豬的趣事

馮敏玲

Pigs snuggle1 close to one another and prefer to sleep nose to nose. They dream， much as humans do. In the natural environment， pigs spend hours playing， sunbathing， and exploring.

豬相互依偎，喜歡鼻子對(duì)著鼻子睡覺。和人類一樣，它們也會(huì)做夢(mèng)。在自然環(huán)境中，豬會(huì)花幾個(gè)小時(shí)玩耍、日光浴和探險(xiǎn)。

Pigs communicate constantly with one another.

豬之間經(jīng)常交流。

Newborn piglets learn to run to their mothers voices and to recognize their own names. Mother pigs sing to their young while nursing.

剛出生的小豬就能學(xué)著向母親的聲音跑去，學(xué)會(huì)辨認(rèn)自己的名字。母豬一邊哺乳一邊唱歌給小豬聽。

Pigs appear to have a good sense of direction and have found their way home over great distances.

豬似乎有很好的方向感，它們從很遠(yuǎn)的地方都找得到回家的路。

Pigs do not “eat like pigs” or “pig out”. They prefer to eat slowly and enjoy their food.

豬不會(huì)“像豬一樣吃”或者“大吃特吃”，它們喜歡慢慢吃，細(xì)細(xì)品味食物。

Pigs are clean animals. If given enough space， they will be careful not to soil the area where they sleep or eat. Pigs dont “sweat like pigs”； they are actually unable to sweat. They like to bathe in water or mud to keep cool， and they actually prefer water to mud.

豬是愛干凈的動(dòng)物。如果有足夠的空間，它們會(huì)小心翼翼地不弄臟睡覺或吃飯的地方。豬不會(huì)“像豬一樣流汗”，實(shí)際上它們不會(huì)流汗。它們喜歡用水或泥來洗澡以保持涼爽，事實(shí)上它們更喜歡用水而不是泥。

Pigs are very smart. They are curious2 and insightful3 animals who are widely accepted as being smarter than dogs， and even some primates4.

豬非常聰明。它們是充滿好奇心和洞察力的動(dòng)物，眾所周知，它們比狗狗甚至一些靈長(zhǎng)類動(dòng)物更聰明。

Pigs are very peaceful animals， rarely showing aggression5. The exception， as with many animals， is when a mother （sow） with her young offspring is provoked6 or threatened7.

豬是非常溫和的動(dòng)物，很少表現(xiàn)出攻擊性。與許多動(dòng)物一樣，除非是母豬和它的后代被激怒或受到威脅的時(shí)候。

Wild pigs play an important role in managing ecosystems8 and keeping biodiversity9. By rooting， and thus disturbing the soil， they create areas for new plant colonisation10. They also spread fruit plants by dispersing11 their seeds.

野豬在生態(tài)系統(tǒng)管理和保持生物多樣性方面發(fā)揮著重要作用。它們翻拱松土，為新的植物群落創(chuàng)造了空間。它們還通過散播種子來播種果樹。

Pigs have a good sense of smell. The pig is the last of the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac. The pig is seen to represent fortune， honesty and happiness.

豬的嗅覺非常靈敏。豬是中國(guó)十二生肖中的最后一種動(dòng)物。豬代表著財(cái)富、誠(chéng)實(shí)和幸福。

Humans have 9，000 taste buds. Pigs have 15，000！

人類有9000個(gè)味蕾。豬有15000個(gè)！

An adult pig can run up to 11 miles per hour.

一頭成年豬最快可以跑到每小時(shí)11英里。

Pigs live on every continent except for Antarctica.

除了南極洲以外，每個(gè)大洲都有豬生存。

Pigs have 4 toes on each foot but they only walk on 2.

豬每只腳有4個(gè)腳趾，但它們只能用2個(gè)腳趾走路。

China has the most domesticated12 pigs in the world！The United States is 2nd.

中國(guó)馴養(yǎng)的豬是全世界最多的！美國(guó)排名第二。

Pigs are easily trained to walk on a belt， use a litter box and do tricks.

很容易訓(xùn)練豬系上皮帶遛、使用垃圾箱和耍雜技。

In Denmark there twice as many pigs as people！

在丹麥，豬的數(shù)量是人的兩倍！

1. snuggle [ ] vi. 偎依；舒服地蜷伏

2. curious [ ] adj. 好奇的，有求知欲的

3. insightful [ ] adj. 有深刻見解的，富有洞察力的

4. primate [ ] n. 靈長(zhǎng)類的動(dòng)物

5. aggression [ ] n. 侵略；進(jìn)攻；侵犯；侵害

6. provoke [ ] vt. 驅(qū)使；激怒；煽動(dòng)；惹起

7. threaten [ ] v. 威脅；恐嚇

8. ecosystem [ ] n. 生態(tài)系統(tǒng)

9. biodiversity [ ] n. 生物多樣性

10. colonisation [ ] n. 定殖；殖民地化；集群現(xiàn)象

11. disperse [ ] vt. 分散；使散開；傳播

12. domesticated [ ] adj. 家養(yǎng)的；馴服的