APark Bird

Hello， I’m a peacock. I come from Asia（亞洲）. Look， I have a little crest（鳥冠） on my head， and I have a beautiful long tail*. There are many big spots（斑點） on my tail. They are colorful and bright*， just like many eyes！ Is it funny？

When I want to attract（吸引） someone， I will dance！ Then I stretch out（展開） my tail. Wow， it looks like a big fan！ Do you think I am a proud bird？

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proud /praJd/ adj. 自豪的

tail /teIl/ n. 尾巴

bright /braIt/ adj. 明亮的

Fun Facts

There are two kinds* of peacocks.

The two kinds of peacocks are the green peacock and the blue peacock. Green peacocks are very rare（稀有的）. Most* peacocks are blue peacocks.

No， I don’t like you！ You are so proud！

I’m so beautiful！ Do you like me？

When do I stretch out my tail？

I stretch out my tail to woo a mate（求偶）. When I meet an enemy（敵人）， I will do that too， because the “eyes” on my tail will scare away the enemy.*

I can fly and dance.

I can fly， but not very high. I often fly into the trees and have a rest*. I’m also good at dancing. Many people can dance a peacock dance. Can you？

We are the national* birds of India（印度）.

In India， people like us very much. We are the national birds， because they think we stand for（象征） beauty and good luck.*

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kind /kaInd/ n. 種類

most /mEJst/ adj. 大多數的

rest /rest/ n. 休息

national /5nAFEnEl/ adj. 國家的

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When I meet an enemy， I will do that too， because the “eyes” on my tail will scare away the enemy.

當我遇到敵人的時候，我也會開屏，因為我尾巴上的“眼睛”會把敵人嚇跑。

We are the national birds， because they think we stand for beauty and good luck.

我們之所以成為國鳥，是因為他們認為我們象征著美好和幸運。