆典句賞析

1.But the baby elephant keeps on trying to see how close he can get.但是這頭小象繼續(xù)嘗試著，想看自己能走多近。

keep on doing sth.是固定搭配，意為“繼續(xù)做某事”，相當于go on doing sth.。

【即時嘗試】晚飯后，他繼續(xù)做他的家庭作業(yè)。

2.At last，she is sure her baby is all right.最后她確定小象安然無恙。

這是常用的句型“be sure+that引導(dǎo)的賓語從句”結(jié)構(gòu)，在口語中that可以被省略。

【即時嘗試】我確定他能通過這次英語考試。

3.Every day early in the morning，the mother bird flies off to seek for food for her children，and she has to work hard all day long.每天清晨，鳥媽媽都飛出去為孩子們尋找食物，并且整天都在辛苦奔波著。

to seek for food for her children是動詞不定式短語表示目的，在句中作狀語；fly off是固定詞組，意為“飛出”。

【即時嘗試】昨天我去北京參觀長城。

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譯文助讀

我們都知道，我們父母是非常愛我們的。那么，動物是怎樣的呢？它們也像我們?nèi)祟愐粯訍圩o子女嗎？下面的故事就講述了動物的愛。

大象媽媽總會無微不至地照顧自己的寶寶。一天，一頭小象走到河岸邊，他離河的邊緣很近，其余的大象都在不遠處。

大象媽媽看見了就說：“快從邊上走開！”

但是這頭小象繼續(xù)嘗試著，想看自己能走多近。突然，他腳下的土塌了！小象落進了水中，水對它來說太深了。

大象媽媽快速地走下水，她小心翼翼地把小象舉了起來。然后他們慢慢走回岸邊。他們一回到岸上，大象媽媽就立刻把小象拉到身邊。她用長鼻子把小象摸了又摸，最后確定了小象安然無恙，大象媽媽發(fā)出了歡樂的叫聲。

上面這個故事講述了大象的愛，接下來這個故事將告訴你鳥類的愛。

每天清晨，鳥媽媽都飛出去為孩子們尋找食物，并且整天都在辛苦奔波著。

過了幾個星期，小鳥長大了，變強壯了，它們想飛出鳥窩飛向外面的世界。

“讓我飛吧！”一只小鳥說。另一只小鳥也接著央求道，“媽媽，讓我飛出去吧！”

“孩子們，再等等，等你們的小翅膀再強壯有力些。”

鳥媽媽和小鳥們嘰嘰喳喳地說著話。

所以小鳥們又等了幾天。幾天后，鳥媽媽們終于讓他們飛出了家。小鳥們在藍天中自由翱翔，鳥媽媽始終跟隨著他們。她想，我會保護他們的，因為我是他們的媽媽。