羽毛

A jackdaw, as vain and conceited as jackdaw could be, picked up the feathers which some peacocks had shed, stuck them amongst his own, and despising his old companions, introduced himself with the greatest assurance into a flock of those beautiful birds .

一只自负到极点的八哥鸟，捡起了一些孔雀脱落下来的羽毛，插在自己的羽毛中，于是就看不起自己的老伙伴了，满怀信心地走到了那些美丽的鸟群中。

A jackdaw, as vain and conceited as jackdaw have to be, picked up the featITs which some peacocks had ITd, stuck them amongst his own, and despising his old companions, introduced himself with the outstandingest assurance into a flock of those beautiful birds .

一只自负到极点的八哥鸟，捡起了一部份孔雀脱落下来的羽毛，插在本人的羽毛中，于是就看不起本人的老伙伴了，满怀信心地走到了那些美丽的鸟群中。

Any of various small North American birds of the genus Junco , having predominantly gray plumage , a gray or black head , and white outer tail feathers .

属小鸟，身体的绝大部分羽毛为灰色，头部为灰色或黑色，外表的尾部羽毛呈白色

Any of various small North American birds of the genus Junco, having predominantly gray plumage, a gray or black head, and white outer tail feathers.

灯草鹀，北美雀科小鸟北美灯草鹀属小鸟，身体的绝大部分羽毛为灰色，头部为灰色或黑色，外表的尾部羽毛呈白色

Though covered in a coat of thick, soft, brown feathers, a juvenile king penguin must wait to enter the water until the age of ten months, when its first set of waterproof, adult feathers begins to grow in.

尽管被覆盖在一件厚的外套，柔软的，棕色的羽毛，一只初生的国王企鹅必须等待到10月的年龄才能进入水中，当它的第一次设置防水材料，成熟的羽毛开始增加。

A Jay venturing into a yard where Peacocks used to walk found there a number of feathers which had fallen from the Peacocks when they were moulting . He tied them all to his tail and strutted down towards the Peacocks. When he came near them they soon discovered the cheat , strode up to peck at him and plucked away his borrowed plumes.

一只鸟不小心闯进了孔雀的院子，地上有一些孔雀换毛期间洒落的羽毛，这只鸟把它们捡起来，粘在自己的尾巴上，昂首阔步地向孔雀走去，等他走进的时候，立即被孔雀认出来，一群孔雀扑上来又咬又啄，把他粘的羽毛拔了个精光。

The sequence of complete moulting part was tail, wing, breast sides, huckles, back and waist, abdomen, cervix, calfs, head, abdomen sides and breast.

结语］翼部和尾部是最早开始和结束羽毛脱换的部位，体躯部位脱换较晚，雏鸡55日龄完成第一次羽毛脱换过程。

Sandgrouse: A father Namaqua sand grouse of Africa's Kalahari Desert flies as far as 50 miles a day in order to soak himself in water and return to his nest, where his chicks can drink from his feathers!

由于纳马夸公沙鸡胸部的羽毛吸水性非常强，为孩子寻水的责任就自然而然落到了它们"胸"上--公沙鸡每天都会到湖边把羽毛在水里浸湿后再飞回家，以此满足小沙鸡对水的渴求。

The fox smiled obsequiously and said again,"My dear crow, how are your children?"

狐狸又摇摇尾巴说：亲爱的乌鸦，您的羽毛真漂亮，我从来没见过哪只鸟有您这么乌黑发亮的羽毛。

Characteristics can not fly; legs was born in the most lower body, it was upright posture; toes webbed; plantigrade sex; forelimbs into flippers; feathers short, in order to reduce friction and turbulence; retention layer of air between the feathers for insulation .

特征为不能飞翔；脚生于身体最下部，故呈直立姿势；趾间有蹼；跖行性；前肢成鳍状；羽毛短，以减少摩擦和湍流；羽毛间存留一层空气，用以绝热。

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。