Some, like homing pigeons, can be trained to deliver messages and packages.

有些像信鸽样，可以接受培训以传递消息和包裹。

There is an interesting history of using homing pigeons to collect intelligence.

有段使用信鸽收集情报的有趣历史。

Scientists offered new hope for bringing back extinct species like the passenger pigeon.

科学家们对于使像信鸽这样的灭绝物种复活提出了新希望。

The carrier-pigeon sometimes flies a mile in a minute.

信鸽的速度有时候能达到分英里。

So, the next time your cellphone crashes, give a salute to your neighborhood homing pigeon.

所以，下次你的手机崩溃时，向你的居信鸽致敬。

One of the beautiful things about a homing pigeon, of course, is it will always come back.

当然，信鸽的好处之是它总会回。

That is also where we get homing pigeons -- pigeons that can find their way home after being released.

这也是我们用到信鸽的地方。信鸽被放出后可以找回回家的路。

" Those are the most intense and enjoyable moments of a pigeon race, " Yu told Reuters news agency.

" 那是信鸽比赛中最激烈，最有趣的时刻。"

He said the sport is like playing the lottery. And so far, he has been lucky.

他说，信鸽比赛就像买彩票。到目前为止，他还是很幸运的。

Some pigeons have very strong abilities to detect magnetic fields, but they also remember landmarks really well.

有些信鸽有很强的磁场检测能力，但它们也能很好地记住地标。

Pigeon racing has a long history in China. It began as a sport enjoyed mainly by very rich people.

信鸽比赛在中国有着悠久的历史。起初，这是项富人青睐的赛事。

There are the white fantail, the pouter with its breast puffed out, the common house-pigeon, the carrier-pigeon, and many others.

有洁白的“扇尾鸽”；胸脯挺得老高的“凸胸鸽”；常见的“家鸽”；“信鸽”；还有很多其他种类。

These leaders in the sport are willing to pay huge amounts to get the most sought-after pigeon bloodlines.

该运动的领导者愿意斥巨资获得最抢手的信鸽血统。

Once more on the road to Thornfield, I felt like the messenger-pigeon flying home.

再次踏上前往特恩费得的路，我仿佛成了那归巢的信鸽。

Movies had no sound, and even carrier pigeons were even still being used!

电影没有声音，连信鸽都还在用！

I check on the 34 homing pigeons.

我检查了 34 只信鸽。

Messenger pigeons were used across ancient Egypt and Rome, and their high value isn't new.

信鸽在古埃及和罗马广泛使用，它们的高价值并不新鲜。

The United Kingdom, for example, mobilized at least a quarter of a million pigeons.

例如，英国动员了至少25万只信鸽。

A carrier pigeon is a bird who brings a letter.

信鸽是种携带信件的鸟。

Okay, and this devoted listener needs a pigeon translator.

好的，这位忠实听众需要只信鸽翻译员。