Ornithology

时间：2014-08-08 06:36:37

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Ornithology¹

Carol Frost

Who else has seen the moment parleying（谈判） snipe on disappearing shoals（浅谈）,

wind frothing at their feet, lift in one loud whirring of wings, so the last

are first -- a testament² time illuminates³?

How many years ago even as now

did another first see morning implement⁴（实施） with gold the margins⁵ of inlet（入口）

and marshland, carelessly, as the wind blew? Winds, we can tell, are jealous

winds and take away the shore, night steals away the gold cup

of day, stars to follow -- like a serene⁶ flock of birds -- and lives are taken

in any order, till the last survivors⁷ are first, singing themselves alone.

Haven't you heard shorebirds sing this, in a few notes, and known?

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1 ornithology
n.鸟类学
参考例句：
He found his vocation in ornithology.他发现自己适于专攻鸟类学。 His main interests are botany and ornithology.他主要对植物学和鸟类学感兴趣。

2 testament
n.遗嘱；证明
参考例句：
This is his last will and testament.这是他的遗愿和遗嘱。 It is a testament to the power of political mythology.这说明，编造政治神话可以产生多大的威力。

3 illuminates
v.使明亮( illuminate的第三人称单数 )；照亮；装饰；说明
参考例句：
The light shines on from over there and illuminates the stage. 灯光从那边照进来，照亮了舞台。来自《简明英汉词典》 The sun illuminates the sky. 太阳照亮了天空。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 implement
n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行
参考例句：
Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。 The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

5 margins
边( margin的名词复数 )；利润；页边空白；差数
参考例句：
They have always had to make do with relatively small profit margins. 他们不得不经常设法应付较少的利润额。 To create more space between the navigation items, add left and right margins to the links. 在每个项目间留更多的空隙，加左或者右的margins来定义链接。

6 serene
adj. 安详的，宁静的，平静的
参考例句：
He has entered the serene autumn of his life.他已进入了美好的中年时期。 He didn't speak much,he just smiled with that serene smile of his.他话不多，只是脸上露出他招牌式的淡定的微笑。

7 survivors
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。 survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者