纪录片《我们的地球》 第290期 茂密丛林(08)

But having a beak¹ longer than your body does have its drawbacks.

不过，喙比身体长也是有缺点的。

For a start, it's tricky² to keep it clean.

首先，想保持干净就有点难度。

Harder still, how do you preen³ your body feathers?

更麻烦的是要如何整理羽毛呢？

Unlike the other hummers, swordbills can't reach their feathers with their beak.

不像其它蜂鸟，刀嘴蜂鸟的喙够不到身上的羽毛。

The only option, a good old scratch.

唯一的办法就是用爪子挠。

It's a little unrefined...

虽然不太优雅...

but a small price to pay for an exclusive food supply...

但这是独享食物要付出的一点小代价...

especially when feeding times are only too frequently interrupted by storms.

尤其是进食时间经常被暴雨天气打断的时候。

1 beak   

n.鸟嘴，茶壶嘴，钩形鼻

参考例句：

• The bird had a worm in its beak.鸟儿嘴里叼着一条虫。
• This bird employs its beak as a weapon.这种鸟用嘴作武器。

2 tricky   

adj.狡猾的，奸诈的；(工作等)棘手的，微妙的

参考例句：

• I'm in a rather tricky position.Can you help me out?我的处境很棘手，你能帮我吗？
• He avoided this tricky question and talked in generalities.他回避了这个非常微妙的问题，只做了个笼统的表述。

3 preen   

v.（人）打扮修饰

参考例句：

• 50% of men under 35 spend at least 20 minutes preening themselves every morning in the bathroom.50%的35岁以下男性每天早上至少花20分钟在盥洗室精心打扮。
• Bill preened his beard.比尔精心修剪了他的胡须。