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羊駝ALPACAS

The cutest member of the camel family

牠們毛茸茸又討人喜愛；擁有美麗大眼、長腿、長脖子，還有小小的尾巴。

牠們不會發出太多聲音，不過倒是可以聽到牠們暗自輕哼著。

牠們是什麼動物呢？

牠們是羊駝。

羊駝這種動物最早來自南美洲；但是，可別以為去到安地斯山脈就可以看到牠們。

要是你真的碰巧去到那裡，那麼看到的會是小羊駝。

羊駝是馴化的小羊駝，因此不會在野外生存。

牠們溫和又聰明，而且還非常友善。

牠們熱愛太陽，經常側躺在地上做日光浴。

羊駝經常可見於可愛動物園，也是廣受喜愛的寵物。

農民畜養牠們通常是為了牠們的毛。

羊駝毛柔軟又溫暖，常用來製作毯子、毛衣、圍巾等。

羊駝毛比羊毛更輕、更暖、更堅韌。

一雙羊駝毛襪能在寒冷的日子裡讓你的雙腳舒適又溫暖。

They're fluffy and delightful. They have big beautiful eyes, long legs and necks and small tails. They don't make much noise but can be heard humming quietly to themselves. What are they? They're alpacas.

These animals first came from South America. But don't travel to the Andes Mountains expecting to see one. If you do happen to travel there, you will find

vicuñas. Alpacas are domesticated vicuñas and don't live in the wild. 

They are gentle and intelligent animals and can be very friendly. They love the sun and often lie on the ground on their sides to soak it up. Often found in petting zoos, they are also popular as pets. Farmers usually raise them for their fleece. Alpaca fur is soft and warm, so it's used to make blankets, sweaters, scarves and more. It is lighter, warmer and stronger than sheep's wool. A pair of alpaca socks will keep your feet nice and warm on a cold day!

hum （v.）發出低沉的聲音；嗡嗡作響

We could hear machines humming, so we knew that people were inside the building working.

hum （v.）哼唱

Mr. Bressler always hums to himself when he walks down the street.

hum （n.）

You can hear the hum of cars passing by from my apartment.

happen to  （ph v.）不期而遇

Joseph happened to run into Anthony at the bank, so they had lunch together. 

happen to  （ph v.）發生

What in the world happened to my Studio Classroom magazine? I can;t find it anywhere.

What happened to Marcia this morning? She was crying when I saw her.

fluffy

“marshmallows” and “cotton candy” are both 棉花糖??

to make a racket

vicuña in the wild

fly on the wall 暗中觀察的人

Simon likes to be a fly on the wall when his parents are talking.

fly on the wall 一種拍攝手法

intelligent  （adj.）聰明的

Kathy is so intelligent that she got a full scholarship to Yale University.

When Brad asks a hard question in class, the instructor always tells him it’s an intelligent question and he’ll answer it the next day .

intelligence  （n.）智力

Doctors say that Jolene’s baby already shows very high intelligence.

scarf （n.）圍巾

It’s pretty cold outside, so don’t forget your scarf.

Virginia likes to wear black or white sweaters with colorful scarves.

scarf （v.）狼吞虎嚥地吃東西

After running around outside all afternoon, the boys were so hungry they scarfed down their dinner without talking.

approachable 平易近人

But if someone is approachable, it means that it's easy to go up to them and maybe start a conversation.

to soak up  

When you soak something up, it means that you just taking it all in and enjoying it.

petting zoo 吸收

Well, you know, the animals that are common at petting zoos here in Asia recently seem to be deer, capybaras