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Starving Seagull Attacks on the Rise 飢餓海鷗來襲!顧好你手中食物
Hungry seagulls are a growing problem in coastal areas.
飢腸轆轆的海鷗在沿海地區成為一個日益嚴重的問題。


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  Seagulls are a common sight on beaches around the world. These large, noisy birds can appear friendly, especially to visitors who have brought a picnic!
  Many people like to feed seagulls as a kind of entertainment. It can be amusing to watch the birds fighting over little pieces of bread or chips. However, when animals get used to being fed by humans, they will lose their fear of them and may become aggressive. Seagulls are not very dangerous, but they have been known to attack humans, usually people that are holding food.
  The usual food sources of seagulls, and all birds, are threatened by climate change, so their feeding habits are changing. Seagulls have been seen eating pigeons, rabbits, and even other seagulls. On occasion, they will even drink beer, which makes it difficult for them to fly and can result in other unusual behavior.
  If you are an animal lover, it is best to avoid offering animals any kind of human food.

 

1. attack n. & vt. 攻擊,襲擊
The soldiers will defend their country against any attack.
士兵會保衛他們國家免受任何攻擊。
The police officer asked Randy to describe the person who attacked him.
警方要求藍迪描述攻擊他的人的樣子。
2. coastal a. 近海的,海岸的
Gold Coast is a coastal city that is located in Queensland, Australia.
黃金海岸是位於澳洲昆士蘭省的一座濱海城市。
3. amusing a. 有趣的,好笑的
Tina loves to watch amusing YouTube videos during her lunch break.
蒂娜很愛在午休時看有趣的 YouTube 影片。
4. aggressive a. 具攻擊性的,好鬥的
The aggressive man wanted to fight all the people at the party.
那名好鬥的男子想與派對上的所有人打架。
5. on occasion  有時,偶爾
occasion n. 時刻;場合
William is vegetarian, but he has been known to eat meat on occasion.
威廉吃素,但大家都知道他有時會吃肉。
* vegetarian a. 素食的 & n. 素食者
6. result in...  導致/造成……
Tragically, Michael’s careless driving resulted in the death of a little girl.
不幸的是,麥可的粗心駕駛造成一位小女孩喪命。
* tragically adv. 悲慘地,不幸地
7. behavior n. 行為,舉止
Parents’ behavior is important because children imitate what they do.
父母親的舉止很重要,因為小孩會模仿他們。
* imitate vt. 模仿
8. avoid V-ing/N  避免(做)某事
Annie wore a mask on the bus to avoid getting the flu.
安妮在公車上戴口罩以免得到流感。

seagull n. 海鷗(= gull)
chip n. 洋芋片;炸薯條(英式說法)

飢餓海鷗來襲!顧好你手中食物
  

  海鷗是世界各地海灘上常見的景象。這些大型的吵雜鳥兒有時可能看起來很友善,特別是對帶來野餐食物的遊客!
  許多人喜歡把餵食海鷗當作一種娛樂活動。看著這些鳥兒為了麵包或洋芋片的碎屑爭奪搶食會是很有趣的一件事。然而動物習慣被人類餵食後,牠們會喪失對人類的畏懼而可能變得有攻擊性。海鷗雖然不會很危險,但牠們已知會攻擊人類,通常是那些拿著食物的人。
  海鷗以及所有鳥類的平常食物來源受到氣候變遷的危害,所以牠們的覓食習慣也在改變。有人見過海鷗吃鴿子、兔子,甚至其他海鷗。有時候牠們甚至會喝啤酒,這會造成牠們飛行困難,而且可能會引起其他不尋常的行為。
  如果你是愛護動物的人,最好避免提供任何人類食物給動物吃。

 
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