听力实验室—不丹—动物
2019-01-02供稿
◎高 洁 供稿
不丹王国(The Kingdom of the Bhutan)在梵语中意为“西藏的边陲”,又称神龙之国、森林之国、花卉之国 、云中之国。 国土总面积3.8万平方千米,地处喜马拉雅山南坡。与中国、印度接壤。全国划分为4个行政区、20个宗(县),北部为高山,南部较低的山区属亚热带气候,湿润多雨,中部河谷区,气候温暖。总人口70万左右,不丹语和英语为官方语言。藏传佛教为国教,占两成的尼泊尔族居民信奉印度教。首都廷布(Thimphu)是全国的政治、宗教中心。不丹的国家元首为国王。不丹的国庆日为12月17日,国歌为《皇家颂歌》。
Greetings, friends. The Kingdom of Bhutan is a country in South Asia that is located near China and India. This week we’llthe animals from thislandlocked[内陆]country. There are no oceans near it. Let’s see whatlive there.
There are several large birds that can be found in Bhutan. You might see thePeregrine Falcon[游 隼].Itis known foritswhen flying. It has been clocked at over 100 kilometers per hour in flight and more that 199 kilometers per hour when
The animals of Bhutan are interesting. From large birds to large mammals, there is much to see and learn about. I hope you have enjoyed learning about Bhutan.
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游隼(Peregrine Falcon)是中型猛禽。体长41~50厘米。翅长而尖,眼周黄色,颊有一粗著的垂直向下的黑色髭纹,头至后颈灰黑色,其余上体蓝灰色,尾具数条黑色横带。下体白色,上胸有黑色细斑点,下胸至尾下覆羽密被黑色横斑。飞翔时翼下和尾下白色,密布白色横带,常在鼓翼飞翔时穿插着滑翔,也常在空中翱翔,野外容易识别。
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灰狼(Gray Wolf)共有46个亚种,体型中等、匀称,四肢修长,趾行性,利于快速奔跑。头腭尖形,颜面部长,鼻端突出,耳尖且直立,嗅觉灵敏,听觉发达。犬齿及裂齿发达;上臼齿具明显齿尖,下臼齿内侧具一小齿尖及后跟尖;臼齿齿冠直径大于外侧门齿高度;齿式为3-1-4-2/3-1-4-3。毛粗而长。前足4-5趾,后足一般4趾 ;爪粗而钝,不能伸缩或略能伸缩。尾多毛,较发达。