1·Confident in its camouflage, being the same colour as the rocks, the lizard stands still when it feels danger.
蜥蜴对自己和石头颜色相同的保护色很自信，即便感觉危险也不动。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·It might be too windy, or there might be a hungry lizard waiting out there.
也许外面风很大，或外面正有着一只饥饿的蜥蜴在等候。
3·Although the lizard may stake a claim to its habitat, it exerts total indifference toward the well-being of its young.
尽管蜥蜴可能对栖息地有要求，它对幼仔的健康却完全漠不关心。
4·It also allows a mouse to do things that a lizard can't, like using experiences to anticipate danger instead of just responding to it.
它还允许老鼠做蜥蜴不能做的事，像使用经验预测危险，而不是仅能对其作出本能反应。
5·After the islands separated, the isolated lizard populations would have become distinct species while also retaining their ancestors' niche adaptations.
岛屿分离后，孤立的蜥蜴种群将成为独特的物种，同时也保留了它们祖先的生态适应能力。