北极燕鸥在从南美洲的最南端飞往北极圈的路线全长2万公里，但燕鸥这一路上都不会留意观鸟船送来的散发臭味却又可口的鲱鱼。
An arctic tern, on its 20,000 km flight from the extreme south of South America to the Arctic circle, will take no notice of a nice smelly herring offered from a bird-watcher's boat along the way.
北极燕鸥是真正的长途迁徙者，它们在北欧沿海湿地筑巢，但会向南飞行数千英里，在南极洲度过欧洲的冬季。
Arctic terns, being true long-distance migrants, they nest in coastal wetlands of northern Europe but fly south for thousands of miles to spend the European winters in Antarctica.
北极燕鸥之所以能不受这一分神因素影响，是因为那时它被一种本能感觉所驱动着，这种本能令人类十分钦佩，它叫做：“更远大的目标”。
The arctic tern resists distraction because it is driven at that moment by an instinctive sense of something we humans find admirable: larger purpose.
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