慢速英语短文听力 坚硬的喙

A Hard Head

坚硬的喙

A woodpecker is a bird. It is red, white, and black. It has a long sharp beak¹. This is a special beak. It is stronger than a tree trunk. The woodpecker makes holes in tree trunks. It hits the tree trunk with its sharp beak, again and again. Peck, peck, peck. Peck, peck, peck. It makes a hole in the tree trunk. Then it makes the hole bigger. It makes the hole big enough to sit in. It makes the hole big enough for two birds to sit in. It makes a nest in the hole. It prepares the nest for two baby birds. The mama woodpecker lays two eggs in the nest. She sits on the eggs. Papa woodpecker brings her food. The eggs hatch. Then mama and papa feed the babies. The babies grow up and fly away. Then they find other trees. They make holes in other trees for new baby birds. They make new holes in different trees. Peck, peck, peck. Peck, peck, peck. Why don’t the woodpeckers get headaches? They hit their beaks² against a tree trunk all day long. But you never see a woodpecker take aspirin³. They must have very hard beaks. They must have very hard heads.

啄木鸟是一种鸟。他有红白黑三种颜色。他的喙又长又尖。这是一种特殊喙。他比树干还要锋利。啄木鸟在树干上打洞。用他坚硬的喙一次一次敲击树干。啄，啄，啄。啄，啄，啄。树干被凿出个洞。洞口越来越大。大到可以站进去。大到足够两只鸟住进去。它在洞里安了个窝。这个家是为两只幼畜准备的。啄木鸟妈妈在鸟窝中下了两个蛋。她坐在鸟蛋上。啄木鸟爸爸给她带来吃的。鸟蛋孵出了小鸟。爸爸妈妈为两只小鸟喂食。小鸟慢慢成长，飞走了。之后他们要寻找另一棵树。他们还要为小鸟打洞。他们会在不同树上打洞。啄，啄，啄。啄，啄，啄。啄木鸟为什么不头疼呢？他们整天用喙敲击树干。但你从来没看见过啄木鸟吃阿司匹林。他们的喙一定非常坚硬。他们的头也一样。  

1 beak   

n.鸟嘴，茶壶嘴，钩形鼻

参考例句：

• The bird had a worm in its beak.鸟儿嘴里叼着一条虫。
• This bird employs its beak as a weapon.这种鸟用嘴作武器。

2 beaks   

n.鸟嘴( beak的名词复数 )；鹰钩嘴；尖鼻子；掌权者

参考例句：

• Baby cockatoos will have black eyes and soft, almost flexible beaks. 雏鸟凤头鹦鹉黑色的眼睛是柔和的，嘴几乎是灵活的。 来自互联网
• Squid beaks are often found in the stomachs of sperm whales. 经常能在抹香鲸的胃里发现鱿鱼的嘴。 来自互联网

3 aspirin   

n.阿司匹林

参考例句：

• The aspirin seems to quiet the headache.阿司匹林似乎使头痛减轻了。
• She went into a chemist's and bought some aspirin.她进了一家药店，买了些阿司匹林。