鹦鹉百岁生日 英国女王致信庆生
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="sulphur">sulphur</span>-<span word="crested">crested</span> <span word="cockatoo">cockatoo</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> 100<span word="th">th</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="surpassing">surpassing</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="by">by</span> 60 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p>一只葵花凤头鹦鹉迎来了他的100岁生日，比它的大多数同类多活了60年。</p><p><span word="Keeping">Keeping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>, <span word="Fred">Fred</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flying">flying</span>-<span word="centenarian">centenarian</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Buckingham">Buckingham</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="milestone">milestone</span>.</p><p>按照传统，这只名为“弗雷德”的百岁鹦鹉，也如那些百岁老人一样，从白金汉宫收到女王的信件纪念这个特殊的日子。（注：英国白金汉宫有一个工作团队，其主要任务是让那些百岁老人包括动物，在生日时可以接到来自女王的贺卡）</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="talking">talking</span>-<span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span>-<span word="bash">bash</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="carers">carers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bonorong">Bonorong</span> <span word="Wildlife">Wildlife</span> <span word="Sanctuary">Sanctuary</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="Hobart">Hobart</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p>周日，波诺朗野生动物疗养院（位于霍巴特以外）的抚养员们为这只会说话的鸟举办了一场大型生日派对。</p><p><span word="Greg">Greg</span> <span word="Irons">Irons</span>, <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bonorong">Bonorong</span> <span word="Wildlife">Wildlife</span> <span word="Sanctuary">Sanctuary</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="Mail">Mail</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Fred">Fred</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100.</p><p>波诺朗野生动物疗养院负责人格雷格•埃伦斯告知澳大利亚每日邮报的记者，弗雷德事实上可能不止100岁。</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="Fred">Fred</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="correct">correct</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> 1 <span word="in">in</span> 1915, <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="memories">memories</span>.</p><p>如果年龄属实，那么这只高龄鸟类可能生于1915年一战时期左右，它的飞行里程已承载着百年的记忆。</p>
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