Hi!I’mSnowshoeRabbit。I’mlookingforsomethingtoeat。But,itisnotveryeasybecausetheforestiscoveredwithsnowandthetreesarebare。嗨!我是雪兔。我在寻找吃的,但找吃的并不那么容易,因为森林里遍地是雪,树叶也落光了。Duringthewinter,peoplehavenice,warmhousestolivein,butanimalshavetostayoutside。So,wehavetododifferentthingstosurvivethecold。冬天,人们住又舒服又暖和的房子,但动物要留在外面。为了避冷,我们需要各行其是。Duringthewinter,youdon’tseemanybirdsintheforestbecausemostofthemhavemigrated。Inthefall,whentheweathergetscool,thebirdsgathertogetherandflysouthtowarmerplaces。冬天,你能看见的鸟不多,那是因为大部分都迁徙了。秋天,当天气转凉的时候,鸟聚在一起,飞向温暖的南方。Whenpeopletraveltheyusemaps,butwhenbirdstraveltheydonothaveanymaps。Itheyknowexactlywheretogo。Somebirdsusethesun,themoon,andthestarstoguidethem。人们旅游时用地图看路线,鸟儿却没有任何地图,但它们很清楚去哪里。有些鸟靠太阳、月亮和星星给它们指引方向。Sometimesyoucanseesomedeer,foxes,andrabbitslikemeinthewintertime。Wedonotsleeporgoawaybecausewelikethewinter,weeatwhateverwecanfindsuchasmoss,twigs,bark,andleaves。你有时能在冬天看见一些鹿、狐狸和像我一样的兔子。我们不睡觉,也不迁徙,因为我们喜欢冬天。我们吃我们能找到东西,如苔藓、嫩枝、树皮和树叶。However,therearemanyanimalthatsleepduringthewinterunlikeme,arabbit。Manyanimalslikebats,squirrels,skunks,chipmunks,andbearssleepduringthewinter。Thatiscalledhibernation。可有许多动物在冬天睡觉。例如蝙蝠、松鼠、臭鼬、金花鼠和熊都在冬天睡觉,这叫冬眠。Bysleeping,theysaveenergyandareabletoliveonverylittlefood。Amongthem,chipmunks,squirrelsandsomeotheranimalsarecalledtruehibernators。睡觉时它们节省能量,吃一点点食物也能活着。它们中间,金花鼠和松鼠还有其它动物属于真正的冬眠动物。Whentruehibernatorssleep,thetemperatureoftheirbodydecreasesandtheirheartslowsdown。So,theyneedlessfood。Infact,whenyouseehibernatinganimalstheylookliketheyaredead。Ifyoutouchthemtheyfeelverycold。真正的冬眠动物睡觉时体温会降低,心脏工作也慢起来。所以它们需要少量的食物。事实上,真正的冬眠动物睡觉时看起来像死了一样。如果你摸它们,会感觉非常冰凉。Otheranimals,likebears,sleepmostofthewinteraswell。However,theyarenottruehibernatorsbecausetheirbodytemperaturecannotdecreas。其它动物如熊,也要冬眠,可它们不是真正的冬眠动物,因为它们的体温不降低。Bearsneedtoeatahugeamountoffoodinthefalltokeepthemwarmbeforetheygotosleepforthewinter。Bythetimespringcomes,thebearshavelostmostoftheirfat。熊需要在秋天吃很多食物,冬天睡觉的时候才会感觉到暖和。春天来到时,熊消耗了它们的大部分脂肪。Actually,animalsdonotsleepallwinterlong。SomeAnimalscansleepforonemonth,butmanyanimalsonlysleepforafewdaysatatime。Whentheygethungry,theywakeupalittlewhileandeatsomeoftheirfood。其实,动物们不是连睡一个冬天。有些动物可以睡一个月,但许多动物一次只睡几天。当它们饥饿的时候,醒来一小会儿,吃一些食物。Manyhibernatinganimalshaveaplaceintheirlittlehomeswheretheycangotothetoilet。Also,iftheanimalsgettoocold,theycandie。So,onverycolddaysmanyanimalswakeupandtrytogetwarmbyshivering。Thismakestheirbodieswarmer。许多冬眠动物的窝里还有一个厕所。如果动物们太冷了,会冻死的。所以,在非常寒冷的时候,一些动物会起来试着抖动身子,让自己感觉暖和一些。Inthepond,manyanimalshibernateinthewinteraswell。Someturtlesandfrogsswimtothebottomofthepondbeforethewaterfreezes。Theydigalittleholeinthemudatthebottom,andspendthewintersleepingbeneaththefrozenice。池塘里,许多动物冬天也在冬眠。一些海龟和青蛙在池水结冰前游到池塘水底,它们在水底的泥地上挖一个小洞,在冰下冬眠。Whataboutfish?Haveyoueverwonderedwhathappenstofishwhenthewaterisfrozen?Mostfishstayawakeforthewinter,buttheyareveryquietandstill。Theygodowntothebottomofthepondwherethewaterisnotfrozenandwaitforspringtocome。那么鱼呢?你想过水结冰后鱼会怎么样呢?许多鱼在冬天醒着,但它们非常安静。它们呆在没结冰的水中等待春天的到来。当然,它们还是在池塘里了。It’slonelyhereinthewinter,butaftertheirlongsleep,myanimalsfriendswillcomeoutoftheirhousesandenjoyafreshnewspring。Chirp,chirp!IthinkIhearthebirdscoming!Wakeupeveryone!It’sspring!冬天在这里很孤独,但经过长睡之后,我的动物朋友们会从它们的窝里出来,享受一个新的春天。叽喳!叽喳!我想,我听见鸟叫了!把大伙唤起来,现在是春天了!西安西一路小学含芝翻译2011年12月