I might try a lighthearted approach and tell them that George Burns used to sing of how he wished he were 80 again; they don't like to hear it.

我试图愉快地接近他们，说乔治·伯恩斯又在唱他如何希望再次回到80岁的歌，他们却不喜欢听那样的歌声。

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He explained that cicadas do not like being moved from place to place, and sometimes they get so grumpy that they refuse to sing.

他交代说，知了不喜欢被挪来挪去，有时候脾气不好了，它们会拒绝鸣叫。

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LIKE many people, birds sing to show off. Singing demands neurological sophistication and physical stamina and is thus a good signal of what fine mates (and bad opponents) they would make.

跟很多人一样，鸟用鸣叫来炫耀自己。鸟儿的鸣叫需要复杂的神经系统和良好体力的配合，因而能很好地显示出它们会是多么优秀的配偶(强有力的竞争对手)。

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they'll start to like sing to them or maybe they'll see you, like... you know.

他们会开始对行人唱歌或者可能他们看到你时，比如……

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