Maybe Archaeopteryx wasn't on the direct ancestral line to birds, but was part of an early experimentation in how to build a bird-like body.

可能‘始祖鸟’不在鸟类的直系血缘上，但它从某些程度上说是早期实验如何构建像鸟一样的身躯的一部分。

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A gray bird flew above them, above the electric wires for the street car line, and perched on the metal cornice of a roof.

一只灰鸟从她们的头顶上飞过，越过有轨电车线，最后停歇在一家屋顶的金属横檐上。

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Dozens of people have contacted the line suffering from flashbacks since Derrick Bird went on the rampage on 2 June, killing 12 people.

BBC: Cumbria shootings helpline cut back after two months