少兒英語(yǔ)故事：袋鼠

The kangaroo has a pouch where babies live until they can hop around on their own. Baby kangaroos are called joeys and are only the size of your thumb when they're born! Kangaroos live and travel in groups of up to 100.

• I live on the continent of Australia and on neighboring islands.

• I live in dry areas like deserts.

• I rest under shade trees and dug out areas.

• I stand on my two large feet and have a long, thick tail.

• I have red or brown fur with white arms and legs.

• I can grow to be 5 feet tall with a 3-foot long tail.

• I can weigh almost 200 pounds!

• I eat grass and small shrubs and can go for days without drinking water.

• I use my large feet to kick enemies and also can hop very quickly.

• I can jump more than 30 feet forward and hop more than 40 miles per hour.

袋鼠—— 地圖上涂綠色的地方是我的家。

有趣的常識(shí)：袋鼠有一個(gè)育兒袋，袋鼠寶寶一直住在里面直到它們自己能到處蹦跳。袋鼠寶寶稱作“幼獸”，它們剛出生的時(shí)候只有拇指大小!袋鼠是以群體的方式居住和出行，最多可達(dá)100只。

•我住在澳大利亞大陸和與其接壤的島上。

•我住在象沙漠一樣干燥的地方。

•我在樹(shù)蔭下休息并掘地。

•我用兩只大腳站立，我還有一條又長(zhǎng)又粗的尾巴。

•我白色的胳膊和腿上有紅色或棕色的皮毛。

•我能長(zhǎng)到5英尺高，尾巴3英尺長(zhǎng)。

•我的體重將近200磅!

•我吃草和小的灌木, 能行走數(shù)天不喝水。

•我的大腳用來(lái)踢敵人，也能用它快速地蹦跳。

•我能向前跳30多英尺遠(yuǎn), 并且每小時(shí)跳40多英里。