Good evening. I'm honored to have my voice heard to make a difference in the lives of those little birds that share our city.
晚上好。我很荣幸能发出我的声音,为改变那些与我们共享这座城市的小鸟的生活尽一份力。
My name is Christina. I'm an enthusiastic birdwatcher.
我叫克里斯蒂娜。我是一位热心的观鸟者。
Because we cut down too many trees in the nearby areas, many birds now find places within the city to live.
由于我们在附近地区砍伐了太多树木,许多鸟类现在在城市里找到了栖息地。
The most common is the area behind the large advertisement boards on the poles.
最常见的地方是电线杆上大型广告牌的后面。
It's a natural choice for the birds because the poles are similar to trees, tall and far from dangers on the ground.
这对鸟类来说是个自然的选择,因为电线杆像树木一样高耸,远离地面的危险。
The surprising thing is that there are likely more than five or six kinds of birds living together at each place.
令人惊讶的是,每个地方很可能有五到六种甚至更多的鸟类生活在一起。
While trying to learn more about these birds, I find that there have not been any consistent studies or monitoring of them.
在试图了解更多关于这些鸟类的过程中,我发现目前还没有对它们进行过任何持续的研究或监测。
Their eating habits, adaptation to life in the city, diseases, death rate, and such other information are not available.
它们的饮食习惯、对城市生活的适应能力、疾病、死亡率以及其他相关信息都无从得知。
I'd like to suggest that a program be started to study these birds.
我想建议启动一个项目来研究这些鸟类。
It could be convenient to employ birdwatchers to do the initial study.
雇佣观鸟者来进行初步研究会很方便。
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