“考拉”英语怎么说

名词解释：树袋熊，又称考拉，是澳大利亚的国宝，也是澳大利亚奇特的珍贵原始树栖动物。英文名Koala bear来源于古代土著文字，意思是“no drink”。因为树袋熊从他们取食的桉树叶中获得所需的90%的水分，只在生病和干旱的时候喝水，当地人称它“克瓦勒”，意思也是“不喝水”。

Although they are commonly called koala "bears", koalas have nothing at all to do with bears, except that they are cute like a teddy bear.

Although koalas do drink water on occasion, most of their hydration requirements are fulfilled by the moisture they get from eating eucalyptus leaves.

Koalas may look soft and cuddly, but to the touch, not so much. They have a thick wooly fur that protects them from both heat and cold and also helps to repel water. In fact, their fur is the thickest of all marsupials.

尽管我们时常称考拉为“树袋熊”，其实考拉跟熊完全没关系，只是看起来萌萌的像泰迪熊罢了。

考拉有时也会喝水，但他们大部分的饮水需求都靠吃桉树叶吸收其中的水分来满足。

考拉们看起来软软的萌萌的，但摸起来可不是这么回事。为了抵抗炎热和寒冬甚至防水，它们的皮毛非常坚硬。实际上，它们的皮毛算是有袋类动物中最厚的了。

【讲解】

文中的koala就是“考拉”的意思，也称为树袋熊，是澳大利亚的国宝，英文名Koala bear来源于古代土著文字，意思是“no drink”，如：The koala is unique to Australia.(考拉是澳大利亚独有的。)，此外，袋鼠(kangaroo)，鸸鹋(emu)也是澳大利亚最具代表性的动物。

第二段中的eucalyptus是名词，意为“桉树”，原产地绝大多数在澳洲大陆，如：eucalyptus oil(桉树油，桉叶油)，常见的树木还有：ginkgo(银杏树)，oak(橡树)，spruce(云杉)等。