Fun Nature奇趣大自然
Archerfish
喷水鱼—自然界的神射手
本篇适合:阅读、挑战
鱼类通常都吃水里的生物,有吃小鱼小虾的,有吃水草的,但同学们听说过这世上有一种鱼是吃水面上的昆虫吗?它们是如何捕捉猎物的呢?难道它们会飞?
by 璇玑
Archer fi sh are small fi sh. Some live infreshwater. Others live insaltwater. They come from small rivers inAsia.
Archer fi sh eatinsectsand other small animals. The archerfish can use waterdropletsfrom its mouth toshootdown insects above the water. When the insect falls into the water, the archer fi sh catches the insect and eats it.
The archer fi sh is good at shooting.Adultfi sh usuallyhitthe insects on the fi rst time, but young fi sh must do it many timesin order tolearn how.
中文大意请见第47页。
archer fi sh[΄ɑːtʃəfɪʃ] n. 喷水鱼
fresh[freʃ] adj. 淡的
salt[sɔːlt] adj. 咸的,含盐的
Asia[΄eɪʃə] n. 亚洲
insect[΄ɪnsekt] n. 昆虫(复数:insects)
droplet[΄drɒplɪt] n. (液体的)小滴(复数:droplets)
shoot[ʃuːt] v. 射击(-ing形式:shooting)
adult[ə΄dʌlt] adj. 成年的
hit[hɪt] v. 击中
in order to[ɪn ΄ɔːdə tuː] 为了
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