Brrr! Winter is coming soon. We squirrels are very busy Looking for foodfor winter. For me, it is a piece of cake (小菜一碟). I know many usefulskills (技巧). Are you ready? It is time foraction (行动)!
Crazy for nuts
Nuts are my favorite food. They are tasty (美味的) and healthy. My teeth keep growing. It is uncomfortable.Chewing (嚼)nuts can make them shorter.
My special weapon
To find nuts, I need to jump from tree to tree. But I am not afraid. I have mytail.
Look, my tail is big and fluffy (毛茸茸的). When I walkonbranches (树枝), Iswing (摆)my tail from side to side. It helps me keep mybalance (平衡). If I fallfrom the tree, my tail is myparachute (降落伞).
The secret of hiding
I find thousands of nuts every year. Hazelnuts (榛子)are my favorite. I put them behind my house. I hidealmonds (杏仁)near a big tree. I also have somepecans (山核桃). I hide them under the leaves. I put differenttypes (种类)of nuts indifferent places. I can find them easily this way.
Some bad squirrels may steal my nuts. If I see them, I will play tricks (捉弄) on them. I willpretend (假装)to put a nut in a hole. But they find nothingthere. The nut is still in my mouth!
Did you know?
When two squirrels meet, they always “kiss” each other. In this way, they canfind theirrelatives (亲戚).
Have a go
Squirrels put different ____ of nuts in different places.
A. types B. colors C. sizes
答案下周四每周英语时光公布
Word bank 词汇
squirrel /ˈskwɜ:rəl/ 名词 松鼠
nut /nʌt/ 名词 坚果
hid /haɪd/ 动词 藏
steal /stil/ 动词 偷
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