美国小学英语教材5:第80课 长羽毛的飞行大师(2)

 Talk of transatlantic flights! 谈谈跨大西洋的航程吧！

The golden plover¹ makes a non-stop flight of 2400 miles from Nova Scotia to the northeast coast of South America, 这只金色的鸟儿从新斯科舍省直飞到南美洲的东北海岸，全程2400英里。

and has been doing it for centuries without ever getting a line of publicity² in the newspapers. 几个世纪以来，一直如此，却从未在报纸上得到任何宣传。

The night-hawk nests in the Yukon and winters in Argentina, 7000 miles away. 夜鹰在育空筑巢，在7000英里外的阿根廷过冬。

Nineteen species of shore-birds rear their young north of the arctic circle and then fly to South America, 19种滨鸟在北极圈北部养育它们的幼鸟，然后飞往南美洲，

six of the species even penetrating³ Patagonia, 8000 miles from their northern nesting grounds. 其中6种甚至穿越了距北部筑巢地8000英里的巴塔哥尼亚。

The far-famed bobolink of New England migrates to Brazil, making a transoceanic flight of 700 miles from Cuba to the South American coast. 远近驰名的新英格兰的食米鸟迁徙到巴西，从古巴越洋飞行700英里到达南美海岸。

So also do the purple martins, cliff-swallows, barnswallows, and some thrushes. 紫燕、崖燕、田燕和一些画眉也是如此。

 

1 plover   

n.珩，珩科鸟，千鸟

参考例句：

• He wondered if the plover was the fastest bird.他想知道千鸟是不是最快的鸟。
• American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry.美洲内陆水域和牧场的鸻，叫声特别。

2 publicity   

n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告

参考例句：

• The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。

3 penetrating   

adj.（声音）响亮的，尖锐的adj.（气味）刺激的adj.（思想）敏锐的，有洞察力的

参考例句：

• He had an extraordinarily penetrating gaze. 他的目光有股异乎寻常的洞察力。
• He examined the man with a penetrating gaze. 他以锐利的目光仔细观察了那个人。