Why Crows Hold Funerals？  

作　　者：Mindy Weisberger 

出　　处：《英语画刊（高级）》2016年第5期52-52,共1页English Pictorial(Senior)

摘　　要：参考译文：有人死了。许多关切而又警觉的人照料着尸体，全部一身黑。这具毫无生气的尸体属于一只乌鸦，而黑色装束的群体则是聚在一起的乌鸦同伴们。《动物表现》杂志所刊登的一项新研究显示，它们对一只死乌鸦的警惕性是有目的的——关乎生死问题。通过停留在被杀害的乌鸦附近，其他乌鸦能够多点机会了解它们所需躲避的捕食者。Someone is dead. There＇s a body, attended by a number of concerned and watchful figures, all in black.The lifeless corpse belongs to a crow, and the dark-garbed crows. Their vigilance over a dead crow serves a purpose--one according to a new study in the journal Animal Behavior. By killed, other crows may improve their chances of learning about group is a gathering of its fellow that＇s a matter of life and death, sticking close to a crow that was predators they need to avoid.

关 键 词：英语学习 阅读 理解 乌鸦 

分 类 号：H31[语言文字—英语]