咱们裸熊 第111期:棕熊要冬眠

 　　Guys, come here! You gotta see this!What's up?

　　伙计们，快过来！瞧这个！怎么啦？

　　Check out this book. It says that pandas have a special lining¹ in their throats to protect them from bamboo splinters!

　　看这本书。里面说熊猫的喉咙里有特殊的内膜，以此来保护自己，在吃竹子的时候不被刺破！

　　Ice bear finds that fascinating.

　　白熊觉得很奇妙。

　　I know, right? ! Pandas are so interesting!

　　对吧？熊猫真是一种有趣的动物！

　　Ice bears can swim up to 100 miles at a time.

　　北极熊可以一口气游一百英里。

　　Cool. Oh, and in the wild, pandas eat for 12 hours a day!

　　太酷啦。野生的熊猫每天花十二个小时吃东西！

　　Uh, you know, I'm gonna find a book, too...With cool, awesome² facts about Grizzlies³.

　　我也要去找本书...讲棕熊帅气迷人的。

　　Wow, I was all white when I was born!

　　哇，原来我生下来居然是全白的耶！

　　Ice bears wash ourselves with snow instead of water.

　　我们北极熊是用雪洗澡的，而不是用水。

　　Hmm, goats. Great horned owls⁴, gray squirrels. Oh! Grizzly⁵! Come to me. "Goodnight Grizzly." Oh, hello, little guy. "Grizzly is brown."

　　讲山羊的书。猫头鹰的，灰松鼠的。噢！讲灰棕熊的！找到你啦。"晚安，灰棕熊"你好啊，小家伙。"灰棕熊是棕色的。"

　　Hey, guys, I found one that...Pandas have the largest molar teeth of any carnivore.

　　伙计们，我找到了一本...熊猫的臼齿是所有食肉动物中最大的。

　　Uh, hey, uh, did you know that, um, Grizzlies are brown?Yeah.

　　嘿，你们知道灰棕熊是棕色的吗？当然。

　　Ice bears have rough paws to prevent slipping on ice.

　　北极熊长着粗糙的爪子来防止自己在冰上滑倒。

　　I need more info, little bear.

　　我还需要更多资料，小熊熊。

　　Ice bears can also...Well, can you guys do this? !

　　北极熊也可以...你们能做到这个吗？！

　　Hibernate⁶? That's when animals sleep through winter, right?Uh-huh

　　冬眠？就是动物们睡过整个冬天，是吗？没错。

　　Hmm, looks like pandas don't hibernate.

　　熊猫好像不冬眠。

　　Ice bears do. Lady ice bears.

　　北极熊要冬眠。但只有北极熊小姐要冬眠。

　　Haha! So hibernation⁷ is just my thing. It's like a holiday...Just for me.

　　哈哈！所以只有我才需要冬眠咯。就像是...属于我一个人的假期一样。

　　Dude, don't you think you're a little too domesticated⁸ to hibernate? I mean, you've never slept through the winter before, and you seem fine to me.

　　兄弟，你已经习惯家养生活了，应该就不需要冬眠了吧？反正你以前从没冬眠过，我看也没什么问题啊。

　　Wait...what month is it! January.

　　等等... 现在是几月？一月。

　　Is that winter?Yes.

　　现在属于冬季吗？是的。

　　Ahh! I'm already so behind!

　　啊呀！我已经晚那么多啦！

　　Grizz, you're not seriously going to sleep for five months? !

　　棕熊，你不会真的要睡五个月吧？！

　　Jeez, I gotta start eating right now if I want to catch up! I'll take this book and everything in here, please! To go.

　　如果我想赶上进度，现在就得赶紧吃了！我要买这本书和这里面所有的点心，谢谢！麻烦打包。

1 lining   

n.衬里，衬料

参考例句：

• The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
• Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。

2 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

3 grizzlies   

北美洲灰熊( grizzly的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Suns beat the Memphis Grizzlies 127-113 earlier Tuesday night. 在周二晚上早些时候，太阳以127：113击败孟菲斯灰熊。
• Whatever you do, do not blink.They're like grizzlies. 无论你做什么，别眨眼。他们跟熊有点相象。

4 owls   

n.猫头鹰( owl的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• 'Clumsy fellows,'said I; 'they must still be drunk as owls.' “这些笨蛋，”我说，“他们大概还醉得像死猪一样。” 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
• The great majority of barn owls are reared in captivity. 大多数仓鸮都是笼养的。 来自辞典例句

5 grizzly   

adj.略为灰色的，呈灰色的；n.灰色大熊

参考例句：

• This grizzly liked people.这只灰熊却喜欢人。
• Grizzly bears are not generally social creatures.一般说来，灰熊不是社交型动物。

6 hibernate   

v.冬眠，蛰伏

参考例句：

• Bears often hibernate in caves.熊常在山洞里冬眠。
• Some warm-blooded animals do not need to hibernate.一些温血动物不需要冬眠。

7 hibernation   

n.冬眠

参考例句：

• Bears wake up in the spring after a winter of hibernation.熊经过一个冬天的冬眠后在春季苏醒。
• The tortoise spends the winter months in hibernation.乌龟在冬眠中度过寒冬季节。

8 domesticated   

adj.喜欢家庭生活的；（指动物）被驯养了的v.驯化( domesticate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He is thoroughly domesticated and cooks a delicious chicken casserole. 他精于家务，烹制的砂锅炖小鸡非常可口。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The donkey is a domesticated form of the African wild ass. 驴是非洲野驴的一种已驯化的品种。 来自《简明英汉词典》