捆绑 调教 鼹鼠的故事The Story of Moles

投降但凡看过捷克经典动画片《鼹鼠的故事》的东谈主齐会被那只圆头圆脑的玄色小鼹鼠所引诱，这个幽默惬心的小家伙用俏皮可人的一颦一笑驯服了全全国无数的孩子致使成东谈主。动画里的鼹鼠老是心爱带着铲子挖来挖去，掘起一堆堆的小土坡。你知谈吗，实在的鼹鼠也随身带着“小铲子”呢，那即是它强有劲的两只前爪，用以匡助它更好地得当地下掘土生计；鼹鼠很少钻出大地，它们然则名副其实的“地下责任者”。当你行走在柔滑的草坪上时，要是看见一些小土丘，那么捆绑 调教，也许可人的鼹鼠就在离你不远的场合哦！

卓言 选 王雪娇 译

Moles spend almost their entire lives underground—small weak eyes， velvety[1] fur， and small hips for turning around in tight places. Moles also have broad front feet， the toes of which terminate in stout claws faced outward for digging. A mole can dig its way through an amazing 14 meters of soil in just one hour!

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Moles measure around 14 centimeters in length and have a three-centimeter tail. The moles tail is carried erect and the hairs on the tip give the mole information about its surroundings by brushing against the tunnel roof. Moles sleep， feed and breed in their tunnels. Moles occasionally appear above ground at the top of one of their characteristic molehills[2]， and even then usually only the head and pink fleshy snout is revealed.

Moles are carnivores feeding almost exclusively small invertebrate animals living underground such as earthworms and the larvae of beetles and flies.[3] A mole may also occasionally catch small mice at the entrance to its burrow. Because their saliva contains a toxin that can paralyze earthworms， moles are able to store their still living prey for later consumption. They construct special underground “larders” for just this purpose. Researchers have discovered such larders with over a thousand earthworms in them.

A mole’s preferred habitats are wooded hilly districts. Moles have a well-developed sense of orientation retaining a mental plan of their complex layout of underground tunnels. Moles burrow in lawns， raising molehills and killing the lawn， for which they are sometimes considered pests. They can undermine plant roots， indirectly causing damage or death. Though moles are the bane[4] of many lawn owners， they make a significant positive contribution to the health of the landscape. Their extensive tunneling and mound building mixes soil nutrients and improves soil aeration[5] and drainage. Moles also eat many lawn and garden pests.

鼹鼠的一世险些齐是在地下渡过的——它们眼睛小目力弱，体毛（丝绒般）柔滑，臀部短小适于在狭小的场合往还回身。鼹鼠还领有宽大的前肢，安祥的前爪上长有外翻的足趾，很适于掘土。一只鼹鼠在一个小时内真实不错挖穿14米长的隧谈！

鼹鼠身长约14厘米，外加一条3厘米长的尾巴。鼹鼠的尾巴是立正的，尾尖的毛不错通过擦拂隧谈顶部向鼹鼠传达周围环境的信息。鼹鼠的饮食、起居，还有养殖齐在它们的隧谈里进行。它们偶尔会钻出大地，出当今其独到的某个鼹鼠丘顶上，即使在这时，它们泛泛也只会露出脑袋和粉嘟嘟的肉嘴。

鼹鼠是食肉动物，险些能吃通盘生计在地下的小无脊椎动物，比如蚯蚓、甲虫和蝇类的幼虫。鼹鼠偶尔还能在我方的洞口处收拢一些小老鼠。由于它们的唾液中含有一种简略麻木蚯蚓的毒素，鼹鼠不错将这些活的猎物储存起来供以后享用。它们还为此开辟了有益的地下“贮藏库”。计划东谈主员们曾发现藏有一千多条蚯蚓的这类贮藏库。

鼹鼠心爱栖居在树叶抖擞的山丘地区。鼹鼠标的感很强，心中对它们复杂的地下隧谈布局很有计较。鼹鼠在草坪下造穴，了得的鼹鼠丘会阻碍草坪，因此它们泛泛被看作是无益动物。它们还会阻碍植物的根部，从而波折给植物形成伤害或弃世。尽管鼹鼠对许多草坪主东谈主来说齐是灾难，它们对这些当然景不雅的健康却作念出了积极贫寒的孝顺。它们挖的多数洞穴通谈和堆起的土墩齐会使泥土中的营养得以充分和会，从而训诲了泥土的透风和排水性能。鼹鼠还不错吃掉好多草坪和花坛里的害虫。

（着手：英语学习杂志）

Vocabulary:

1. velvety: 丝绒（或天鹅绒）般（光滑柔滑）的。

2. molehill:（由鼹鼠打洞扒出的泥土堆成的）鼹鼠丘。可喻指“无趣味的小事，小困难（或贫寒）”，英文中有句形象的俗话：make a mountain out of a molehill，趣味即是“小题大作念”。

3. invertebrate: 无脊椎的；larvae: 幼虫，是larva的复数花样，

4. bane: 灾星，祸根。

5. aeration: 透风，空气流畅。

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