I＇m a Baby Bat我是一只小蝙蝠

Hello！ I am a baby bat！ You must have seen me flying！ But you may notbelieve it， but I am not a bird！ It is true that I fly and I like to fly， but I am amammal1 and I have no feathers2 at all.

你好！我是一只小蝙蝠！你一定见过我飞翔！不过你可能不信，我不是鸟！我会飞，我也喜欢飞翔，这是真的，但我是哺乳动物，我没有羽毛。

Of all the mammals in the world， only we bats can fly. It’s cool， isn’t it？ Likeother mammals， our body is full of hair！ But unlike other mammals， we bats havewings3. Big wings that look like thin skin！ In fact， we have long arms and fingers，and our wings are the skin between our arms and our bodies.

在世界上所有的哺乳动物中，只有我们蝙蝠会飞。很酷，不是吗？像其他哺乳动物一样，我们的身体长满了毛。但与其他哺乳动物不同，我们蝙蝠有翅膀，看起来像一层薄皮的大翅膀！事实上，我们有长长的前肢和手指，而我们的翅膀就是我们前肢和身体之间的皮。

There are many interesting things about us that you will be surprised if I tellyou！ For example， the eyes of us bats are different from you humans. Instead of oureyes， we use our nose and ears for navigation4.

关于我们有很多有趣的事情，如果我告诉你，你会大吃一惊，比如，我们蝙蝠的眼睛就和你们人类不一样。我们不用眼睛，而是用鼻子和耳朵来导航。

We make a loud sound with our nose and mouth and then our sound hits thingsand returns to our ears. By hearing this echo5， we know how big the obstacle6 isand how far it is from us. This is how we find our way and move forward with nodifficulty. We bats find our food in the same way. Do you know what we eat？Insects7！ We eat insects！ Of course， some bats eat fruit.

我们用鼻子和嘴发出很大的声音，然后我们的声音碰到东西后回到我们的耳朵里。通过听这个回声，我们就知道障碍物有多大，离我们有多远。这就是我们如何找到方向并顺利前进的方法。我们蝙蝠以同样的方法寻找食物。你知道我们吃什么吗？昆虫！我们吃昆虫！当然，有些蝙蝠吃水果。

We go almost everywhere. From mountains， plains8 and forests to villages andcities. At night， when the insects come out， we also come out of our homes and eatan insect meal. During the day， we go to caves9， crevices10 or any other dark placewhere we can rest and sleep. We sleep during the day and go out at night.

我们几乎能去任何地方，从高山、平原和森林，到村庄和城市。晚上，当昆虫出来时，我们也从家里出来，吃一顿昆虫大餐。白天，我们去洞穴、裂缝或任何其他黑暗的地方，在那我们可以休息和睡觉。我们昼伏夜出。

You may think our sleeping is funny， too. Because we catch the roof11 or treeswith our feet and sleep upside down. I am sure that you have never seen any animalthat sleeps like us. When winter comes and the weather gets cold， the insects aregone. We do not know where they go. Some bats fly to warm places to find food.

你也许会觉得我们的睡觉方式很有趣。因为我们用足部抓住顶部或者树枝，倒吊着睡。我确信你从未见过像我们这样睡觉的动物。当冬季来临，天气变冷，昆虫就消失无踪。我们不知道它们去了哪里。有些蝙蝠便飞到温暖的地方寻找食物。

But we stay in our cave and fall into hibernation12. We hang around the wholewinter season， we wrap13 our wings around us like a blanket14 and we sleepupside down.

但是我们要待在我们的洞穴里进入冬眠。我们整个冬天都待在这里，我们像裹着毯子一样收拢翅膀，然后倒吊着睡觉。

We bats love groups and community. That’s why we live as a group in cavesand dark places. You must be asking yourself， how do we find each other？ Well， it isclear！ With sound！

我们蝙蝠喜欢群居。这就是为什么我们在洞穴和黑暗的地方以一个群体的形式生活。你一定在问自己，我们要如何找到彼此呢？嗯，显而易见，是通过声音！

Oh！ Guys！ It seems my mom is calling me！ I must go！ So goodbye for now！

哎呀！朋友们！我妈妈好像在叫我！我必须走了，那我们再见啦！

（英语原文选自：moonzia.com）