The Germans bring in these falcons to kill pigeons; so this was another reason for them, these poor little pigeons who became the sort of sacred bird.

德国人带来了这些猎鹰，用以捕杀鸽子；因此这是他们的另一个原因，这些可怜的小鸽子变成了神圣的鸟。

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It is easy to kill a bird on the wing that flies straight: not so one that twists.

捕杀按直线飞行的鸟儿容易，捕杀变换其飞行路线的鸟儿却很难。

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But being true sportsmen, they didn't want to kill a defenseless bird.

但作为真正的玩家，捕鸟人可不想猎杀毫无防备的鸟儿。

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"I will never let you kill this bird."

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