The elephant bird evolved at a time when birds ruled the earth and probably existed on Madagascar for 60 million years until dying out in the 17th century.

象鸟起源于地球上鸟类的繁盛期，据推测在马达加斯加地区存活了近6000万年，直至17世纪这一物种才灭绝。

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"Until today," said the Farmer, "my donkey has drawn the water for me, but now that poor animal is dying."

“在这之前，”园丁说，“打水了的活是我的驴干的，但是现在这个可怜的牲口快要死了。”

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It would be my greatest happiness if I could work at the operating table until my dying day.

如果我能在手术台上工作到生命的最后一天，那将是我最大的幸福。

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The hosts continued to push forward until the dying minutes of the game and Craig Barr was unfortunate to see a header deflected wide following Stevie Tosh's corner.

BBC: Queen of South 1-2 Nordsjaelland

But it was not until the dying seconds of a tepid first half that either goal came under serious threat, with James fumbling Ashton's swerving long-range shot behind for a corner.

BBC: West Ham 0-1 Portsmouth

But the home side's trusted passing principles deserted them in the second half, and the Liberty Stadium faithful had to wait until the dying stages for Swansea to finally exert some pressure.

BBC: Swansea 2-3 Norwich