Despite their names, Naked Mole Rats are neither moles nor rats.

虽然它们的名字是这么取的，裸鼹既不是鼹也不是。

Also like insects, naked mole rats have a rigid social structure.

裸鼹遵循严格的社会结构。

It looks as though all the moles in England had been let loose in it.

好象全英国的鼹都放到这里来了。

Hello, Mole! said the Water Rat.

你好，鼹！

It was those very decent little chaps the moles who did the actual digging.

而动手刨坑的正是那些十分体面的小鼹。

Thank you Ms. Mole, I think I'll have some later, perhaps.

谢谢你鼹小姐，我等下再买吧.

In the deserts of East Africa, naked mole rats feed on root vegetables.

在东非的沙漠里，裸鼹以植物根部为食。

A mole rat's incisor teeth can move on their own, working together like chopsticks.

鼹的门牙可以自行移动，像筷子一样共同工作。

Lots of skunks, moles, flying squirrels, wood rats, snakes, a lot of snakes.

很多臭鼬、鼹、飞、木，还有很多蛇。

Well, shave me down and call me a mole rat. You found another mammoth.

把我毛剃光 叫我鼹 竟然还有头长毛象!

An Explorer is a friend to all, be it plants or fish or tiny mole.

无论树木、鱼儿或鼹，都是探险家的好朋友。

Moles have them because they dig, and primates have them.

鼹有，因为它们会挖地，灵长类动物也有。

Only two kinds of mammals, the platypus and the echidna, lay eggs.

只有两种哺乳动物，也就是鸭嘴兽和针鼹会产蛋。

In silence Mole rowed steadily, and soon they came to a point where the river divided.

鼹默默地不断划着，很快划到了河流分岔处。

' I told you so, didn't I? ' the Rat said to the Mole.

我告诉过你吧，是不是？水鼹说。

The next morning the Toad was still sleeping deeply when the other two got up.

第二天早上，水和鼹起床了，癞蛤蟆还在呼呼大睡。

Naked mole rats don't get enough oxygen to do this.

裸鼹并没有足够的氧气来这样做。

Oh, it's easy to talk, said the Mole, a little crossly.

噢，说起来容易，鼹有点嗔怪地说。

News of their lucky break reached the local gang leader known as El Topo or the Mole.

一位名叫“鼹”的黑社会头领得知这一消息。

And with even better telescopes, maybe molehills. Or even moles.

而利更先进的望远镜，我们可能还会观察到鼹丘，甚至是鼹。