- 英語聽力 奇妙島嶼 04 歌詞
- 英語聽力
- She may not seem too impressed, but then,
雌鳥沒有表現出很感動的樣子，不過話說回來
kagus always keep their feet very firmly on the ground.
鷺鶴總是在地面上行走
Their wings are too weak to get them airborne,
它們的翅膀軟弱無力，無法飛行
but why fly when all the food you need is on the ground?
既然地上有足夠的食物何必要飛呢
And with no large predators stalking this island,
這座島上沒有大型食肉動物
there's not much cause to take flight.
它們沒有什麼飛行的必要
But this life is not without its worries.
不過這種生活並非無憂無慮
A newly hatched chick is hiding among the leaves.
一隻剛出殼的雛鳥正躲在樹葉裡
As with babies the world over, getting food into mouth can be quite a challenge.
一如世上所有的寶寶，要把食物送進它嘴裡還需費點心思
Perhaps slimy worms just don't appeal.
也許滑溜溜的蟲子的確沒有吸引力
The chick's camouflage helps to hide it from aerial predators like the New Caledonian crow.
雛鳥身上的保護色能幫助它躲避空中的天敵，比如新喀裡多尼亞鴉
Fortunately, Dad's wings still have a use - to help him look big and intimidating.
幸好，爸爸的翅膀還有一點用處，讓它看起來魁梧又嚇人
The kagu may be an island oddity,
鷺鶴是海島上的一種奇異生物
but with few prowling predators reaching the Pacific's isolated islands,
但很少有潛行捕獵的食肉動物來到太平洋的這些孤立島嶼
flightless birds are more common here than anywhere else on earth.
所以島上不能飛的鳥類比別處都要多
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