感恩节要到了。在感恩节的大餐上可少不了火鸡。以前，Jacky一直认为火鸡是一种鸡。不过，就在前几天，他发现了一个关于火鸡的秘密：火鸡不是鸡！你瞧——

  A Turkey Is Not a Chicken

Turkeys have lived in North America for thousands of years. There are no such birds in other places around the world.其他国家的火鸡都是从那里引进的，而鸡可是到处都有的哦！

Unlike a chicken, 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，简直像火一样，叫“火”鸡也真有道理。

A male turkey has a bear. You are surprised at it, aren’t you? Look at the turkey’s beard. Is it long?鸟也长胡子，没听说过吧？

A male turkey can open its tail. When opened, its tail looks like a beautiful fan.瞧，公火鸡还能像孔雀一样开屏呢！不过，它可不是随便开屏的，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1米高呢。和火鸡站在一块，大公鸡看上去就像是小鸡仔。

So, a turkey is quite different from a chicken. 只是因为火鸡看上去有点像鸡，所以我们就把“turkey”翻译成了“火鸡”。其实,它跟鸡没什么关系的哦！

小朋友，Jacky的新发现是不是很有意义呢？快去和你的小伙伴们分享一下吧！                                    （许 杰 供稿）

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