与美国小学生一起学英文第2册 第10期:袋鼠

 　　Kangaroo 袋鼠

　　Kangaroos live in Australia and New Zealand. 袋鼠居住在澳大利亚和新西兰。

　　They have small heads, long ears, strong legs and long tails. 袋鼠有着小小的头，健壮的腿与长长的耳朵和尾巴。

　　Kangaroos can't run on their four legs. 袋鼠不能用它的四条腿奔跑。

　　But they can hop¹ with their two powerful legs and feet.  但它们可以借助两条有力的腿脚跳行。

　　There are two main types of kangaroos, they are red and grey kangaroos.  袋鼠有两种主要的类型，分别是红袋鼠和灰袋鼠。

　　Red kangaroos are bigger than grey kangaroos. 红袋鼠比灰袋鼠大些。

1 hop   

n.单脚跳，跳跃；vi.单脚跳，跳跃；着手做某事；vt.跳跃，跃过

参考例句：

• The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子们举行比赛，看谁单足跳跃最快。
• How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右脚能跳多远？