新课标小学英语阅读100篇 21

　　21   Sea Horses海马

　　There are all kinds of horses in the world.有各种各样的马在世界。

　　But one of them you can't ride. 但其中一个你不会骑。

　　It doesn't live on land, but in the sea.它不生活在陆地上,但是在大海。

　　Its head looks like the head of a horse.它的头看起来像马的头。

　　So people call it a "sea horse. "所以人们叫它“海马。“

　　In fact(实际上) , the sea horse is a small fish. 事实上(实际上),海马是一个小的鱼。

　　It likes to live in warm water. 它喜欢生活在温暖的水。

　　A sea horse always stands up in the water when it swims.一个海洋的马总是站起来在水中游泳时。

　　Father sea horse carries the eggs 父亲海马带的蛋

　　to keep them safe in its pouch¹ until they hatch. 保持他们的安全在袋,直到他们孵化。

　　When the eggs are hatched, the baby sea horses swim away.当鸡蛋孵化,婴儿海马游开。

　　WORD BANK

　　safe／seif／adj，免受攻击的

　　安全的

　　pouch n．育儿袋

　　hatch v．孵化

1 pouch   

n.小袋，小包，囊状袋；vt.装...入袋中，用袋运输；vi.用袋送信件

参考例句：

• He was going to make a tobacco pouch out of them. 他要用它们缝制一个烟草袋。
• The old man is always carrying a tobacco pouch with him.这老汉总是随身带着烟袋。