嗯,某隻鳥正大聲叫個不停(somebirdy's being Loud),你好啊。
well somebirdy's being Loud, hello
somebirdy
把 somebody(某人)改成 birdy(小鳥)的鳥類雙關語。
Shadow 呼叫 Luna。(Shadow calls Luna)
shadow calls luna
是貓頭鷹媽媽嗎?(mama owl?)
mama owl?
23:36:18,黃褐色貓頭鷹(tawny)在山毛櫸樹(beech)旁。🌳
23 36 18 tawny at beech 🌳
23:27:55,黃褐色貓頭鷹(tawny)在前廊(fp,front porch)上(Shadow)。
23 27 55 tawny on fp (shadow
的確,今晚有很多事情正在發生。
Indeed, lots going on 😄
23:19:50,狐狸加入這場秀(joins the show)。
23.19.50 . Fox joins the show ,
joins the show
字面是「加入表演」,聊天室中常用來形容動物出現、讓直播更熱鬧。
23:19:54,狐狸(fox)出現在迷宮牆(mazewall)那裡。
23 19 54 fox at mazewall
23:07:30,白鼬又回來了,正努力攻擊 DOCs。
23.07.30 Stoat back again , having a good go at DOCs
have a good go at
表示「努力嘗試做某事」或「猛烈攻擊/對付某物」。
穀倉貓頭鷹(barn owl)會守著 DOCs,這會很有意思。我想知道白鼬會不會回來。
barnowl will guard the docs this will be interesting I wonder if the stoat will return
我同意,Rhinoman8。白鼬會躲開貓頭鷹致命的利爪。
I agree Rhinoman8 stoats will flee from owls lethal talons
哇,謝謝你提供那段貓頭鷹與白鼬互動的時間戳(TS)!看到牠們互動很有趣。
Wow thank you for that barn owl vs stoat TS! Interesting to see them interact
白鼬們很享受這裡,對牠們來說是好事!今晚也有很多 FP 的動態。
the stoats are loving it, good for them! Lots of FP action tonight too
good for them
表示「這對他們/牠們很好」或替對方感到高興。
沒問題,Boos,我有時也會這樣做。22:50:15,白鼬(stoat)回到 MW,又來找 DOCs 了;看來貓頭鷹有競爭對手了,哈哈。
No problem Boos , do that myself at times , 22.50.15, Stoat returns to MW for another DOC , think the owls have competition lol,
have competition
表示「有競爭對手/面臨競爭」的常用說法。
含影片時間點。
@BoosPhotos-b1t
22:49 BST
白鼬剛剛抓走了整隻 DOC(grabbed a whole DOC),但牠帶著獵物跑過草地,沒有跑進牆裡;時間是 22:42:45。
Stoat just grabbed a whole DOC, but ran across the grass with it, not into the wall 22:42:45
是 Kerry,不過白鼬的速度對穀倉貓頭鷹來說實在太快了。
It is Kerry , but Stoat was way too quick for owl ,
22:42:49,白鼬從 MW 那裡抓走了 DOC(stoat grabs DOC from MW)。
22.42.49. Stoat grabs DOC from MW ,
@BoosPhotos-b1t
22:44 BST
我想雙方都沒事——我猜白鼬只是想和穀倉貓頭鷹玩鬧(having some sport),牠其實可以逃進牆裡,但看起來並沒有選擇那麼做。
I think both are fine - I suspect the stoat was having some sport with the BO, it could have got away into the wall, but didn't appear to choose to
have some sport with
在這裡是帶有玩鬧、逗弄意味地與對方周旋,不是正式的運動。
get away
指成功逃脫或離開危險。
@BoosPhotos-b1t
22:41 BST
穀倉貓頭鷹(BO,barn owl)剛剛真的撲向了體型較大的白鼬(pounced on the larger stoat)。
BO just actually pounced on the larger stoat
22:40:47,白鼬(stoat)和穀倉貓頭鷹(barn owl)扭打(tussle)。
22 40 47 stoat and barnowl tussle
tussle
指短暫、激烈但不一定嚴重的扭打或爭鬥。
22:33:02,穀倉貓頭鷹(barn owl)從餵食棲木俯衝而下(nose dive)。
22 33 02 barnowl nose dives off feeding post
nose dive
指突然向下俯衝,也可引申為急遽下降。
Luna 不會喜歡 Beech 裡的寒鴉(jackdaws),但我確實有點想看看牠們如何養育雛鳥(raise their chicks)。
Luna won't be happy about the jackdaws in Beech but I do kind of want to see how they raise their chicks.
raise their chicks
意為「養育牠們的雛鳥」,常用於描述鳥類或其他動物的育幼行為。
含影片時間點。
19:14:10 FP 有 Tawny。應該是 Shadow 吧?(Tawny at FP. Shadow I presume?)
19:14:10 Tawny at FP. Shadow I presume?
I presume?
意思是「我想應該是……吧?」;語氣帶有推測意味,也常讓人聯想到英國小說《福爾摩斯》中「I presume?」的經典說法。
含影片時間點。
16:32:23 西部寒鴉(Jackdaw)帶著築巢材料進入 Beech。
16:32:23 Jackdaw enters Beech with nesting material
新影片:搶先看看 Robert 今晚在第 5 頻道播出的電視專題片段,內容是救援灰林鴞幼鳥(tawny owlets):https://youtu.be/qD-On0j8Sqs?is=bxMBFbgmfmQV8BOO
New video: See a sneak peek of Robert's TV segment about rescuing tawny owlets (on channel 5 tonight!):_tawnychick:https://youtu.be/qD-On0j8Sqs?is=bxMBFbgmfmQV8BOO
sneak peek
意指「搶先看、提前一瞥」,常用於預告影片或節目內容。
含影片時間點。
白鼬(stoat)和穀倉貓頭鷹(barn owl)出現在餵食柱(feeding post),時間點為 23:58:49。
Stoat and barn owl on the feeding post @23:58:49
stoat
白鼬;一種身形細長、冬季部分族群會換成白色毛皮的小型鼬科動物。
feeding post
餵食柱;供野生動物取食或停棲的設施。
@ArthurMurphy-p3t
08:47 BST
一隻寒鴉(jackdaw)。
a jackdaw
jackdaw
寒鴉,一種鴉科鳥類;英文中的 jackdaw 特指西寒鴉(Coloeus monedula)。
@HelgaWright-n9e
04:27 BST
其實不是;醫生們知道最好不要和護士爭辯,尤其是在那個年代。
Actually no, the doctors knew better than to argue with nurses especially in those days.
knew better than to
表示「知道最好不要做某事」或「明白那樣做不明智」。
而我猜你是護理長(Sister),所以護士們得向你行屈膝禮:是的,護理長;不,護理長;三袋滿滿的,護理長(3 bags full, Sister)。
And I take it you were a Sister so the nurses had to curtsey to you Yes, Sister, No Sister, # bags full sister
Sister
英國及部分英聯邦醫療體系的傳統稱呼,指資深女護士或護理長。
three bags full
借用英語童謠的押韻句型作為幽默說法。
你幾乎得向醫生行屈膝禮:是的,醫生;不,醫生;三袋滿滿的,醫生(3 bags full, Dr)。
You almost had to curtsey to a Dr, Yes Dr, No Dr, 3 bags full DR
three bags full
出自英語童謠《小羊瑪莉有隻羊》(Mary Had a Little Lamb)的句型「Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full」,此處是戲謔改編。
我覺得 Gylfie 展現了屹耳(Eeyore)的特質:坐在 FP 上大聲嘆氣,覺得抱怨也沒用。
I think Gylfie displays Eeyore's traits, sitting up on FP big sighs, no use complaining
no use complaining
表示「抱怨也沒有用」的常見說法。
Eeyore
《小熊維尼》中總是悲觀、嘆氣的角色。
@HelgaWright-n9e
04:02 BST
德萊爾(Dryer)或許才會是屹耳(Eeyore)……願他平安!
Dryer might have been Eeyore…bless him!
Eeyore
《小熊維尼》中的悲觀、憂鬱角色;bless him 帶有憐愛或同情語氣。
而且我同意,她和維尼(Pooh)、跳跳虎(Tigger)以及其他夥伴待在一起,應該會很自在。
And I agree she could be quite at home with Pooh Tigger and the gang
Pooh and Tigger
《小熊維尼》(Winnie-the-Pooh)中的角色,常被用作英語文化典故。
我只好查了一下你提到的 A. A. 米恩(A. A. Milne)的典故。
I had to look up your A A Milne refrence
A. A. Milne
英國作家,《小熊維尼》(Winnie-the-Pooh)的作者。
@HelgaWright-n9e
04:00 BST
我剛剛一直和貓頭鷹們待在一起放鬆(chilling out)。
I’ve just been chilling out with the owls.
chilling out
口語,指放鬆、悠閒地待著。
含影片時間點。
@HelgaWright-n9e
03:28 BST
03:23 白鼬(stoat)再次回到 MW(back on MW)。
03:23 stoat back on mw.
含影片時間點。
@HelgaWright-n9e
03:13 BST
03:03 黃褐鴞(tawny owl)短暫造訪 FP(Quick tawny visit to FP)。
03:03 Quick tawny visit to FP.
@HelgaWright-n9e
03:01 BST
我確定她一定讀過 A. A. 米恩(A. A. Milne)的作品!
I’m sure she’s read A.A.Milne!
A. A. Milne
英國作家,著有《小熊維尼》(Winnie-the-Pooh)系列;此訊息是在呼應上一則引用的經典句子。
@HelgaWright-n9e
03:00 BST
這真的很 Gylfie……「有時候我只是坐著想事情,有時候我只是坐著(This is so much Gylfie… “Sometimes I just sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits”)」
This is so much Gylfie…’Sometimes I just sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits’
Sometimes I just sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits
出自 A. A. 米恩(A. A. Milne)筆下《小熊維尼》的經典句型,故意使用不合文法的 sits,呈現角色憨厚可愛的語氣。
含影片時間點。
@HelgaWright-n9e
02:47 BST
02:43:43:可能是 Gylfie?在前廊(FP,front porch)。今晚風勢相當強!(Quite breezy tonight!)
02:43:43 Gylfie? on FP. Quite breezy tonight!
Quite breezy tonight!
意為「今晚風勢相當強」,breezy 指有風的、風勢不小的。
含影片時間點。
@HelgaWright-n9e
02:40 BST
02:30:被另一隻沒有腳環的貓頭鷹推走(pushed off by another unringed owl)。
Pushed off by another unringed 02:30
unringed
表示沒有繫上腳環;野生動物觀察中常用來指未標記個體。
含影片時間點。
@HelgaWright-n9e
02:35 BST
03:30:被另一隻貓頭鷹推走(pushed off)。
Pushed off by another 03:30.
含影片時間點。
@HelgaWright-n9e
02:28 BST
02:26:右腳有腳環的穀倉貓頭鷹(right-ringed barn owl)在前廊(FP,front porch)。
02:26 Rt.ring barn owl on FP.
這裡有誰呢?(hoo do we have here)
hoo do we have here
hoo do we have here
把常見句型「who do we have here」中的 who 改成貓頭鷹叫聲「hoo」,是與貓頭鷹相關的雙關語。
我跑去看《藥師少女的獨語》(The Apothecary Diaries)了,抱歉哈哈 😅
I wandered off to watch Apothecary Diaries, sorry lol 😅
wandered off
口語用法,表示不知不覺跑去做別的事或離開原本正在進行的活動。
「drey」是松鼠巢的稱呼;我不覺得白鼬的巢穴真的有特定名稱,其實可以使用不同說法。
Drey is squirrels, I don't think stoat dens have a specific name really, different terms can be used
drey
指松鼠用樹枝等材料築成的巢。
stoat den
白鼬的巢穴;英文中似乎沒有固定的專門名稱。
是巢(nest)還是樹上獸穴(drey)?我想 REF 指的是巢。
Nest or Drey? I think REF refers to a Nest
drey
松鼠等動物在樹上搭建的巢,也可泛指樹上獸穴。
現在牠們正在休息,也許是先帶一大堆食物回巢(nest),然後再吃。
Now they are taking a break, maybe they get a bunch of food take it back to the ?nest? and then eat
這樣我就明白了,難怪牠們來回移動得那麼快。
that makes sense now, there back and forwards so quicly
以我讀到的資料來看,如果食物多到超過牠們當下的需求,牠們就會把食物儲藏起來(cache)。
From what I've read, they do cache food if they have more than they need.
cache food
把食物藏起來保存,供日後取用。
牠們確實會儲藏食物(cache)。
they do cache, yes
白鼬會把食物儲藏起來(cache),還是只會很快吃掉?
Do the stoats store the food or just eat really quickly?
聽起來看牠們很有趣。歐椋鳥真是些狡猾的小傢伙(crafty little buggars)。
That sounds fun to watch. Starlings are crafty little buggars.
crafty
狡猾而機靈的;這裡是帶點戲謔的說法。
哈哈,Gylfie——FP 的守護者(Keeper of the FP)。
Lol Gylfie - Keeper of the FP
後來我抓到一隻老鼠和一隻小鼠,看到烏鴉吃掉牠們,用喙刺進那隻可憐的老鼠身體裡。
Then I caught a Rat and a Mouse and was watching the Crows eat them stabbing their beaks into the poor old rat
牠們變聰明了:鐘刺嘴鶯追趕其中一隻時,另一隻就會過來拿食物。後來歐椋鳥開始模仿鐘刺嘴鶯的叫聲(mimic the wattle bird cheep),看起來既可愛又有趣。
way, they got smart and when the Wattle bird chased one the other would come in and take food,the the starlings started to mimic the Wattle bird cheep, cute and intresting to watch
我剛才在看我的鳥類劇場(bird amphitheatre)。我放了些食物給鳥吃,目前是澳洲鐘刺嘴鶯(wattle birds)稱霸那裡;當時也有幾隻歐椋鳥,但鐘刺嘴鶯一直把牠們趕走。
I was just watching my bird ampitheatre, I put food out for the birds, currently the wattle birds rule, there was a couple of starlings there as well but the wattle bird kept sending them on their
含影片時間點。
00:04:39——一隻白鼬把穀倉貓頭鷹從迷宮牆邊趕走了(drove a barn owl away)。
00:04:39 - A stoat drove a barn owl away from the maze wall
drove ... away
表示「把……趕走」。
哈哈,那隻白鼬完全不怕穀倉貓頭鷹。
Haha, that stoat wasn't afraid of the barn owl at all.
小心點,白鼬先生。
Be careful Mr Stoat
另外還有很多歐椋鳥(European starlings)。牠們在北美是非常具入侵性的物種(invasive species)。
Also, a lot of European starlings. Very invasive species in North America.
invasive species
入侵性物種,指被引入非原生地區後,可能擴散並影響當地生態的物種。
我們常看到哀鴿(mourning doves),但也有很多典型的城市鴿,也就是岩鴿(rock dove)。
We get mourning doves often, but a lot of classic city pigeons (rock dove).
是真正的鴿子(pigeons),還是斑鳩/鳩類(doves)?
Actual Pigeons orr doves?
嗯……大概是美洲知更鳥(American robins)或鴿子吧。
Hmmm... Probably either American robins or pigeons.
對,牠們是些有趣的小傢伙。
Yes, they funny little critters
很高興又看到白鼬。我希望牠們會繼續待在這裡。
Good to see the stoats again. I hope they stick around.
你看到最多的是哪一種鳥?
What was the most common type of bird you saw?
看到所有那些鳥很開心。我還是會固定每週去那裡當一天志工(volunteer)。
I enjoyed seeing all the birds. I'm still going to volunteer there one day per week.
MW 上出現白鼬(stoat)。
Stoat on MW