shrike; butcherbird
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shrike; butcherbird
A predatory passerine bird known for impaling prey on thorns. The term is technical/zoological.
Bó伯
láo劳
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
xiōng凶
měng猛
de的
xiǎo小
xíng型
niǎo鸟
lèi类
。
The shrike is a fierce small bird.
Zhè这
zhī只
bó伯
láo劳
bǎ把
zhuō捉
dào到
de的
chóng虫
zi子
chuān穿
zài在
le了
jīng荆
jí棘
shàng上
。
This shrike impaled the caught insect on a thorn.
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Nóng农
mín民
xǐ喜
huan欢
bó伯
láo劳
，
yīn因
wèi为
tā它
néng能
chī吃
diào掉
xǔ许
duō多
hài害
chóng虫
。
Farmers like shrikes because they eat many pests.
Bó伯
láo劳
de的
jiào叫
shēng声
hěn很
qīng清
cuì脆
。
The shrike's call is very crisp.