1·Animals which save energy by hibernation or lethargy (e. g. bats or hedgehogs) live much longer than those which are always active
通过冬眠或昏睡来节省能量的动物（例如蝙蝠或刺猬）比那些一直很活跃的动物活得更久。
2·Groundhogs spend the winter hibernating in a specially dug hibernation burrow, their breathing and heartbeats slowed to a snail's pace.
土拨鼠在一个特别的冬眠洞穴中冬眠，它们的呼吸和心跳慢到和蜗牛差不多。
3·When our star drops out of its latest sunspot activity cycle, the sun is most likely going into hibernation, scientists announced today.
科学家今天宣布，当我们的恒星脱离最近的太阳黑子活动周期时，太阳最有可能进入冬眠。
4·Heart rate tracking for three of the Alaska bears showed a drop from 55 beats per minute on average before hibernation to 14 erratic ones per minute in winter.
对三头阿拉斯加的黑熊的心率追踪显示出它们在冬眠前的平均每分钟 55 下降低到了冬天里每分钟飘忽不定的 14 下。
5·Animals are also affected, particularly before earthquakes, snakes have been observed to come out of hibernation, rats to flee from their burrows, dogs howl and cats jump about unaccountably.
特别在地震前，动物也会受到影响，蛇被观察到从冬眠中醒来，老鼠从洞穴中逃走，狗会狂吠，猫会莫名其妙地跳来跳去。