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主題:翼龍 Anhanguera(古生物)|來源:nhm.ac.uk|2026-06-26

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一、課文(點 🔊 聽整句)

How did Anhanguera live?

安翰格拉翼龍是怎麼生活的?

One of the most obvious features of this skull is the bump that you can see on the tip of the snout.

這個頭骨最明顯的特徵之一,就是你在牠口鼻尖端看到的那個凸起。

Its function has been the matter of some debate among palaeontologists.

這個凸起的用途,在古生物學家之間一直有些爭論。

It could have been for display, for showing off to other members of the same species in breeding displays, or it might have had some other function.

它可能是用來「展示」的——在求偶時向同類炫耀;也可能有別的用途。

Perhaps it helped the animal to eat. Scientists think Anhanguera dipped its snout into the water to grab fish.

或許它能幫助這隻動物進食——科學家認為,安翰格拉翼龍會把口鼻伸進水裡抓魚。

Anhanguera's teeth were perfectly adapted to the way it hunted. They were sharp for piercing.

安翰格拉翼龍的牙齒完全適應了牠捕獵的方式。牠們很尖銳,能夠刺穿。

二、重點單字(點 🔊 聽單字 ‧ 附 KK 音標)

單字KK 音標意思發音
skull[ skʌl ]頭骨
bump[ bʌmp ]凸起、腫包
tip[ tɪp ]尖端
snout[ snaʊt ](動物的)口鼻部
teeth[ tiθ ]牙齒(複數)
sharp[ ʃɑrp ]尖銳的
fish[ fɪʃ ]
water[ ˋwɔtɚ ]
eat[ it ]
animal[ ˋænəml̩ ]動物

三、給家長的小提醒

這段文字偏難(會遇到 palaeontologists、breeding 等字),但主題是翼龍、孩子有興趣,很適合「親子共讀」:
• 先讓傳樂點 🔊 聽、指著字跟唸。
• 挑這 10 個重點單字認就好,其餘大人帶著理解即可。
• 唸完問他:「你覺得那個 bump 是做什麼用的?」用中文回答也沒關係。