<The Amazing Octopus> 不可思議的章魚
前兩天寫了一篇《章魚和美人魚公主》的故事，壞章魚想要抓住美麗的人魚公主，小人魚機智的利用身邊的物品成功拖延了時間并成功逃脫。有一位可愛的粉絲朋友問我，章魚有幾條腿，我在百度裡查了一下，弱弱地回答，8 條。剛好，前兩天在讀繪本的時候看到了這篇關于章魚的文章，分享出來大家一起看看吧。
Introduction介紹
More than three hundred types of octopuses live in ocean waters around the world.
全世界的海域中大概有300多個種類的章魚。
Their interesting looks and incredible skills make octopuses amazing creatures of the sea.
他們有趣的外表和不可思議的技能使得章魚成為令人驚歎的海洋生物。
How Are Octopuses Born? 章魚是如何出生的？
Mother octopuses watch over their eggs until they hatch.
章魚媽媽一直守護着他們的卵一直到小章魚孵化出來。
It could take two to twelve months or even longer.
這個過程大約會持續2-12個月或者更長一些。
Octopuses monthers die soon after their eggs hatch.
卵孵化之後不久，章魚媽媽很快就會離開人世。
What Are Octopuses Like?章魚是什麼樣的？
Octopuses can be big or small.
章魚可大可小。
They have two big eyes, a beak, and a soft, round bady.
他們有兩隻大眼睛，一隻喙和一個柔軟的身體。
They also have eight long arms-each with its own brain!
他們有8條長長的手臂，每條手臂上都有自己的大腦。
Octopuses have nine brains in total. Near its head, an octopus has a tube called a siphon(SY-fun).
章魚總共有9個大腦。章魚的頭部附近有一根叫做虹吸管的管子（SY-fun）。
An octopus can shoot water, waste, and ink out of its siphon.
章魚可以從虹吸管中射出水、廢棄物和墨水。
Do you know?你知道嗎？
Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood!
章魚有三個心髒和藍色的血液。
The arms of octopuses are covered with suckers.
章魚的手臂上長滿了吸盤。
They help octopuses move around, grab onto rocks, and catch prey.
吸盤可以幫助章魚四處活動，抓住岩石和捕捉獵物。
Suck also let octopuses taste.
吸盤也讓章魚的口感變得更好。
Octopuses can squeeze through tiny openings, such as the one in this can.
章魚可以擠進很小的開口，比如這個罐子的小小的入口。
Octopuses don't have any bones.
章魚渾身上下沒有一聲骨頭。
They can fit into small spaces. Octopuses are also very smart. They can find their way out of a maze and can even use tools.
是以他們可以生活在很小的空間内。章魚還非常的聰明。他們可以自己找到走出迷宮的路，甚至他們還可以使用工具。
The coconut octopus finds coconut shells and seashells. The octopus uses the shells as a house and to keep safe.
椰子章魚會尋找椰子殼和海貝。章魚找到貝殼後，會在確定安全的情況下把它當作自己的房屋。
Where Do Octopuses Live?章魚住在什麼地方？
Octopuses usually live in warm water. Some octopuses ilve in very cold water.
章魚一般會生活在溫暖的水域裡。但也有一些章魚會生活在寒冷的水裡。
Many octopuses like deep ocean waters. Others swin near the ocean's surface.
很多章魚喜歡生活在深海區域。也有一些章魚會在海面附近遊泳。
How Do Octopuses Move?章魚是如何移動的？
Octopuses can swin fast in an unusual way.
章魚會以不同尋常的方式快速移動。
First, they take water into their body.
首先，他們會把水帶入體内。
Then, they squirt water out of thrie siphon.
然後。他們會通過三根虹吸管噴射出水。
The force pushes octopuses backward.
這種噴射的力量會将章魚的身體向後推動。
Swimming is hard work for octopuses. It's easier for them to crawl along the ocean floor.
遊泳對于章魚來說是一項困難的體力活。在海底爬行對他們來說容易得多。
How Do Octopuses Hunt and Stay Safe?章魚如何捕獵并保持自身安全？
Octopuses hunt fish, snakes, and other ocean animals.
章魚捕食魚類、蛇和其他海洋生物。
Octopuses drop down on their prey.
章魚會在捕食時撲向獵物。
The prey sticks to their suckers.
獵物會粘在吸盤上。
Then octopuses pull their food into their beak.
然後章魚把他們的食物放進喙中。
Predators of octopuses include whales, seals, and large fish.
章魚的捕食者包括鲸魚、海豹和其他的大魚。
When predators attack, octopuses have different ways to escape. An octopus can bite an attacker and pass on venom.
每當捕食者來襲，章魚有不同的逃生方式。章魚會咬人并噴射毒液。
Octopuses can also shoot dark ink out of their siphon so predators can't see them.
章魚會通過它的虹吸管噴射墨水讓捕食者無法看到它。
Octopuses can even blend in with the colors around them.
章魚甚至會根據周轉事物的不同顔色隐藏自己的身體。
Then predators can't see them.
讓捕食者無法正确地辨認到他們。
Sometimes octopuses get caught. However, if an octopus lases an arm, it can grow a new one!
有時章魚會被抓住。但是章魚可以斷臂求生，斷掉的手臂還會再次生長出來。
Conclusion總結
The mimic octopuses can oct and look like fish, snakes and other animals.
有種仿章魚可以跳躍，看起來像魚、蛇或者是其他的動物。
Octopuses can do many things.
章魚還能做很多的事。
They can swin backward, shoot ink, change colors, and even grow new arms.
他們可以向後遊泳，噴墨、變色、斷掉的手臂還能再長出來。
Octopuses are amazing animals!
章魚真是一種不可思議的動物啊。