(单词翻译:单击)
Here is a piece of news for bird lovers.
这是给爱鸟人士的一则新闻 。
Scientists have painted a long road red, yellow, and white.
科学家们把一条长长的路涂成了红色、黄色和白色 。
They hope to discourage the seabirds from wandering onto the hightway.
他们希望阻止海鸟在公路上游荡 。
"The area is home to large crowds of birds that come to stay for the season.
“这个地区是成群结队的候鸟的家园,它们到这儿过冬 。
Young birds are often attracted to the warm road surface and get killed by the traffic, " biology student Hannah tells the broadcaster.
生物学专业的学生汉娜告诉电视台说:“幼鸟经常被温暖的路面所吸引,然后被过往车辆杀死 。”
The youngsters' feathers are brown in color.
那些幼鸟的羽毛是棕色的 。
The dark-colored road surface makes the youngsters hard to be noticed.
深色的路面使得幼鸟们很难被注意到 。
As the number of tourists has grown, so has the amount of traffic on the roads.
随着游客数量的增加,道路上的交通量也在增加 。
Biologist Kristin says the plan is to see how the birds respond to the multi-colored road this summer.
生物学家克里斯汀·西亚斯计划在今年夏天观察这些鸟类对这种多色道路的反应 。
And if it works, the idea could spread to other parts of the country.
如果成功的话,这个办法可以传播到全国其他地区 。