2018年商务英语初级口语测试：鸟夫妻

　　鸟夫妻

　　The floods gradually drain back into the established waterways

　　that run through the forest like blood vessels.

　　There is so much water flowing through the forest

　　that even little rivulets can carve out the soil around an ancient boulder.

　　This is the home of one forest creature that has lived

　　here in the Congo for 44 million years.

　　Picathartes.

　　These birds mate for life,

　　and the male reaffirms the bond by displaying to the female.

　　They're building a mud nest on the underside of the boulder's overhang,

　　where it'll be protected from the rain.

　　The female takes the lead.

　　洪水逐渐退回到原有的水道

　　那些水道如血管一般遍布在雨林中

　　森林中的雨水实在太充沛了

　　即使是小小的溪流也能将

　　古老巨石周围的土壤冲刷殆尽

　　此处是一种古老雨林生物的家园

　　他们在这里已经生存了4400万年