The notes concluded with a piece of Confucius-style advice that framed our trip as a test of character: “He who can bear hardship should carry on.”

须知用一句孔夫子风格的忠告作为结尾，把我们的旅行作为个人品性的测试：坚忍不拔，无往不胜。

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More than 150 years ago, a birdwatcher on a trip to the Falkland Islands scribbled down some notes about the behavior of a winged creature that sailors called the Johnny Rook.

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