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纪录片《我们的地球》 第290期 茂密丛林(08)

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(单词翻译)

But having a beak1 longer than your body does have its drawbacks.

不过,喙比身体长也是有缺点的。

For a start, it's tricky2 to keep it clean.

首先,想保持干净就有点难度。

Harder still, how do you preen3 your body feathers?

更麻烦的是要如何整理羽毛呢?

Unlike the other hummers, swordbills can't reach their feathers with their beak.

不像其它蜂鸟,刀嘴蜂鸟的喙够不到身上的羽毛。

The only option, a good old scratch.

唯一的办法就是用爪子挠。

It's a little unrefined...

虽然不太优雅...

but a small price to pay for an exclusive food supply...

但这是独享食物要付出的一点小代价...

especially when feeding times are only too frequently interrupted by storms.

尤其是进食时间经常被暴雨天气打断的时候。


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1 beak 8y1zGA     
n.鸟嘴,茶壶嘴,钩形鼻
参考例句:
  • The bird had a worm in its beak.鸟儿嘴里叼着一条虫。
  • This bird employs its beak as a weapon.这种鸟用嘴作武器。
2 tricky 9fCzyd     
adj.狡猾的,奸诈的;(工作等)棘手的,微妙的
参考例句:
  • I'm in a rather tricky position.Can you help me out?我的处境很棘手,你能帮我吗?
  • He avoided this tricky question and talked in generalities.他回避了这个非常微妙的问题,只做了个笼统的表述。
3 preen 51Kz7     
v.(人)打扮修饰
参考例句:
  • 50% of men under 35 spend at least 20 minutes preening themselves every morning in the bathroom.50%的35岁以下男性每天早上至少花20分钟在盥洗室精心打扮。
  • Bill preened his beard.比尔精心修剪了他的胡须。

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