每日晨读| 变色青蛙

Birds live in trees. Squirrels live in trees. 

鸟生活在树上。松鼠住在树上。

But do you know that some frogs live in trees, too?

但是你知道一些青蛙也生活在树上吗？

The tree frog is hard to find. This frog can change color.

树蛙是很难找到的。这种青蛙可以变色。

On green leaves, it stays green. On a brown branch, it turns brown. Some tree frogs can change from green to gold or blue.

在绿叶上，它就保持成绿色。在棕色的树枝上，它会变成棕色。一些树蛙可以从绿色变成金色或蓝色。

Tree frogs have legs and wide feet. 

树蛙有腿和宽大的脚掌。

They have sticky pads at the ends of their toes.

它们的脚趾末端有粘性的脚垫。

These sticky toe pads keep the tree frogs from falling.

这些黏糊糊的脚趾垫可以防止树蛙掉下来。

Tree frogs have different colors and markings on their skin.

树蛙的皮肤上有不同的颜色和斑纹。

Their eyes are different, too. Some have green eyes,some gray.

它们的眼睛也有所不同。有一些是绿色的，一些是灰色的。

Some frogs' eyes are gold, and some are bright red.

一些蛙的眼睛是金色的，而另一些则是鲜红色。

The sounds they make in spring and summer are different, too.

它们的叫声在春天和夏天也是不同的。

One frog makes a sound like a dog barking.

一只青蛙的叫声就像狗吠。

Another frog makes a loud noise like a snore. 

另一只青蛙则发出很大的声音，像打鼾一样。

There is even a frog that whistles! 

甚至还有吹口哨的青蛙！