妙語佳句:

the birds may have lost up to a third of their body weight.鳥兒在飛行中甚至可能消耗掉體重的三分之一

lost to:不再為...所占有

My son was lost to me when he married.

我兒子結婚以后，就不再聽我的了。

The opportunity was lost to them.

他們已失去了這個機會。

Four hundred black-faced spoonbills,a quarter of the world's population,400多只黑臉琵鷺占了世界數量的四分之一

a quarter of:...的1/4

A quarter of the area is covered with virgin forest.

四分之一的地區都是原始森林。

No more than a quarter of your income should go in rent.

你的收入用于房租不應超過四分之一。

a life saver for these endangered birds.成為了這些瀕危鳥兒們的救命糧草

save for:保存

You should save for a rainy day.

你該存點錢,以備不時之需。

考考你:

鳥兒在飛行中甚至可能消耗掉體重的三分之一。

隨著水位下降 鳥兒們開始聚集。

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The distinctive rigging of the junk's sails allows easy handling in bad weather,

coastal trade in China has depended on a remarkable and pioneering type of ship,