少儿英语：火鸡不是鸡 (Run,run,turkey)_少儿读物

少儿：火鸡不是鸡 (run,run,turkey)

         一起呵推荐：感恩节要到啦！感恩节大餐可少不了火鸡。以前一直以为火鸡是一种鸡。today, we get a lesson from mr. turkey and finds out more about the bird.

因为看上去跟鸡长得有点像，所以我们中文里把turkey翻译成了“火鸡”。但其实它跟鸡一点关系也没有。a turkey is very different from a cock. turkeys have lived in north america for thousands of years. there are no such birds in other places around the world. 其它国家的火鸡都是从那里引进的，而鸡可是到处都有哦！



unlike a cock, a turkey has no feathers on its head and neck. when it is happy, its head and neck become red. 红红的脖子红红的头，简直就像火一样，叫“火“鸡倒也真有道理！



鸟也长胡子，没听说过吧？it is true. a male turkey has a beard. you are surprised, aren't you? look at the turkey's beard. is it long?



你知道吗？公火鸡也能像孔雀一样开屏呢！a male turkey can open its tail. when opened, its tail looks like a beautiful fan. 火鸡可不是随便都开屏的，那是它在求爱呢！



the turkey is a very big bird. it is one of the biggest birds in north america.
成年火鸡能长到一米多高呢。和火鸡站在一块，公鸡看上去就像是小鸡崽。

感恩节里人们享受各种美味，像南瓜饼啊，土豆泥啊。of course, roasted turkey is the most popular one. in the united states, there are many ways to cook turkey.
one of them is in a dish called turducken. turducken是什么? 原来turducken就是在火鸡里边放一只鸭子，然后，在鸭子里边再放一只鸡。a turkey, a duck, a chicken,
三个词拼在一起不就是turducken了嘛！