刺猬The Hedgehog

刺猬是一种有趣的小动物。
(The hedgehog is an interesting small animal.)

• 刺猬 (cì wèi) = hedgehog
• 是一种 (shì yī zhǒng) = is a type of
• 有趣 (yǒu qù) = interesting
• 小动物 (xiǎo dòng wù) = small animal

它的头尖尖的，眼睛和耳朵小小的，牙齿非常锋利，门牙特别长。
(Its head is pointy, its eyes and ears are small, its teeth are very sharp, and its front teeth are especially long.)

• 头尖尖的 (tóu jiān jiān de) = head is pointy
• 眼睛 (yǎn jīng) = eyes
• 耳朵 (ěr duo) = ears
• 小小的 (xiǎo xiǎo de) = small
• 牙齿 (yá chǐ) = teeth
• 非常锋利 (fēi cháng fēng lì) = very sharp
• 门牙 (mén yá) = front teeth
• 特别长 (tè bié cháng) = especially long

刺猬的四肢很短，跑起来却很快。
(The hedgehog’s limbs are very short, but it runs quite fast.)

• 四肢 (sì zhī) = limbs
• 很短 (hěn duǎn) = very short
• 跑起来 (pǎo qǐ lái) = when it runs
• 却很快 (què hěn kuài) = quite fast

它的爪子非常锐利，浑身长满了又短又密的硬刺。
(Its claws are very sharp, and its body is covered with short, dense spines.)

• 爪子 (zhuǎ zi) = claws
• 非常锐利 (fēi cháng ruì lì) = very sharp
• 浑身 (hún shēn) = all over its body
• 长满了 (zhǎng mǎn le) = covered with
• 又短又密的硬刺 (yòu duǎn yòu mì de yìng cì) = short, dense, hard spines