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.
在距离诺森伯兰郡海岸线两三英里的地方，这里的群岛是将近100,000多对海鸟夏天繁殖时的家园，包括海雀，海鸠和北极燕鸥。
Situated two to three miles off the Northumberland coastline, the archipelago is a summer home to approximately 100,000 pairs of breeding seabirds including puffins, guillemots and Arctic terns.
在英国周围的海岸，象北极燕鸥、三只鸥、海雀和海鸭等海鸟数量的显著减少，可能是由于玉筋属鱼类消失导致的。
The striking drop in numbers round British coasts of such seabirds as arctic terns, kittiwakes, guillemots and puffins is probably a result of the disappearance of sand eels.
在春季，北极燕鸥沿着曲折的路线返回格陵兰群岛。
Arctic terns also follow a zigzagging route on their spring trips back to Greenland.
本地鸥会贪婪地冲向这些施舍，而北极燕鸥却会继续往前飞。
Local gulls will dive voraciously for such handouts, while the tern flies on.
举例来说，从火地岛前往阿拉斯加的北极燕鸥会无视蒙特利湾观鸟船送出的美味鲱鱼。
An arctic tern on its way from Tierra del Fuego to Alaska, for instance, will ignore a nice smelly herring offered from a bird-watcher's boat in Monterey Bay.
北极燕鸥一次往返的距离达3.2万公里，早已离开了我们的燕子现在正在非洲南端享受着太阳的温暖。
The Arctic tern completes a round trip of 32, 000km; swallows, which have already deserted us, will now be sunning themselves in the southern tip of Africa.
新的研究表明，一种叫做北极燕鸥的海鸟每年飞行路程超过70,000千米，是移动路程最长的生物。
New research has found that a seabird, the Arctic tern, flies more than 70,000 kilometers each year, the longest migration by any creature.
据了解，北极燕鸥是候鸟，主要分布于北极及北极附近地区。
The understanding is that the Arctic Tern is a migratory bird which is mainly found at the North Pole and surrounding regions.
据了解，北极燕鸥是候鸟，主要分布于北极及北极附近地区。
The understanding is that the Arctic Tern is a migratory bird which is mainly found at the North Pole and surrounding regions.
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