与美国小学生一起学英文第3册 第4期:鸟巢

　　Bird Nest 鸟巢

　　A bird nest is built with a lot of small twigs¹, grass and leaves. 鸟巢是用许多小树枝，草叶和树叶筑成的。

　　Some birds that live close to the ocean build their nests with fish  bones. 一些住得靠海的鸟类用鱼骨筑巢。

　　Mother birds build a nest to protect eggs and baby birds. 鸟妈妈们筑巢是为了保护鸟蛋和雏鸟。

　　It takes a few days to build a complete nest. 筑成一个完整的鸟巢需要几天的时间。

　　Did you ever closely² look at a bird's nest? 你曾近距离观察过鸟巢吗？

　　Go out and try it, but be careful.  出去试试，但要当心哦。

　　You might get attacked by a mother bird.  你可能会受到鸟妈妈的攻击。

1 twigs   

细枝，嫩枝( twig的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Some birds build nests of twigs. 一些鸟用树枝筑巢。
• Willow twigs are pliable. 柳条很软。

2 closely   

adv.紧密地；严密地，密切地

参考例句：

• We shall follow closely the development of the situation.我们将密切注意形势的发展。
• The two companies are closely tied up with each other.这两家公司之间有密切联系。