羽毛

This is slightly more salubrious, but the long-feather gene has been linked to other traits that may be undesirable to hatcheries, such as cancer.

和雄性小鸡相比经过杂交繁育的雌性小鸡具有较长的幼羽，这一点当然是令人满意的，但是体现这种&较长羽毛&特性的基因总会同时伴随着那些可能会导致不良孵化结果的特征，例如癌症。

If the Soviet menace were to suddenly reappear with the bomb being dropped on Shanghai, the only ones to survive would be 200 inebriated homos in feather boas and sequined gowns.

如果苏维埃共产主义当时轰炸上海，那么能生存下来的估计只有200来个被灌醉的，身着羽毛围巾和金片礼服的同志们。

The offbeat character of the Kiwi bird has been developed after millions of years of isolation on the New Zealand islands: they are chubby flightless, nocturnal birds with hair-like feathers, they breathe through nostrils at the end of their beaks, the female lays eggs that are half a kilogram in weight (about 20% of body weight), which the male incubates .

鹬鸵不寻常的特性是经过千百万年在新西兰岛屿上离群索居发展而来的：它们是体态丰满、不会飞的夜行鸟；羽毛像体毛一样纤细；通过喙末端的鼻孔呼吸；雌鸟产蛋，蛋重半公斤(约为体重的20％)，雄鸟孵蛋。

The conversion of squamous epithelial cells into a keratinized, horny material, such as hair, nails, or feathers.

角质化鳞状的上皮组织转化为角质化，角质样的物质，例如毛发、指甲或羽毛

The meaning of that spell refers to levitating a feather (the root word "wing" in there is clearly not Latin, which has no letter 'w', but refers to the object they were supposed to be lifting).

这个咒语的意思是使羽毛飞起来（词根是&翅膀&这显然不是拉丁文，因为拉丁文中没有字母'W'，它指那些被提升的物体）。

At the same time half a dozen lories were brought down.

它们的大小和鸽子差不多，羽毛掺杂着绿色，翅膀部分是深红的，冠毛镶着一道白边。

In his 75 years, his feathered anti-hero has tried his hand at more than 100 different professions, but failed at them all. Donald always seems to be short of cash and make a habit of lurching from one misadventure to the next.

在过去的75年里，唐老鸭这个长着羽毛的平凡形象从事过100多种不同的职业，但最后都以失败而告终，他看起来总是缺钱花并养成了从一个灾难到另一个灾难的习惯

When they molted,millions of wings fell to the earth,the snow covered them,and the Himalayas were born.

当它们脱毛时，数以百万计的翅羽落到地球上，接着冰雪覆盖在羽毛上，这样形成了喜马拉雅。

A mile more of rusty pine needles brilliant with gaudy fungus and molted feathers.

接下来的一里路，地上铺着锈朽的松针，点缀着艳丽的菇子和鸟类换掉的羽毛。

There are many things to consider before taking a new bird home. Do you have enough time to take care of him/her? Will the other members of your family object? Is there enough space in your home? And how about the molted feathers and droppings? Some parrots have life span well past 50 years, so your decision will affect your life and their lives.

在购买之前，必须考虑清楚是否有足够时间照顾、家人会否反对、是否有足够空间放置或能否忍受饲养时所带来的问题，如脱落的羽毛在漂浮、粪便气味及生病等，因有些鹦鹉的寿命长达五十年，所以你的决定足以影响你和它的一生。

I am sure after a few weeks of adaptation and familiarization I will have no difficulty in functioning on a daily basis in an English speaking society or in participating fully in graduate studies.

在大学的三年的学习生活不仅给予我自身的充实，更重要的是磨练和培养了我较强的自觉能力和严谨，踏实的作风以及不怕困难的精神，对未来充满了信心！

As the first volcanoes erupted, one of the gases that bellowed out was steam.

在第一批火山喷发时，喷出的气体之一就是水蒸汽。