Lesson 3 第三课

A Let's read. 一起读吧。

That's a very special nose! 这个鼻子很特殊！

Elephants are mammals. 大象四是哺乳动物。

They can be four metres tall. 它们能有四米高。

They don't eat meat.它们不吃肉。

They only eat fruit, leaves and grass. 它们只吃水果、叶子和草。

They need a lot of food, so they spend most of their time eating. 它们需要许多食物,所以他们把大部分时间花在吃上。

They only sleep for about four hours every night. 它们每晚只需要睡四小时。

The elephant has two long, white teeth called tusks. 大象有两个长长的白牙叫象牙。

It is the only animal with a trunk - a special long nose. 它是唯一有象鼻——一个特殊的长鼻子——的动物。

The elephant can use its trunk to pick up a big tree or a small peanut. 大象能用它的鼻子卷起大树或小花生。

The elephant is also the mammal with the biggest ears. 象也是耳朵最大的哺乳动物。

They look like two big fans. 它们看着像两个大扇子。

Elephants live in Africa and Asia. 大象住在非洲和亚洲。

They live together in family groups. 它们聚居。

They are very strong, very smart and of course, very, very big. 它们很强壮,很聪明。当然,也非常非常大。