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Hibernation 冬眠

I. Turtles 乌龟

Child: Oh no!

宝宝：哎呀！

Look at my turtles, Mommy!

看我的小乌龟呀，妈妈！

Turtle是(sea) turtle-海龟、tortoise-陆龟、terrapin-淡水龟等的泛指。

I think they are dead.

它们好像死了。

They're not moving and not eating anything!

它们不动了，什么也不吃！

Mom: It's okay, I promise.

妈妈：没事的，我保证。

They are just hibernating.

它们只是在冬眠呢。

Child: Hibernating?

宝宝：冬眠？

What's that?

那是什么呀？

Mom: That is when animals sleep through the winter,

妈妈：就是动物们要睡过整个冬天，

so that they conserve energy

这样它们才能保存能量，

until spring comes again.

直到春天再次到来。