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And a white-bellied female responds.
一位白腹蛙小姐做出了回应
They join together to mate.
一对爱侣开始交配
The loser will have to wait for the next storm before he sings again.
输家恐怕要等到下场暴雨才能再次歌唱了
She lays her eggs on a blade of a long leaf.
母蛙将卵产在长叶植物的叶片上
And he, using his back legs, folds it over
公蛙用后腿将叶片折叠
and glues its two edges together, shutting the eggs inside.
再将叶子的两端粘住 把卵包裹其中
This sealed nest is the safest place these leaf-folding frogs
那个密封的叶巢是大叶皱蛙为自己的后代
can find to protect their precious brood.
所能找到的最安全的孵化场所
Within days, the eggs are developing.
几天之内 蛙卵便开始发育
The timing is perfect.
时间刚刚好
The rain washes away the glue and the tadpoles
大雨将叶子冲开 小蝌蚪们趁机
slip out of the leaves into the growing puddles below.
从叶片中滑进积满雨水的水坑

重点解释

The loser will have to wait for the next storm before he sings again.输家恐怕要等到下场暴雨才能再次歌唱了

wait for等候； 等待

She has impatience to wait for the bus.

她没有耐心等公共汽车到来。

She lays her eggs on a blade of a long leaf.母蛙将卵产在长叶植物的叶片上

lay eggs

Ducks will lay eggs in the early morning.

鸭子在清晨下蛋。

The rain washes away the glue 大雨将叶子冲开

wash away冲走； 洗去；

I could not wash away the mark of the scorch.

我洗不掉这焦痕。