Then the pigeons flew into thick fog, and the famous homing instinct failed.
然后这些鸽子飞进浓雾中，著名的归巢本能失灵了。
Some, like homing pigeons, can be trained to deliver messages and packages.
其中一些，比如信鸽，可以训练来传递信息和包裹。
Despite having a brain no bigger than the tip of your index finger, pigeons have a very impressive visual memory.
尽管鸽子的大脑只有人的食指尖那么大，但它们的视觉记忆力却非常惊人。
There was a study using pigeons, where researchers attempted to reduce MSR to a matter of conditioning, that is, they claimed that the ability to recognize oneself in a mirror could be learned.
有一项研究是用鸽子进行的：实验中，研究人员试图把MSR 归结为条件反射，也就是说，他们声称在镜子里认出自己的能力是可以习得的。
Gerda related all, from the very beginning: the Wood-pigeons cooed above in their cage, and the others slept.
格尔达从头到尾讲了一遍：斑鸠在上面的笼子里咕咕地叫着，其余的人都睡着了。
那些斑鸠说：“咕！”
Carrier pigeons have been used to send messages.
信鸽被用来传递信息。
Homing pigeons are pigeons that are specially trained to fly home from somewhere else.
信鸽是经过特殊训练后能从其他地方飞回家的鸽子。
A research center is trying to improve its flying robots with the help of homing pigeons.
研究中心正试图在信鸽的帮助下改进飞行机器人。
Although it will cost more money to raise pigeons, the research center says that it can save time.
虽然养鸽子会花费更多的钱，但研究中心说这可以节省时间。
In tests, researchers found that homing pigeons were more efficient than flying robots at returning to their home.
在测试中，研究人员发现，信鸽在返回家园方面比飞行机器人更加高效。
He lofted his pigeons on the roof.
他把鸽子养在屋顶鸽房里。
Imagine that 3 pigeons need to be placed into 2 pigeonholes.
设想要将3只鸽子装进2个鸽子洞里。
"Are those pigeons from your father's roof-top coop?" I ask her.
我问她“这些鸽子是从你爸爸的屋顶鸽子棚里飞出来的吗？”
But on cloudy days, the pigeons with magnets could not find their way.
但是在乌云密布的日子里，带有磁铁的家鸽就会迷路了。
After all, young pigeons, called squab, have been raised for centuries for food.
毕竟饲养乳鸽(也叫雏鸽)作为食物已有几百年的历史。
We watched a flock of her pigeons fleeing across a marsh, a hawk in pursuit.
我们看见她那群鸽子正飞过沼泽逃窜，被后面一只鹰追击。
People like the pure white pigeons, but not all the pigeons in the world are white.
人们喜欢纯白色的鸽子。但是并不是所有的鸽子都是白色的。
In France, where I lived for a year, I saw people eating frogs, pigeons, snails, and horses.
我在法国呆了一年，我见过人们吃青蛙，鸽子，蜗牛和马。
The next time Heathcliff came, my young lady chanced to be feeding some pigeons in the court.
下一回希刺克厉夫来，我的小姐凑巧在院子里喂鸽子。
Scientists set up an avian casino in which pigeons could place their bets on one of two symbols.
科学家们设置了一个鸟类的“卡西诺赌场”，在那里放上两个标志以供鸽子下赌注。
This is the future — and everything else is going to look obsolete, like sending messages with pigeons.
这就是未来——除此之外的看起来都将变得陈腐，就像我们现在再看飞鸽传书那样。
"I don't know," she answers, then switches to Mandarin. "From far away, pigeons all look the same to me."
“不知道啊，”她回答，然后又转成了中文，“从远处看，鸽子对我来说没什么差别，都一样啊。”
The pigeons, flying at speeds of up to 120km per hour, will be trained to carry loads of up to 100 grams.
这些鸽子飞行时速120km，将被训练携带负荷最高100g。
In the evening breeze her pet peacock sat drowsing on its perch, and the pigeons were silent in their corner.
在晚风中，她爱养的孔雀在架上昏睡，鸽子在自己的角落里沉默着。
When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was sitting in the park just staring at some pigeons.
当男孩走过大概三个街区的时候，他遇见了一位老婆婆，她正坐在公园里盯着几只鸽子。
When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was sitting in the park just staring at some pigeons.
当男孩走过大概三个街区的时候，他遇见了一位老婆婆，她正坐在公园里盯着几只鸽子。
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