When a young elephant is born, it stands quickly on its feet. It drinks milk from its mother for a few years.
当一头小象出生时，它会迅速地站起来。它要喝妈妈的牛奶好几年。
The mother elephant teaches it how to use its nose. She teaches it many things. The mother elephant is very important to a young elephant.
象妈妈教它如何使用鼻子，教它很多东西。象妈妈对小象来说非常重要。
Elephants travel a lot. Sometimes they have to cross rivers. A young elephant can be washed down river. Or it can fall into a hole. When young elephant is separated from its mother, it becomes an orphan. Sometimes young elephant becomes an orphan because its mother has been killed.
象经常旅行，有时不得不过河。一头小象可以被冲下河，或者掉进洞里。当小象与母亲分离时，它就会变成孤儿。有时小象会因为母亲被杀而变成孤儿。
In the wild, a young elephant needs its mother. It can’t live without her. It can get sick.
在野外，小象需要母亲。没有母亲，它活不下去，可能会生病。
Some people, called keepers, take care of the orphan elephants in a park. The keepers take care of the elephants until they can take care of themselves. Then, the keepers take the elephants back to the wild.
一些饲养员在公园里照顾孤儿象。饲养员照顾它们，直到它们能照顾好自己。然后，饲养员把象带回野外。
The keepers need to teach a young elephant how to feed. To make it more comfortable, they rest its nose against a huge coat, which feels a little like its mother.
饲养员需要教一头小象如何捕食。为了让它更舒服，他们把它的鼻子靠在一件大外套上，这件外套感觉有点像它的妈妈。
In the wild, a young elephant will go under its mother to find protection from the sun. In the park, the keepers put an umbrella over them.
在野外，小象会躲在母亲的下面，以躲避阳光。在公园里，管理员给它们撑了把伞。
Orphan elephants don’t forget where they were cared for.
孤儿象不会忘记它们在哪里被照顾。
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