One time, baby girl to play the East China Sea, drowned, never to return, so into the bird.

有一次，女娃去东海玩耍，溺水身亡，再也没有回来，所以化为精卫鸟。

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The bird avoided detection for so long for two reasons: Few villagers had ventured into what they consider sacred mountains, and the species—unusual among honeyeaters—doesn't make much noise.

这种鸟一直没有被发现主要有两个原因：很少有人敢冒险进入这个他们认为很神圣的山脉，另外一个原因就是这种鸟与其它蜜雀不同，它们天性沉默，很少发出声音。

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So, too, does walking into your bird room to hear a cheerful "Hello," from a pet parrot, or even the joyous chirps that mean the bird recognizes you.

所以同样的，走进鸟房时听到一只宠物鹦鹉的“hello”甚至只是说明它们认出你来了的充满快乐的啾啾声都会让你开心不已。

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