羽毛

We indignantly protest,and each pluck from it our own feathers ,leaving the jackdaw nothing but a jackdaw.

我们抗议并纷纷从寒鸦身上拿下了自己的羽毛，结果寒鸦还是寒鸦。

A JACKDAW, seeing some Doves in a cote abundantly provided with food, painted himself white and joined them in order to share their plentiful maintenance.

一只乌鸦看到鸽子在栅栏里面丰衣足食，为了也得到这些食物，于是就把自己的羽毛染白，假装是鸽子混进了鸽子群里。

When the appointed day arrived, and the birds had assembled, the jackdaw made his appearance in his many feathered finery, and Jupiter proposed to make him king.

当指定的日期到来的时候，众鸟集合了，寒鸦披着许多羽毛盛装而来，丘比特提议寒鸦当鸟王。

Upon seeing this, the birds were indignant, and, plucking each from the jackdaw his own feathers, the proposed king was left a plain jackdaw with no claim to beauty.

看到这种情况，众鸟很气愤，于是，各自从寒鸦身上啄去自己的羽毛，这个将被任命的鸟王成了一只平凡的寒鸦，不能自称美丽了。

Birds: We indignantly protest,and each pluck from it our own feathers ,leaving the jackdaw nothing but a jackdaw.

我们抗议并纷纷从寒鸦身上拿下了自己的羽毛，结果寒鸦还是寒鸦。

The jackdaw, knowing his own ugliness, yet wishing to rule over the birds, searched through woods and fields for feathers which had fallen from the wings of his companions, and stuck them all over his body.

寒鸦知道自己丑陋，但是还想统治众鸟，他走遍树林和原野，把伙伴们翅膀上落下的羽毛搜集起来，插遍它的全身。

They, instantly detecting the intruder, stripped him of his borrowed plumes, and falling upon him with their beaks sent him about his business .The unlucky jackdaw, sorely punished and deeply sorrowing, betook himself to his former companions, and would have flocked with them again as if nothing had happened .But they, recollecting what airs he had given himself, drummed him out of their society, while one of those whom he had so lately despised, read him this lecture :"Had you been contented with what nature made you, you would have escaped the chastisement of you r betters and also the contempt of you r equals ."

他们立刻发觉了这个闯进来的家伙，拔掉了他身上捡来的羽毛，并且用嘴啄他，把他赶了出去，不幸的八哥受到了严重的惩罚，感到非常难过，于是又去投奔自己的老伙伴，满想若无其事地又和他们混在一起，但是他们想起了过去他那副骄傲自大的神气就把他从队伍中轰了出来，不久以前曾受过他轻视的一个伙伴教训他说："如果你过去满足于你自己的天生模样，你就不会受到比你美的人的惩罚，也不会受到跟你相同的人的鄙视了。"

They, instantly detecting the intruder, stripped him of his borrowed plumes, and falling upon him with theirss beaks sent him about his business .The unlucky jackdaw, sorely puniITd and deeply sorrowing, behad himself to his former companions, and will HAs flocked with them one abundance time as if nothing had happened .But them, recollecting what airs he had given himself, drummed him out of theirss society, while one of those whom he had so lately despised, read him the lecture :"Had you be contented with what nature did you, you will HAs escaped the chavetisement of you r preferables and too the contempt of you r equals."

她们立刻发觉了那个闯进来的家伙，拔掉了他身上捡来的羽毛，并且用嘴啄他，把他赶了出去，不幸的八哥受到了重大的惩罚，感到非比寻常难过，于是又去投奔本人的老伙伴，满想若无其事地又和她们混在一起，但是她们想起了过去他那副骄傲自大的神气就把他从队伍中轰了出来，不久以前曾受过他轻视的唯一伙伴教训他说："假如你过去满足于你本人的天生模样，你就不会受到比你美的人的惩罚，也不会受到跟你相同的人的鄙视了。"

I have a pair of sharp eyes, should not even think about any one of the insects have escaped; I have a jet-black feathers and a smooth one ; handsome I have a pair of wings, which let me fly particularly fast; Finally, I also the tail of a pair of scissors.

我有一双锐利的眼睛，任何一只虫都别想逃过；我有一身乌黑的羽毛，光滑得谁都想摸；我有一对俊俏的翅膀，它让我飞得特别快；最后，我还有一个剪刀尾巴。

Common North American junco having gray plumage and eyes with dark brown irises .

北美洲常见的雀，灰色羽毛，眼睛为深褐色。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。