LESSON 18 THE KINGBIRD 王鳥

1.The kingbird is not bigger than a robin.

2.He eats fl ies, and worms, and bugs, and berries.

3.He builds his nest in a tree, near some house.

4.When there are young ones in the nest, he sits on the top of a tree near them.

5.He watches to see that no bird comes to hurt them or their mother.

6.If a hawk, a crow, or even an eagle comes near, he makes a dash at it.

7.Though he is so small, he is brave, and he is also very active.

8.He never fails to drive off other birds from his nest.

9.He fl ies around and around the eagle, and suddenly strikes him with his sharp bill.

10.He strikes at his eye, and then darts away before the eagle can catch him.

11.Or he strikes from behind, and is off again before the eagle can turn round.

12.In a short time, the great eagle is tired of such hard blows, and fl ies away.He is very glad to get rid of his foe.

13.Is not the little fellow a brave bird?

14.Because he can drive off all other birds, he is called the KINGBIRD.

【中文閱讀】

1.這只王鳥不如知更鳥大。

2.它吃蒼蠅、蠕蟲、昆蟲和漿果。

3.它在房子附近的樹上搭了一個窩。

4.當小鳥在窩里時，王鳥便趴在附近的樹枝上。

5.它在留意是否有其他鳥來傷害小鳥和它們的媽媽。

6.如果有隼、烏鴉，甚至鷹靠近，它就會猛撲過去。

7.雖然它很小，但卻很勇敢且活躍。

8.它總能把窩周圍的鳥驅走，從沒失過手。

9.它一圈又一圈地繞著鷹飛，然后突然用鋒利的嘴去啄它。

10.它啄鷹的眼睛，然后迅速飛走，鷹根本抓不住它。

11.或者它從鷹的背后襲擊，不等鷹轉過身來便迅速飛走。

12.鷹無法忍受如此猛烈的攻擊，不久便飛走了。王鳥很高興趕走了敵人。

13.難道這個小家伙不勇敢嗎？

14.因為它能趕走其他所有的鳥，所以人們都稱它為“王鳥”。