We’ve talked about / snails and their slow move.
我们已经谈论过 蜗牛 和 他们的缓慢移动.
But much of the time / snails don’t move at all.
但 大多数时间 蜗牛 根本不动
They are in their shells —sleeping.
它们在它们的壳里 睡觉
Hot sun will dry out a snail’s body.
火热的太阳会晒干蜗牛的身体
So at the least sign of hot sun,a snail draws its body into his shell.
因此有一点点阳光的迹象时,蜗牛 把身体缩进壳里.(at the sigh of .当有...迹象时)
A snail will die in a heavy rain.
蜗牛 会死 在大雨中
So when it rains,a snail does the same thing,too.
因此当下雨时 蜗牛也会做同样的事情.(把身体缩进壳里)
A snail can sleep for as long as it needs to.
蜗牛能够 需要睡多久就睡多久
It spends all the winter months in its shell,asleep.
他花费 整个冬季 呆在壳里 睡眠
In the spring the snail wakes up.
在春季 蜗牛苏醒
Its body,about three inches long,comes out from the shell.
它的身体,大概三英寸长,从壳里伸出来
When hungry,the snail looks for food.
当饿的时候 蜗牛 寻找 食物
Its eyes,at the end of the top feelers (触角),are very weak.
它的眼睛 位于顶部触角的末端 非常弱
But its sense (感觉) of smell / is very strong.
但它的 嗅觉 非常强
It helps the snail to find food and the new greens.
它(嗅觉) 帮助蜗牛找到食物和新的绿色物品
A snail’s mouth is no bigger than the point of a pin (大头针).
蜗牛的嘴巴 还没有 大头针尖大
Yet it has 256,000 teeth
然而它有256,000个牙齿
The teeth are very small,and you can’t see them.
这些牙齿很小 你不能看见它们(牙齿)
If you put a snail in a hard paper box,it will eat its way out
如果你把蜗牛放在 一个硬纸盒里 它会(用牙齿)咬出一条路来
And if a snail wears out its teeth,it will grow new ones.
如果蜗牛的牙齿掉了 它将会长出新牙