游隼

Did I overhear that you haven't seen one of your falcons?

刚才我无意中听到，您是否正在寻找一只游隼？

Commercial pilot Ken Franklin raises and studies falcons to see how they live and how they move.

商业飞行员肯富兰克林培育和研究游隼以了解它们的生活和运动方式。

The state's Division of Wildlife hired me to observe the falcons and recommend ways to manage them.

州政府野生动物部门雇请我来观察这些游隼，并且提出一些保护它们的办法。

Earlier in the year,these two falcons had been spotted building a nest atop Chimney Rock.

年初的时候，有人发现这两只游隼在烟囱岩上筑了巢。

In London I do enjoy my walks along the Grand Union Canal, across from the majestic Kensal Green cemetery, where if I'm lucky I may catch sight of one of the pair of peregrine falcons that nests in the upper fretwork of the gasometer.

我在伦敦时，很喜欢沿着大联盟运河散步。为此我还要穿过庄严的绿色公墓。幸运的话，在公墓里我还能看见栖居在煤气表厂浮雕细工上方的一对游隼。

I knew peregrine pairs stay together for many years.

我了解到，游隼夫妇一般都是相守多年的。

But experts can't agree on the peregrine's top speed.

但专家们对游隼的最高飞行速度未达成一致。

For example, the peregrine falcon can see a pigeon from a distance of 8 kilometers.

例如游隼能够看到8公里开外的一只鸽子。

A:The peregrine falcon and the ospreys, for example.

游隼和鹗就是其中的两种。

Again I felt a thrill for one of earth's fastest creatures: the American peregrine falcon.

我内心又一次感到非常激动，我为这地球上速度最快的物种之一——美国游隼而激动不已。

But we don't care about Battlegrounds.

但我们并不在乎沙场中的显露。

Ah! don't mention it, the butcher's shop is a horror.

啊！不用提了。提到肉，真是糟透了。