021 羚羊的新朋友

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A young gazelle walked across the savanna

一只小羚羊走过稀树草原。

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He ate some grass and a few leaves

它吃了一些草和几片叶子。

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The sun felt very hot

太阳感觉非常炎热。

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" I'm thirsty," said the gazelle

“我渴了，”小羚羊说。

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" I'll go to the water hole."

“我去水坑那里。”

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When the gazelle reached the water hole, he took a few sips

当小羚羊到达水坑时，它喝了几小口水。

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Then he looked up

然后它抬起头。

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Another young animal was watching the gazelle

另一只小动物正看着小羚羊。

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The animal had sharp teeth and claws

那只动物有锋利的牙齿和爪子。

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But he didn't look mean

但它看起来并不凶恶。

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The two animals playfully chased each other

两只小动物嬉戏地互相追逐。

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They splashed in the water

它们在水里泼水玩。

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When the sun began to set, the gazelle headed home

当太阳开始落山时，小羚羊回家了。

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He told his mother about his new friend

它把新朋友的事告诉了妈妈。

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" What did he look like?" she asked

“它长什么样？”妈妈问。

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The gazelle told her

小羚羊告诉了她。

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" He's a lion!" she said

“那是只狮子！”她说。

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" You can't be friends with him!"

“你不能和它做朋友！”

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" Why not?" asked the gazelle

“为什么不行？”小羚羊问。

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" Well," said his mother

“嗯，”妈妈说。

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" Gazelles are herbivores

“羚羊是食草动物。

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That means we eat plants

这就是说我们吃植物。

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But lions are carnivores

但狮子是食肉动物。

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They eat meat."

它们吃肉。”

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" Meat?" said the gazelle

“肉肉？”小羚羊说。

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" Like other animals?"

“像其他动物那样？”

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" Yes," said his mother

“是的，”他的妈妈说。

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" The other day I saw a jackal eating berries," said the gazelle

“前几天我看到一只胡狼在吃浆果，”小羚羊说。

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" Can I be friends with him?"

“我能和他做朋友吗？”

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" No," said his mother

“不行，”他的妈妈说。

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" Jackals are omnivores

“胡狼是杂食动物。

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They eat some plants

它们吃一些植物。

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But they also eat other animals."

但它们也吃其他动物。”

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" Meat eaters are terrible!" said the gazelle

“吃肉的动物真可怕！”小羚羊说。

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" No, they're not terrible," said his mother

“不，它们并不可怕，”他的妈妈说。

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" That's just how the food chain works."

“食物链就是这样运作的。”

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" Food chain?" asked the gazelle

“食物链？”小羚羊问道。

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" Yes," said his mother

“是的，”他的妈妈说。

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" All living things need food for energy

“所有生物都需要食物来获取能量。

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Plants get their energy from sunlight

植物从阳光中获取能量。

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We get our energy from eating plants

我们从吃植物中获取能量。

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And meat eaters get it from eating other animals."

而吃肉的动物则从吃其他动物中获取能量。”

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" I guess I understand," said the gazelle

“我想我明白了，”小羚羊说。

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" Too bad that lion is a meat eater

“好可惜那只狮子是吃肉的。

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We had so much fun."

我们玩得那么开心。”