英國語文第二冊(雙語) 第8課:天鵝
LESSON 8 The swan
第八課 天鵝
The tame swan is a very gentle bird. It likes to swim on streams and ponds. When it is young it is gray, and not at all a pretty bird; but when it is full-grown it is as white as snow.
順從的天鵝是很溫和的鳥類。它喜歡在溪流和池塘里邊游泳。他們小時候是灰色的，并且是那種一點兒也不好看的鳥；但是當他們長大后，他們就會像雪一樣白。
Look at the swan in the picture. See how graceful it is as it sails along.
看看照片里那只天鵝?？纯此麄儶氉院叫袝r有多么的優(yōu)雅。
Among the bushes and high grass near the water the swan builds its nest. It is made of dry sticks or rushes, and is placed on the ground. Here the swan lays its eggs.
天鵝會將巢筑在離水邊很近的灌木和高高的草中間。巢是用干樹枝和毛片組成的，并且被放置于地面。天鵝會在上面孵蛋。
As soon as the young ones are hatched, away the little creatures run to the water! They need no school and no teaching, for God has made them so that they can swim at once, as well as the old birds.
當小天鵝被俘化出來，這些小生物就迫不及待的沖進水里！他們不需要別人傳授，他們天生就能游泳，而且跟老鳥游得一樣好。
Did you ever see the feet of a swan? They are made for swimming. All birds that love the water, and swim in it, have web-feet. Swans have web-feet, and so have ducks, and a number of other birds.
你見過天鵝的腳掌嗎？他們就是為游泳而生的。所有喜歡水的鳥兒們，并且會游泳的，都有蹼足。天鵝有蹼足，鴨子也有，并且其他很多鳥類都有。
They can all swim well; but hens and chickens and sparrows cannot swim at all, for they have not web-feet like the swan and the duck.
他們都能游的很好；但是雞和麻雀就完全不能游泳，因為他們不像天鵝和鴨子一樣有蹼足。
The swan has a long neck; and by means of it, it can reach its food without diving as ducks do. The swan feeds on the seeds, leaves, and roots of water-plants.
天鵝有長長的脖子；并且通過它，天鵝可以不用潛下水就能得到食物就像鴨子一樣。天鵝以種子，樹葉和水生植物的根為生。
QUESTIONS
問題
What colour is the swan when it is young? What colour is it when it is full-grown? Where does it build its nest? What is the nest made of? What do the young swans do, as soon as they are hatched? What kind of feet has the swan? What other bird has the same kind of feet? Of what use is the swan's long neck? What does it feed on?
天鵝小時候是什么顏色？完全成熟后又是什么顏色？他會在哪兒建巢？巢是用什么材料建筑的？當小天鵝被孵化出來后，他們會做什么？天鵝的腳掌長什么樣？其他的鳥類也有相同種類的腳掌嗎？天鵝的長脖子有什么用？他們靠什么為生？
