广播电视英语短句 第 103 课：一项词汇测试-5

Our next question: What do you call a female sheep? The answer: a ewe, spelled E-W-E. 我们的下一个问题： female sheep 叫什么？答案是 ewe ，拼写出来时 E-W-E 。

Male sheep have their own name. What is it? Males are called rams. Male sheep 也有它自己的名字。什么呢？叫做 ram 。

A lamb is a sheep under a year old . But what do you call the meat from a sheep that is over a year old? Then we call it mutton. Lamb 专指一岁以下的 sheep 。但是，一岁以上的绵羊制成的肉叫做什么呢？叫做 mutton 。

Age also plays a part in terms for horses. For example, a "mare" is generally defined as a female three years or older. 对于马来说，年龄也发挥了一定作用。例如， mare 通常被定义为三岁及以上的母马。

But what do you call a female horse that is under three? The answer: a filly. 但是，三岁以下的母马又叫什么呢？答案是 filly 。

And the last question: What is the name for a male horse that is under four years old. A young male is a colt. 最后一个问题：四岁以下的公马叫什么？叫 colt 。