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LESSON 52 The white-headed eagle
第五十二課 白頭鷹
The white-headed or bald eagle takes the foremost place among the feathered tribes of America,
白頭鷹或是禿鷹在美國的羽毛部落中占有著最重要的位置，
both because he stands first in natural order, and because he has been selected by the people of the United States as a type of their nation.
因為它不僅站在自然秩序的頂端，而且它還是美國人選出來的國家標志。
Their choice was, by-the-by, objected to by Benjamin Franklin, on the plea "that he is a bird of bad moral character, and does not get his living honestly."
順便提一下，他們的選擇受到了本杰明·富蘭克林的反對，他抗議“這種鳥品質惡劣，而且活得不誠實?！?/p>
There was justice in the remark; for the bald eagle is a determined robber, and a perfect tyrant.
這里有一段公正的評論；白頭鷹是意志堅定的強盜和完美的暴君。
He is, however, a magnificent bird. His wings, when expanded, measure nearly eight feet from tip to tip.
然而，它是一種有著華麗外表的鳥。當它的羽翼展開時，兩端的長度有差不多八尺寬。
His body is three and a half feet in length. His snow-white head,
其體形有三英尺半那么長，頭是白色的，
from which he takes his name, shines in the sun. He has a large hooked yellow beak, with which he tears his prey.
這是它名字的由來，它的頭在太陽下發著光。它有著巨大的黃色鷹鉤，用來撕裂獵物。
The bald eagle preys chiefly on fish, but sometimes also on sea-fowl and other animals.
禿鷹的主要獵物是魚，但有時也會捕食海鳥和其他的動物。
He may often be seen darting down upon fish as they swim near the surface of the water.
它可能經常在看到魚兒靠近水面時，飛快地俯沖下去。
