Kākāpō are solitary birds and tend to occupy the same home range for many years. They forage on the ground and climb high into trees. They often leap from trees and flap their wings, but at best manage a controlled descent to the ground. They are entirely vegetarian, with their diet including the leaves, roots and bark of trees as well as bulbs, and fern fronds.翻译
鸮鹦鹉是独居鸟类,且多年间都栖息在同一片活动区域。它们在地面觅食,也能爬到高高的树上;常会从树上跃下并扇动翅膀,但最多只能平稳滑翔落地,无法真正飞行。鸮鹦鹉完全以植物为食,食谱包含树叶、树根、树皮,还有球茎与蕨类嫩叶。
重点单词 & 短语拆解
kākāpō /ˌkɑːkɑːˈpəʊ/n. 鸮鹦鹉(新西兰特有、不会飞的大型夜行鹦鹉)
solitary /ˈsɒlətri/adj. 独居的;单独的
solitary birds 独居鸟类
tend to 往往,习惯于
occupy /ˈɒkjupaɪ/v. 占据,栖息于
home range (动物)固定活动范围、栖息领地
forage /ˈfɒrɪdʒ/v. 觅食
forage on the ground 在地面觅食
flap their wings 扇动翅膀
at best 充其量,顶多
controlled descent 可控滑翔降落
descent n. 下降,降落
entirely vegetarian 纯植食性的
diet n. 日常食物,食谱
bark n. 树皮
bulb n. 球茎,鳞茎
fern frond 蕨类叶片、蕨叶
fern n. 蕨类植物;frond n. (蕨 / 棕榈)羽状嫩叶
句式要点
but at best manage a controlled descent
转折句,点明核心特征:鸮鹦鹉翅膀不足以支撑飞行,仅能缓冲下落;
with their diet including...
伴随结构,用于罗列该鸟类的全部食物来源,是动物科普文常用句式。