英国要选国鸟 翠鸟还是画眉？
<p><span word="America">America</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bald">bald</span> <span word="eagle">eagle</span>, <span word="France">France</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gallic">Gallic</span> <span word="rooster">rooster</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peacock">peacock</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="lovers">lovers</span>, <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="spurned">spurned</span> <span word="ornithologist">ornithologist</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Lindo">Lindo</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="bird">bird</span>.</p><p>美国有秃鹰，法国有高卢雄鸡，印度有孔雀。而英国，作为一个满是动物爱好者的国家，却没有自己的国鸟，因此鸟类学家大卫·林多发起了国鸟选拔运动。</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>."</p><p>他表示：“我想鼓励英国民众投票选出最能彰显英国伟大之处的鸟类。”</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 70,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="whittle">whittle</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shortlist">shortlist</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>他说，超过7万民众参与了第一轮投票，海选过后得出十个最终候选鸟，在接下来的六周里，民众就要选出哪种鸟最能代表英国。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 10 <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="robin">robin</span>, <span word="kingfisher">kingfisher</span>, <span word="barn">barn</span> <span word="owl">owl</span>, <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="tit">tit</span>, <span word="wren">wren</span>, <span word="blackbird">blackbird</span>, <span word="puffin">puffin</span>, <span word="mute">mute</span> <span word="swan">swan</span>, <span word="red">red</span> <span word="kite">kite</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hen">hen</span> <span word="harrier">harrier</span>.</p><p>由民众投票选出的10个最终候选鸟分别是：知更鸟，翠鸟，仓鸮，蓝冠山雀，鹪鹩，画眉，海鹦，疣鼻天鹅，赤鸢和白尾鹞。</p>
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