



Hello, I’m a peacock. I come from Asia(亞洲). Look, I have a little crest(鳥(niǎo)冠) on my head, and I have a beautiful long tail*. There are many big spots(斑點(diǎn)) on my tail. They are colorful and bright*, just like many eyes! Is it funny?
When I want to attract(吸引) someone, I will dance! Then I stretch out(展開(kāi)) my tail. Wow, it looks like a big fan! Do you think I am a proud bird?
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proud /praJd/ adj. 自豪的
tail /teIl/ n. 尾巴
bright /braIt/ adj. 明亮的
Fun Facts
There are two kinds* of peacocks.
The two kinds of peacocks are the green peacock and the blue peacock. Green peacocks are very rare(稀有的). Most* peacocks are blue peacocks.
No, I don’t like you! You are so proud!
I’m so beautiful! Do you like me?
When do I stretch out my tail?
I stretch out my tail to woo a mate(求偶). When I meet an enemy(敵人), I will do that too, because the “eyes” on my tail will scare away the enemy.*
I can fly and dance.
I can fly, but not very high. I often fly into the trees and have a rest*. I’m also good at dancing. Many people can dance a peacock dance. Can you?
We are the national* birds of India(印度).
In India, people like us very much. We are the national birds, because they think we stand for(象征) beauty and good luck.*
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kind /kaInd/ n. 種類(lèi)
most /mEJst/ adj. 大多數(shù)的
rest /rest/ n. 休息
national /5nAFEnEl/ adj. 國(guó)家的
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When I meet an enemy, I will do that too, because the “eyes” on my tail will scare away the enemy.
當(dāng)我遇到敵人的時(shí)候,我也會(huì)開(kāi)屏,因?yàn)槲椅舶蜕系摹把劬Α睍?huì)把敵人嚇跑。
We are the national birds, because they think we stand for beauty and good luck.
我們之所以成為國(guó)鳥(niǎo),是因?yàn)樗麄冋J(rèn)為我們象征著美好和幸運(yùn)。