First described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, Cygnus Cygnus can be considered a swan among swans, the type species, hence archetype, of all swans.
1758年，卡尔·林奈第一次描绘的天鹅——大天鹅，一直被人们视为天鹅中的天鹅，天鹅物种的代表，也是所有天鹅完美无瑕的原型。
Nassim Nicholas Taleb: Before Europeans discovered Australia, we had no reason to believe that swans could be any other color but white.
塔勒布：在欧洲人发现澳洲之前，我们没有理由相信天鹅除了白颜色还有其他什么颜色。
The swans are considered to be a Hamburg emblem.
天鹅们更被认为是汉堡市的象征。
As the swans surrounded the frozen goose, she feared what life it still had might be pecked out by those great swan bills.
原来天鹅们将那只冻在冰上的黑额黑雁围住了，我的朋友担心那只命在旦夕的黑额黑雁或许将在一群天鹅的利喙下变得千疮百孔。
All the other swans wanted to be his friend.
所有其他的天鹅都想和他做朋友。
Golden stalks ripple the surface of Reed Lake. The grasses will be green in the spring, when herons and wild swans can be seen feeding in the reserve.
金色的芦苇杆让芦苇海湖面镶上了波纹。这种草在春季会是一片绿色，那时苍鹭和野天鹅会来保护区觅食。
Below is a wonderful photo of a lake. It would be yet more wonderful if we put some swans there.
下面是一个湖的精彩照片。如果我们把一些天鹅放到这里，这将是更多的美妙。
Tranquil ponds and romantic scenes wouldn't be complete without a pair of white swans floating peacefully along.
寂静的水塘，浪漫的场景，在缺少一堆洁白天鹅浮游其中的时候，绝对是不完整的！
Swans are known to be aggressive when defending their nests, particularly in the springtime.
天鹅在保护自己巢穴时会非常具攻击性，这种天性在春天尤为明显。
It feeds on itself quite frequently, leading to accentuated periods of "greed" and "fear" that tend to be labeled "bubbles" or "black swans," respectively.
人性经常会自我强化，导致周期性的贪婪与恐惧，最终分别成为泡沫或者黑天鹅。
The ashes of its funeral pyre shall be transmuted into swans, which will swim away upon dry land as though in water.
火葬的骨灰会变成天鹅，在旱地上会像水里一样地游泳。
As the swans surrounded the frozen goose, she feared what life it still had might be packed out by those great swan bills.
原来天鹅们将那只冻在冰上的黑额黑雁围住了，我的朋友担心那只命在旦夕的黑额黑雁或许将在一群天鹅的利喙下变得千疮百孔。
It wouldn't be bad to see some birds if not swans here.
没有碰到天鹅，要是能看见鸟也行啊。
After that we are again transformed into swans. "Crying, the little sister said," Can you not be redeemed?
小妹妹一听哭了起来，边哭边说：“难道你们就不能得救吗？”
After that we are again transformed into swans. "Crying, the little sister said," Can you not be redeemed?
小妹妹一听哭了起来，边哭边说：“难道你们就不能得救吗？”
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