英国学生科学读本 第27期:虾(1)

 　　Lesson 27 The Shrimp¹

　　第27课 虾

　　Do you like shrimps²? They are very nice to eat at tea-time along with bread and butter. Next time you have shrimps for tea, you must look at them well before you eat them.

　　小朋友, 你喜欢吃虾吗? 在下午茶的时候, 就着面包和黄油吃虾, 可好吃了！下次, 你在下午茶吃虾的时候, 一定要仔细看看。

　　The shrimps you eat have been boiled, and this made them look red; but when they are in the sea, their colour is like that of the sea-sand.

　　小朋友吃的虾是已经煮熟了的, 所以看起来是红色的；但是, 海里的虾的颜色, 跟海沙的颜色是一样的。

　　The shrimp has a smooth, hard skin or shell all over the outside of its body, and its flesh is inside thisskin. It has a large head, made of what looks like one big ring of hard skin. Its body and it's tail are made of many smaller rings, all joined together.

　　虾的身体外面包着一层光滑、坚硬的皮, 也叫甲壳（qiào）, 这层皮里面才是肉。虾的头很大, 看上去就像甲壳的一个大“体节”。虾的身体和尾巴, 是很多小体节连在一起构成的。

　　Do you see the black eyes of the shrimp? They look like little knobs, and stick out on the front of its head. Two pairs of feelers also grow out of its head. They help the shrimp to feel its way along the dark bottom of the sea.

　　你看见虾的黑眼睛了吗? 就像两个小圆疙瘩一样, 突出在脑袋前面。脑袋上还长着两对触角, 可以帮助虾在黑暗的海底探路。

　　The shrimp has several pairs of limbs. Some of these it uses for biting off its food. Other limbs are usedlike jaws³ for chewing its food.

　　虾长着好几对足, 有些足用来“咬掉”小块的食物, 有些足的功能像上下颌一样, 可以用来咀嚼食物。

1 shrimp   

n.虾，小虾；矮小的人

参考例句：

• When the shrimp farm is built it will block the stream.一旦养虾场建起来，将会截断这条河流。
• When it comes to seafood,I like shrimp the best.说到海鲜，我最喜欢虾。

2 shrimps   

n.虾，小虾( shrimp的名词复数 )；矮小的人

参考例句：

• Shrimps are a popular type of seafood. 小虾是比较普遍的一种海味。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I'm going to have shrimps for my tea. 傍晚的便餐我要吃点虾。 来自辞典例句

3 jaws   

n.口部；嘴

参考例句：

• The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。
• The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work. 台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件。