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1、Unit 6Animal广东理工学院大学英语1What animals do you like bestWhat animals do you like best？Give your Give your reasons please.reasons please.Whats the relationship between human Whats the relationship between human beings and animalsbeings and animals？What should we do to protect animalsWhat should we do to
2、protect animals？Background Knowledge Human beings have not been good friends to animals.We kill animals for their fur and feathers,for food,for sport,or simply because they are in the way.Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the Earth forever.Hundreds more may disappear soon.Many kind
3、s of animals are now on the danger list in China and elsewhere.Animals are more than just beautiful or interesting.They are more than just resources of food.Every animal has its place in the balance of nature.Destroying one kind of animal can lead to the disappearance of other kinds.For example,when
4、 farmers kill too many birds,their fields can be plagued with insects.This is because birds eat insects.When there are not enough birds around the farm,there will be too many insects.Luckily,many people now understand that we cannot kill animals whenever we want to,and they are working hard to save
5、those animals that could disappear soon.More people should join in such efforts so that we can keep the balance of nature.PreparationIn the animal world,do the fathers usually take part in raising children?No,the animal fathers seldom participate such activities.For emperor penguins,who produces mil
6、k for the babies,the male or the female?It is the male emperor penguin that produces milkfrom a gland in his esophagus to feed his baby.What does the male Red Fox usually do when his mate is nursing their cubs?The male Red Fox supplies his mate with fresh food every four to six hours while she is nu
7、rsing their cubs.Super Dads in the Animal World In the human world,both parents play an independent and critical part in child-rearing.1It is hard,nerve-racking and exhausting to bring up children.2Parents can support each other and make up for each others shortcomings.译 文 However,in the animal worl
8、d,the single-parent family is the main rule 1and it is always mothers who assume all responsibilities for raising children.2Fathers seldom participate in these activities.3There are,nevertheless,a few exceptions to this rule.译 文 The giant water bug is an almost unknown male parenting insect.Once two
9、 giant water bugs become mates,the male becomes a virtual beast of burden;the female will lay about 150 eggs onto his back and then disappear.1So,the job of protecting the eggs falls to the male,2who will carry them for the next month,airing his babies and defending them against other insect enemies
10、 by sunning h i m s e l f a t t h e w a t e r s e d g e.译 文 The male Panamanian poison-arrow frog is a good example of a father in the animal world.He is in charge of sitting on the eggs and keeping them hydrated with wet-ness from his skin;the father also carries the newly-born children to water,on
11、 his back.译 文 The male emperor penguin takes full responsibility for sitting on his wifes precious egg over the long Antarctic winter.He does this inland,while the female returns to the sea to feed.The male penguin must be fat and strong enough;otherwise,he will have to abandon his egg and try to ge
12、t back to the ocean.Once the baby penguin is born,instead of the female,it is the male who produces milk from a gland译 文in his esophagus to feed the baby.The male Red Fox is quite a capable male and father.Not only does he supply the female with fresh food every four to six hours while she is nursin
13、g their children,1but he is equally devoted to teaching them survival skills.译 文 For spotted sandpipers,1it is the male that provides most of the care for the babies.Besides,males have much higher levels of prolactin than females particularly after their eggs have been laid.2The fathers sit on the e
14、ggs for a 21-day incubation period and then watch over the newborn birds for another 21 days.译 文 1In the colorful animal world,these“super-dads”offer human beings good examples of fatherhood.If animals can译 文do it,how about us human fathers?Super Dads in the Animal World In the human world,both pare
15、nts play an independent and critical part in child-rearing.1It is hard,nerve-racking and exhausting to bring up children.2Parents can support each other and make up for each others shortcomings.人类社会中的父母在抚养教育孩子方面都各自发挥着重要的作用。因为这是一项艰辛、紧张而又令人疲惫不堪的工作。夫妻二人的共同参与能够起到相互支持、取长补短的作用。动物界中的模范爸爸 However,in the ani
16、mal world,the single-parent family is the main rule 1and it is always mothers who assume all responsibilities for raising children.2Fathers seldom participate in these activities.3There are,nevertheless,a few exceptions to this rule.而在动物世界中，单亲家庭却是司空见惯的现象。孩子主要是由动物妈妈负责抚养长大。动物爸爸很少会参与这些工作。然而，这其中也有一些例外。The giant water bug is an almost unknown male parenting insect.Once two giant water bugs become mates,the male becomes a virtual beast of burden;the female will lay about 150 eggs onto his back and the
