048 河马亨利

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Hi, everyone! My name is Bobby and I'm a bird

大家好！我叫博比，我是一只鸟。

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I live on the back of a hippopotamus — a male hippopotamus, actually

我住在一只河马的背上——准确地说，是一只公河马。

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His name is Henry

他叫亨利。

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Henry and I live near a lake in Africa

亨利和我住在非洲的一个湖边。

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Hippos live near rivers and lakes all over Africa

河马生活在非洲各地的河流和湖泊附近。

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But they don't live on any other continent

但它们不在其他任何大陆生活。

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How did a tiny bird and a big hippo become friends?

一只小鸟和一头大河马是怎么成为朋友的呢？

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Well, we help each other out!

嗯，我们互相帮助！

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I eat ticks and bugs off Henry's body

我吃掉亨利身上的蜱虫和小虫子。

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In return, he lets me live on his back

作为回报，他让我住在他的背上。

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Hippos help other animals too

河马也帮助其他动物。

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There are many plants around the rivers, swamps, and lakes

河流、沼泽和湖泊周围生长着许多植物。

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Henry makes a path through the thick plants

亨利在茂密的植物中开出一条路。

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Then other animals can walk to the water

这样其他动物就能走到水边。

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Henry also helps plants

亨利也帮助植物。

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Henry poops in the water, but it's okay

亨利在水里排便，但这没关系。

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The plants grow strong from the nutrients in his poop

植物从他粪便的养分中获得滋养，长得强壮。

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Other animals eat the plants and get strong

其他动物吃了这些植物，也变得强壮。

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As you know, it gets extremely hot in Africa

你知道，非洲会变得极其炎热。

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Do you wear suntan lotion to protect your skin from the bright sun?

你会涂防晒霜来保护皮肤，免受强烈阳光的伤害吗？

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Believe it or not, Henry makes his own suntan lotion!

信不信由你，亨利可是自己制造防晒霜哦！

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He sweats red oil

他分泌出红色的油脂。

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The oil prevents his skin from cracking or burning

这种油脂能防止他的皮肤干裂或晒伤。

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I like to put some on my beak when I am hot!

天热的时候，我喜欢往我的鸟嘴上抹一点！

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In ancient Greece, people thought hippos sweated blood

在古希腊，人们以为河马流的是血。

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But I know it is just skin oil

但我知道那只是皮肤的油脂。

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Henry spends most of the day in the water

亨利一天大部分时间都待在水里。

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It's cooler there, and Henry's skin is especially suited to water

水里更凉快，而且亨利的皮肤特别适合水中生活。

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But Henry isn't a very good swimmer

但亨利不太会游泳。

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He usually walks on the river or lake floor

他通常在河底或湖底行走。

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Hippos' eyes, nostrils, and ears are on the tops of their heads

河马的眼睛、鼻孔和耳朵都长在头顶上。

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This helps them breathe and watch for danger when they are in the water

这有助于它们在水里呼吸和观察危险。

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Henry can also stay underwater for five minutes

亨利还能在水下待上五分钟。

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He closes his nostrils and presses his ears against his head

他闭紧鼻孔，把耳朵紧贴在头上。

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That way, water does not get in

那样水就进不去了。

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When Henry comes out of the water, he makes funny snorts and hisses

亨利从水里出来时，会发出有趣的哼哼声和嘶嘶声。

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It's hot now, but soon it will be evening

现在很热，但很快就到傍晚了。

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In the evening Henry and I leave the lake

到了傍晚，亨利和我就会离开湖。

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Food is the reason Henry leaves the water

亨利离开水是为了食物。

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His appetite is huge!

他的胃口巨大！

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He can eat 35 to 45 kilograms of grass for dinner

他一顿晚餐能吃35到45公斤的草。

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Uh-oh!" Henry, are you going underwater again?

哎呀！“亨利，你又要潜到水下去了吗？

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I want to stay here longer!"

我想在这里多待一会儿！”

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When Henry goes underwater, I have to find a new place to rest

亨利潜到水下时，我就得找个新地方休息。

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I would never argue with a hippo!

我可不会跟河马争论！

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Talk with you later. Good-bye!

回头再聊。再见！