🇬🇧🇨🇳 turtle - 龟 : English Lesson

Meaning of "turtle" ("龟"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A turtle is an animal with a hard shell on its back that works like armor, so it can pull its head, legs, and tail inside when it feels scared. Most turtles move slowly on land, but many can swim very well in water, using their legs like paddles. They eat plants, bugs, or small animals, and some turtles can live for a very long time, even longer than your grandparents.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

Our turtle doesn’t fetch sticks; he just stares at them until they feel fetched.

The turtle watched us play tag and blinked twice, which is turtle language for “You all need to calm down.”

I tried to teach the turtle to roll over, but he just demonstrated “stay” for three hours.

Our class turtle escaped, but we found him three steps away, tired from his wild adventure.

I dropped a lettuce leaf and the turtle sprinted toward it in super slow motion.

A boy finds a small turtle on the warm sand. The turtle walks very slowly toward the sea. He lifts the turtle gently and sets it down. A bird flies close; the turtle hides in its hard shell. When the bird goes away, the turtle looks out, then swims into the blue, and the boy watches with a quiet smile.

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This word is at the B1 level, which means it’s important for understanding and discussing familiar topics like work, school, or leisure. Words at this level help you express your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with more detail.

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