介绍:
The Fishhawk
鱼鹰
The fishhawk, or osprey(鹗), is not so large as the eagle, but he has, like the eagle, a hooked bill(喙)and sharp claws(爪子).
His color is a dark brown, with black and white spots(斑点), and its length is from 20 to 22 inches. His breast(胸部) is mostly white. His tail and wings are long.
The fish hawk is often found sitting upon a tree over a pond, or lake, or river. He is also found by the seaside(海边).
He watches the fish as they swim in the water beneath him; then he darts down suddenly and catches one of them.
When he catches a fish in his sharp(锋利的), rough(粗糙的) claws, he carries it off to eat, and as he flies away with it for his dinner, an eagle(老鹰) sometimes miss him.
The eagle flies at him fiercely(猛烈的) with his sharp bill and claws, and compels(逼迫) the hawk to drop the fish.
Then the eagle catches the fish as it falls, before it reaches the ground, and carries it off.
The poor fishhawk, with a loud cry, timidly(胆怯的) flies away. He must go again to the water and catch another fish for his dinner.
Thus you see, that the eagle is a robber(强盗). He robs a fishhawk, whose only mode of getting a living(生存方式) is by catching fish.
——《鱼鹰》(选自《美国语文》)
朗读：教书先生
2021年5月10日
广东·深圳·福田
