Until now, thanks to some wild savanna sparrows.

多亏了某些野生稀树草鹀，现在我们能用野鸟做实验了。

“No, son, that's actually a sparrow! ” says the dad.

“不，孩子，那其实是一只麻！”爸爸说。

But in the UK, the most common bird is a sparrow.

但在英国，最常见鸟是麻。

An owl is a nocturnal bird, while a sparrow is diunal.

猫头鹰是夜间活动鸟，而麻白天活动。

Researchers analyzed three decades of recordings of male Savanna sparrows.

研究人员分析了近三十年来雄性草原麻录音。

There were sparrow hawks with white bellies, and screeching kestrels.

那是一肚腹白色鹞，及鸣声刺耳鹰。

" Sparrows need no gold, " the septon said.

克雷顿爵士迷惑不解。" 麻？"

Another little bird, called the Indian sparrow, is equally ingenious.

另一小鸟叫做度麻，同样很有创造性。

Sparrows in North America and elephants in India.

北美麻度大象。

He turned himself into a sparrow and perched on a branch.

他变成了一只麻，停在树上。

That's strange. Then, where is she living? The sparrow shook her head.

那就奇怪了，那，她住在哪里？麻摇了摇头。

They are very diverse — just think how different penguins, sparrows and eagles are.

具有明显地多样化——想想企鹅、麻鹰差距多大。

31 So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

31 所以不要惧怕．你们比许多麻还贵重。

Waiting without stood sparrow and crow, Cooling their feet in the melting snow.

没人等待站着麻乌鸦，它们在融化雪里凉着脚丫。

So both the sparrows and the elephants are great examples of clinal variation.

所以麻大象都是很好说明梯度变异例子。

" Nay, but God careth for the sparrows even, and feedeth them, " he answered.

" 不要这样，上帝连麻都要照顾，上帝还养它们呢，" 他回答说。

Similarly, male Savanna sparrows have to make sure their vocalizations are up to date.

简单来说，雄性草原麻必须要确保自己叫声是最新流行。

In autumn and winter the sparrows feed on wheat and other kinds of grain.

秋天冬天, 麻吃是小麦其他种谷粒。

A sparrow with a white throat arrived and sang, " Oh, sweet Canada, Canada, Canada! "

一对绿头鸭飞了过来。一只灰莺飞过来唱：“噢，可爱加拿大，加拿大，加拿大！”

For that reason the farmers do not like sparrows, and shoot them whenever they can.

因为这个原因, 农民不喜欢麻, 只要一有机会就开枪打麻。