
On Saturday morning I along with 15 or so others, boarded a fishing boat. But we weren’t out for the fish. We were looking for seabirds.
“We’ll see a Cook’s petrel (黑脚圆尾鹱) today,” I predicted, feeling confident. Not that I had a good reason to be: only one Cook’s petrel has ever been officially recorded in these waters.
Twenty minutes later, a Cook’s petrel came just as I expected. Thrilled at its sudden appearance, we hurried to take photos and lowered our voice for fear that the bird should be frightened away. within a minute, the bird was gone. It turned out to be one of the few highlights of an otherwise surprisingly quiet day, but I live for moments like this. For a few hours, I was in my happy place.
Along with music, birds have been what I am crazy about. It started when I was eight. Memories get vague here, and possibly unreliable, hut the first flash was a chance sighting of a kingfisher (翠鸟) on the Ovens river, a few meters from where my father actually was fishing. My interest in birds was aroused.
For me, watching birds-or birding, to use the more active verb—was and still is an escape and a harbor. Earlier this year, a study by University of Exeter found that it was associated with lower levels of anxiety and depression, conditions with which I am unfortunately all too familiar.
And yes, I’m a bird lover. I once flew to Perth to see Australia’s second red-legged water bird, only to find it had been eaten by a cat. That’s birding-things don’t always happen on cue like that Cook’s petrel. But it’s not about the numbers. Whether it’s on my block or out to sea, I prefer to think that I don’t find the birds; they find me: in that happy place.
星期六早上,我和大约15个人一起登上了一艘渔船。但我们不是为了钓鱼。我们在找海鸟。
“我们会看到一只库克海燕(黑脚圆尾鹱) 今天,”我满怀信心地预测。这并不是说我有充分的理由:只有一只库克海燕在这些水域被正式记录在案。
二十分钟后,一只库克海燕如我所料地来了。我们被它突然出现吓了一跳,赶紧拍照,压低了声音,担心它会被吓跑。不到一分钟,那只鸟就不见了。事实证明,这是一个出奇安静的一天中为数不多的亮点之一,但我活在这样的时刻。几个小时以来,我一直在我快乐的地方。
除了音乐,鸟类一直是我疯狂的东西。它始于我八岁的时候。记忆在这里变得模糊,可能不可靠,但第一道闪光是偶然看到一只翠鸟(翠鸟) 在Ovens河上,离我父亲钓鱼的地方只有几米远。我对鸟类产生了兴趣。
对我来说,观鸟或观鸟,用更活跃的动词来说——过去和现在都是一种逃避和港湾。今年早些时候,埃克塞特大学的一项研究发现,它与较低水平的焦虑和抑郁有关,不幸的是,我对这些情况太熟悉了。
是的,我是一个鸟类爱好者。我曾经飞到珀斯去看澳大利亚的第二只红腿水鸟,却发现它被猫吃掉了。这就是观鸟,事情并不总是像库克的海燕那样在提示下发生。但这与数字无关。无论是在我的街区还是出海,我都宁愿认为我找不到鸟;他们找到了我:在那个快乐的地方。
句子成分分析:
[Thrilled at its sudden appearance], we hurried to take photos and lowered our voice || for fear that the bird should be frightened away.
句子语法结构详解:
* hurried 为谓语,采用一般过去时。
* to take 为不定式,作状语。
* lowered 为谓语,采用一般过去时。
* for fear that 引导目的状语从句。
* frightened 为谓语,采用被动语态。
* its 为物主代词。should 为情态动词。we 为人称代词主格。our 为形容词型物主代词。be 为助动词。the 为定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
be thrilled at... | 对...极度兴奋, 对...非常激动, 对...毛骨悚然 |
take a photo | 1) 照相 2) 照相 |
for fear (that)... | 以免..., 唯恐... |
frighten...away | 吓跑, 吓退 |
Vocabulary:
its [its] | a. | 它的 |
sudden ['sʌdn] | a. | 突然的,忽然的,骤然的 |
appearance [ә'piәrәns] | n. | 1) 外貌,外观,外表 2) (突然的)抵达,出现,到来 |
hurry ['hʌri] | vi. | 1) 赶快,匆忙 2) 迅速赶(往) |
and [ænd] | conj. | 1) 和, 与, 同, 并 2) 然后,接着 |
lower ['lәuә] | vt. | 1) 使减少,缩小,降低 2) 把……放低,使……降下 |
voice [vɔis] | n. | 1) 声音,嗓音 2) 发言权,影响 |
bird [bә:d] | n. | 1) 鸟,禽 2) 姑娘,妞 |
句子成分分析:
[Earlier this year], a study (by University of Exeter) found | that it was associated with lower levels (of anxiety and depression), conditions (with which I am unfortunately all too familiar).
句子语法结构详解:
(found 为 find 的过去式。lower 为 low 的比较级形式)
* found 为谓语,采用一般过去时。
* that 为连词,引导宾语从句。
* associated 为谓语,采用一般过去时和被动语态。
* 第2个 with 开头为定语从句。
* am 为系动词作谓语,采用一般现在时。
* familiar 为形容词作表语。
* I 为人称代词主格。was 为助动词。a 为不定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
early this year | 今年初 |
University of Exeter | 埃克塞特大学 |
associate...with... | 将...和...联系起来, 由...联想到... |
all too + adj/adv | 太过..., 过于... |
Vocabulary:
study ['stʌdi] | n. | 1) 学习,研究 2) 作业,学业 |
find [faind] | vt. | 1) (意外或偶然地)发现,碰到 2) 找到,找回 |
low [lәu] | a. | 1) 低的,矮的,离地面近的 2) 在底部的,近底部的 |
level ['levl] | n. | 1) 水平,级别,层次 2) 水平高度 |
anxiety [æŋ'zaiәti] | n. | 1) 焦虑,忧虑 2) 担心,忧虑,害怕 |
and [ænd] | conj. | 1) 和, 与, 同, 并 2) 然后,接着 |
depression [di'preʃәn] | n. | 1) 经济萧条期 2) 忧郁,抑郁,消沉 |
condition [kәn'diʃәn] | n. | 1) 环境,条件 2) 状态 |
unfortunately | ad. | 不幸地;遗憾地;可惜地;可悲地 |
familiar [fә'miljә] | a. | 1) 通晓,熟悉 2) 熟悉的,常见到的,常听说的 |
句子成分分析:
I once flew to Perth to see Australia's second red-legged water bird, only to find | it had been eaten [by a cat].
句子语法结构详解:
(flew 为 fly 的过去式。eaten 为 eat 的过去分词。)
* flew 为谓语,采用一般过去时。
* to see 为不定式,作状语。
* to find 为不定式,作状语。
* it 开头为宾语从句,引导词 that 被省略。
* eaten 为谓语,采用过去完成时和被动语态。
* I 为人称代词主格。had, been 为助动词。Australia's 为名词所有格。a 为不定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
fly to... | 飞往... |
only to do sth | 不料,竟然 |
Vocabulary:
once [wʌns] | ad. | 1) 曾经 2) 一次,一回,仅一次 |
Perth | n. | [地名] 珀斯 |
see [si:] | vt. | 1) 看见,见到,看出 2) 观看(比赛、电视节目、演出等) |
Australia [ɔ'streiljә] | n. | 澳大利亚 |
second ['sekәnd] | a. | 1) 第二的 2) 次等的, 次要的, 居第二位的 |
water ['wɔ:tә] | n. | 1) 水 2) 水域,江河湖海 |
bird [bә:d] | n. | 1) 鸟,禽 2) 姑娘,妞 |
find [faind] | vt. | 1) (意外或偶然地)发现,碰到 2) 找到,找回 |
eat [i:t] | vt. | 吃 |
cat [kæt] | n. | 1) 猫 2) 猫科动物 |
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