APark Bird

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)。