The World’s Fastest Fish

The Killer Whale looks dignified and strong. Its back is black while its belly is white. It’s kind of cute, but don’t be deceived by its appearance. 虎鲸还真有点虎头虎脑的，它的背部是黑色，肚子是白色的，黑白相间，看着还萌嘟嘟、怪可爱的。 Killer Whales are huge, around 8 to 10 meters long, roughly the height of a three story building. And they’re not only scary. They’re also good hunters. Group attacks, baiting, and camouflaging are what Killer Whales do best. 虎鲸体型巨大，身长8-10米，也就是大约3层楼那么高，但是你可不要以为他们是傻大个哦，他们的捕猎技巧非常高超，车轮战、诱惑战、埋伏战，它们都非常拿手。

Binoculars, check. Small tent, check. Compass, flashlight… check, check. All checked. 望远镜，带上。小帐篷，带上。指南针、手电筒……带上，带上，统统带上！ Dr. Whipsmart, where are you going? 大头博士，你要去哪呀 Eh? You want to know where I’m going? 啊？你问我要去哪儿？ Shh… It’s a secret. I can only tell you. 嘘！这可是个秘密，我只偷偷告诉你！ Dr. Whipsmart… that’s me… I’m going to ex… 大头博士，我呀！要去探……探……

A giraffe is around 4.8 meters tall. Its legs are very long and slender. It walks elegantly like a fashion model. 长颈鹿的身高大概有四米八.四条大长腿，又细又长！它们走起路来就像模特儿一样优雅。 The giraffe lives in the vast African grasslands. It is very tall and has a long neck. When it stretches it out, it can eat leaves from the top of a tree. 长颈鹿呢，生活在非洲大草原上，它个子高高、脖子长长，只要轻轻一仰头，就能吃到高处的树叶。 Even though the giraffe appears gentle and charming, when it encounters danger, such as the jaws of a lion, it uses its hooves to give its enemy a hard kick, making the enemy groan with pain. 你们不要看长颈鹿温柔迷人，但是呢，当他们遇到危险的时候，比如说，被狮子咬的时候，它就会用自己的蹄子，狠狠地去踢狮子，踢得狮子嗷嗷叫。

The flying fish doesn’t actually fly through the air like a bird. Instead, it glides. Yes! Gliding! A flying fish glides, mainly to avoid danger. It has to swim at a really high speed before gliding, and it wags its tail really hard. Then, the fish spreads the big, broad pectoral fins on its chest and starts to glide on the breeze. 飞鱼呢，其实不能像鸟儿一样在空中飞行，而是滑！翔！飞鱼滑翔，主要是为了躲避危险，它们在滑翔之前要高速游泳，尾巴剧烈地摆动，然后，飞鱼展开它胸口又宽又大的胸鳍，开始在空中乘着风滑翔。 Someone once did a test and found that a flying fish can glide nearly 35 feet in the air, and it can go as far as 3,300 feet! 有人曾经做过测试，飞鱼滑翔的最高高度近11米，飞行距离可达1000多米。 The flying fish, the farthest-flying fish in the world. That’s why we call it the flying fish. With a little wind up, it goes over 3,000 feet. 飞鱼啊，作为世界上飞得最远的鱼，真可谓——飞鱼凭风起，直上一千米！

The Hummingbird is only about 2 to 4 cm long, around the same size as an eraser. When it flies, its wings beat very fast, making a buzzing sound like a bee. That’s why it’s called the Hummingbird. 蜂鸟，只有2-4厘米长，跟一块普通橡皮差不多大。它飞翔的时候，翅膀扇动地很快，会发出嗡嗡嗡像蜜蜂一样的声音，所以，人们把它叫做蜂鸟！ The tiniest Hummingbird weighs only 2 grams, about as heavy as two pieces of candy. 最小最小的蜂鸟，体重只有2克，也就和两块糖差不多重。

The Cheetah is a champion among animals when it comes to speed. It can run as fast as 130 kilometers for short distances, which is as fast as most trains. 猎豹是动物中的短跑冠军，短距离内最高的时速可以达到130千米，和一辆普通火车的速度差不多。 The Cheetah can accelerate very quickly. In only two seconds, a Cheetah can go from fully stopped to its top speed. Its legs are like strong motors, operating very quickly. In the blink of an eye, a walking Cheetah turns into a speeding Cheetah. 而且，猎豹加速很快，只要短短两秒钟，猎豹就能从静止进入高速追逐的状态，它们的腿就像强力马达，哒哒哒，高速运转。就这么的，眼睛一闭一睁，猎豹就进化成了极速猎豹了。

Look! He has a giant body, about 2 to 5 meters long. When the sailfish stands up, he’s as tall as a small two story building. His body is covered with scales, and he has grayish white spots on his brown body, like he’s wearing the latest fashion. He’s really fashionable. Not only that, the sailfish’s mouth is sharp and straight, like a sharp sword. 瞧呀，他身形巨大，身长两米到五米，最大的旗鱼站起来，就像一栋二层小楼那么高！他身披鱼鳞，褐色的身体上，有灰白色的斑点！就像穿了一件时装，超时尚！不仅如此，旗鱼的嘴巴，又尖又直，就像一把锋利的长剑！ But, this is nothing. 不过，这些都不算什么。 The most dashing thing about the sailfish is his fin. 旗鱼真正帅气的是他的鱼鳍 On his back is a huge fin, like a giant sail. Sailfish, a big fish carrying a sail. Ha ha! That’s how he got his name, Sailfish. 在他的背上，有一个又高又大的鱼鳍，就像一面巨大的旗子。旗鱼，背着旗子的大鱼，哈哈，旗鱼的名字，就是这样来的哟！

Whale sharks are around 10 meters long, but can reach as many as 20 meters, the length of two school buses. The whale shark is grayish brown and covered with yellow spots and stripes. It looks like a giant chess board. 鲸鲨体长约10米左右，最大的鲸鲨，长达20米！就像两间教室连起来那么长！鲸鲨的身体是灰褐色的，布满了黄色斑点和条纹，看起来就像一张大大的棋盘一样！ Even though it has a giant body, its eyes are tiny. Ha ha! It looks like it’s squinting. It’s actually very cute, and very docile. This is where the whale shark gets its nickname, gentle giants. 别看他的身体那么巨大，但是呢，他却是个眯眯眼，哈哈，大个子眯眯眼，长得真是非常萌了，看上去憨憨的，所以呢，鲸鲨的别名也叫——大憨鲨。

The Indian bison can be more than six feet tall and more than nine feet long, which is almost as tall as the ceiling in your house! 印度野牛身高可达2米左右，体长在3米左右，差不多有一层楼那么高呢 Indian bisons are also very heavy. They can weigh up to one ton! If you try to seesaw with an Indian bison, it will take about fifty kids on the other end of the seesaw to lift the bison off the ground! 印度野牛还非常重，它们的重量可达1吨！如果你想要和印度野牛玩跷跷板，这位牛大哥，坐在跷跷板的一边，而另一边，要坐上差不多50个小朋友才能把印度野牛跷起来！ The Indian bison lives in India, and also many parts of Southeast Asia. They eat grass, leaves, and all sorts of plants, and are very grumpy. If you make an Indian bison mad, watch out! 除了印度，在东南亚的许多地方也能看到它们的踪迹。它们虽然吃草啊叶子啊这些素食，但是呢，牛脾气可是非常暴躁的。要是惹火它们，那可就不得了了