多姿多彩的動(dòng)物世界
1、The number of the kinds of insects in existence is larger than that of the kinds of other animals in tolal.目前世界上存在的昆蟲種類比所有其他動(dòng)物種類的總和還要多。
2、The animal with the largest brain proportion to its body size is the ant.大腦與身體比值最大的動(dòng)物是螞蟻。
3、Ants stretch when they wake up. And, very often, they also appear to yawn in a very human manner before taking up the tasks of the day.螞蟻醒來時(shí)會(huì)伸懶腰。它們也像人一樣,常常在開始工作前打哈欠。
4、Cockroaches have lived on the earth for 250 million years without changing in any way whatsoever.蟑螂已“一成不變”地在世界上存在了2.5億年。
5、A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off. That is why we must put cockroaches to death by hewing their bodies to pieces.蟑螂在被“斬首”后仍能活好幾個(gè)星期。因此,處死蟑螂一定要“碎死萬段”。
6、Spiders have transparent blood.蜘蛛的血液是透明的。
7、If one places a few drops of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death.如果在蝎子的身上滴少量的烈性酒,它就會(huì)立刻發(fā)瘋,而且會(huì)把自己蜇死。
8、A whale’s heart beats nine times a minute.鯨的心臟每分鐘只跳動(dòng)9次。
9、A rat can fall from a five-story building without injury. Usually, a rat couple, “ against the policy of family planning,” produce 15,000 descendants in less than a year. So it’s our duty to search for and kill them without mercy, even if they are not crossing the street ( or appear in broad daylight).老鼠從5層樓上摔下來會(huì)安然無恙。通常,一對(duì)不講“計(jì)劃生育”的鼠“夫妻”一年要偷偷摸摸同時(shí)又喪心病狂地生出至少15,000只后代。所以,即使老鼠不過街,也要人人喊打。
10、 A giraffe can go without water longer than a camel.長頸鹿比駱駝更耐渴。
11、 Ducks don't lay unless it’s in the early morning.鴨子只在清晨下蛋。