turtles

It is plainly cruel to keep turtles as pets .

显然，养海龟作宠物十分残忍。

He had seen some red-tail hawks , red foxes , wood turtles and other animals .

他见过一些红尾鹰、红狐狸、木海龟和其他动物。

The sea turtle is an endangered species .

海龟是濒危物种。

The spill could wipe out the Gulf 's turtle population

这次原油泄漏可能会使波斯湾的海龟灭绝。

The tug nearly turned turtle twice , but I managed to keep her upright .

拖船两次都差点翻个儿，但我设法稳住了船身。

A turtle in a jar is certainly caught within the reach .

瓮中之鳖，手到拿来。

Now we all must help our friend Turtle , said Deer ．

"现在我们要帮助我们的乌龟朋友,"小鹿说。

Turtle kept talking to Deer to help her feel better ．

乌龟不停地和鹿说话，想让她感觉好些。

But , a turtle is better than nothing ．

但是,乌龟总比没有好。

The hunter went back to get Turtle , but he found him gone ．

猎人回去抓乌龟,但他发现乌龟不见了。

Everyone , leave now , said Turtle ．

“大家都走吧，”乌龟说。

The hunter picked Turtle up and started for home ．

猎人捡起乌龟,动身回家。

Turtle just lifted a foot up when the hunter got close ．

猎人走近时,乌龟刚抬起一只脚。

The hunter saw Deer so he put Turtle down to get Deer ．

猎人看见了鹿,就放下乌龟去捉鹿。

Four good friends Mouse , Crow , Turtle and Deer lived in the forest ．

老鼠、乌鸦、乌龟和鹿四个好朋友住在森林里。

I will eat turtle soup tonight ．

今晚我要喝乌龟汤。

As soon as the hunter left Turtle , Mouse ran up and helped Turtle hide in the forest ．

猎人一离开乌龟,老鼠就跑上来帮助乌龟躲在森林里。

Hearing this , the turtle was itching5 to go down to take a look .

海龟听了青蛙的话，心里痒痒的，准备下去看看。

Every year between December and June , thousands of green sea turtles migrate .

科学家们对它们的这一习性有了新的见解。每年12月到次年6月，成千上万只绿海龟迁徙。

Turtles have an unfortunate habit of devouring1 plastic objects floating in the sea .

海龟有一个坏习惯，就是吞食漂浮在海里的塑料制品。

Yet lots of plastic objects that end up inside turtles have no resemblance to jellyfish .

然而，海龟体内的许多塑料制品却与水母毫无相似之处。

The zookeepers set the rescued turtle free after it recovered from its injury .

比如：（这只获救乌龟的伤势痊愈后，动物管理员们把它放归了野外。）

They waited for over a month , but the huge turtle did not appear on the sea .

可是，它们等了一个多月，大鳌还没浮出海面。

Drifting plastic bags , for instance , look similar to jellyfish , which many types of turtles love to eat .

例如，漂浮的塑料袋看起来就像许多海龟喜欢吃的水母。

My prince is not coming on a white horse . He 's obviously riding a turtle somewhere really confused ...

我的王子并没有骑着白马向我走来，很显然他正在哪儿骑着乌龟困惑不已……

The nickname comes from the Chinese word for returnees , haiguipai , a homonym for sea turtles .

在中文里，这类人被称为“海归派”。

The frog bragged1 to the turtle :

青蛙对大鳖夸口说：

The swarm of ants exclaimed : " Ah , now the huge turtle is about to come out . "

这群蚂蚁喊道：“啊，这回大鳌就要出来了。”

Whales , seals , penguins , and turtles have flippers .

鲸、海豹，企鹅和海龟均有鳍形肢

He also owns a two-headed goat , a two-headed terrapin and the world 's only living three-headed turtle .

他还拥有双头山羊、淡水龟，以及世上现存唯一的三头乌龟。