与美国小学生一起学英文第6册 第12期:蝴蝶

 　　Butterflies 蝴蝶

　　What does a butterfly look like？ 蝴蝶是什么样子？

　　A butterfly has four wings and a body, also it has six legs and two antennae¹. 蝴蝶有四个翅膀,一个身体，六条腿和两条触须。

　　A butterfly has a very unique life cycle. 蝴蝶有一个非常奇特的生命循环。

　　There are four stages a butterfly goes through to become a beautiful creature. 蝴蝶要经历四个阶段才能蜕变成美丽的生物。

　　First, they're born as eggs. 首先，它们出生时是卵。

　　Then, they grow into caterpillars². 然后，进化成毛毛虫。

　　Next, they stay in cocoons³. 接着，它们结成蛹。

　　After a while, they get out of the cocoons. 一段时间后，它们从蛹中出来。

　　Finally, they turn into real butterflies. 最后，它们成为真正的蝴蝶。

1 antennae   

n.天线；触角

参考例句：

• Sometimes a creature uses a pair of antennae to swim.有时某些动物使用其一对触须来游泳。
• Cuba's government said that Cubans found watching American television on clandestine antennae would face three years in jail.古巴政府说那些用秘密天线收看美国电视的古巴人将面临三年监禁。

2 caterpillars   

n.毛虫( caterpillar的名词复数 )；履带

参考例句：

• Caterpillars eat the young leaves of this plant. 毛毛虫吃这种植物的嫩叶。
• Caterpillars change into butterflies or moths. 毛虫能变成蝴蝶或蛾子。 来自辞典例句

3 cocoons   

n.茧，蚕茧( cocoon的名词复数 )v.茧，蚕茧( cocoon的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The silkworms have gone into the bushes to spin their cocoons. 蚕上山了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• In two more days the " little darlings" would spin their cocoons. 再得两天，“宝宝”可以上山。 来自汉英文学 - 春蚕