Staying Warm in Winter過冬

玉蘭/供稿

冬日里，雪靜靜地下著，小松鼠在橡樹上冷得瑟瑟發抖。它問媽媽：“我們在冬天如何保暖呢？”媽媽答道：“我們把毛茸茸的尾巴像毛毯一樣蓋在身上來保暖?！痹陔S后的幾天，小松鼠詢問了自己的朋友們如何過冬。它了解到：老鼠會呆在洞里，盡情享用自己儲藏的堅果和種子；土撥鼠整個冬天都呆在巢穴中冬眠；烏龜用落葉搭成柔軟舒適的床，也會一覺睡到春天；知更鳥則會遷徙到溫暖的南方以找尋更多食物。小松鼠發現，大家都有各自過冬的方式。它回到家里，依偎在媽媽身旁，進入了甜甜的夢鄉。

Snow fell silently. In the oak tree， young Squirrel shivered. “Mama， how will we keep warm this winter？” he asked.

“We will use our brushy tails like blankets to keep warm，” she said.

The next day， Squirrel was playing with his friend Mouse. He asked， “Mouse， what do you do in winter to keep warm？”“If it gets too cold， Ill stay in my underground nest and feast on the nuts and seeds Ive stored，” said Mouse.

A few days later， Squirrel saw his friend Woodchuck. He said， “Woodchuck， how do you keep warm in winter？ I use my tail. Mouse stays in her underground nest. What about you？”

“We hibernate. We sleep in our den all winter. And thats where Im headed right now. Good night！”

Squirrel turned and headed home. But he almost tripped over his friend Box Turtle who was digging in a pile of fallen leaves. “Hello， Turtle，” said Squirrel. “Are you getting ready for winter？ We squirrels use our tails to keep warm. Mouse stays in her underground nest， and Woodchuck hibernates. What about you？”

“Winter means a long sleep for me， too，” said Turtle. “Im making a bed in these leaves. Ill stay here until spring.”

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根據故事內容，試著將動物與其相應的過冬方式連線。

Words

silently /?sa?l?ntli/ adv.靜靜地 oak tree橡樹

shiver /???v?（r）/ v. 顫抖，哆嗦 keep warm保暖

bushy /?b??I/ adj.濃密的 blanket /?bl?kIt/ n.毛毯

underground /??nd??ɡra?nd/ adj.地下的 feast on盡情享用

nut /n?t/ n.堅果 store /st??（r）/ v.貯藏，儲存

woodchuck /?w?dt??k/ n.土撥鼠 hibernate /?ha?b?ne?t/ v.冬眠

den /den/ n.巢穴 trip over絆倒

dig /dIg/ v.挖 pile /paIl/ n.一堆

robin /?r?b?n/ n.知更鳥 stick around逗留

scamper /?sk?mp?（r）/ v.蹦蹦跳跳地跑 creature /?kri???（r）/ n.生物

snuggle /?sn?g（?）l/ v.依偎 wrap /r?p/ n.裹，圍緊

take a nap小睡