飛向幸福的天堂 A place where every bird has its own story to tell 在这儿的每支鹦鹉都有它们的故事
Birds find a new home in this refuge on Vancouver Island鳥兒在溫哥華島上的庇護所找到了新家by Sally and John MacDonald Copyright ? 2008 The Seat
You never heard such a ruckus. Screeching, squawking and the whap and whir of a thousand rainbow-hued wings fill the air. Welcome to World Parrot Refuge.
About 700 once-abused, neglected or abandoned birds live out what’s left of their long lives in the 23,000-square-foot aviary that’s a sanctuary, vet hospital and raucous bird zoo all in one near Coombs, B.C "These are my babies now." says Wendy Huntbatch, who started the refuge in 2005 on a country road about 25 miles north of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island.
"People get them as pets and then they realize they will live 60 years or more, and they get overwhelmed, or they get tired of caring for them." Huntbatch has named each of her charges and recounts most of their stories by heart. There's Ginny, a Catalina macaw, once kept in a dog crate in a crack house, where, Huntbatch says, "There were probably days when she wasn't given a kind word, much less food." And Goldie, an umbrella cockatoo, loved until her owner became allergic to its dander. And Bod, a blue-front Amazon, came to Huntbatch knowing how to say, "Hello, my name is Bob," bite really hard and then break into a rousing version of " Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" by way of apology. by way of apology. "That's Bob," says Huntbatch. "He knows what he's doing."
All the birds were either captured in the wild to be sold as pets or are first-generation offspring of once-wild birds. In the jungles where they're born, they form stable flocks and are highly social. That means those that are passed around from home to home as temporary pets take a long time to recover psychologically, Huntbatch says. Many have plucked their feathered bodies bare in fits of self-mutilation. They may wear socks knit into special sweaters and head cones to keep them from continuing to peck away at new feathers. But they are too battered mentally and physically to join a flock at the refuge and are treated in a hospital wing for as long as it takes them to grow new feathers and healthy psyches.
The birds that are healthy enough live in flocks in 25-by-50-foot cages in three concrete-lined rooms where they roost in the limbs of "trees" constructed by staff. A new macaw section will be finished soon and will increase the length of the cages to 100 feet to give the flocks even more fly space.Visitors are discouraged from touching the birds in cages, but Huntbatch and her staff often bring individual birds out to be cuddled and cooed over. The trustworthy may get a lip-to-beak kiss from Huntbatch.
Birds find a new home in this refuge on Vancouver Island鳥兒在溫哥華島上的庇護所找到了新家by Sally and John MacDonald Copyright ? 2008 The Seat
You never heard such a ruckus. Screeching, squawking and the whap and whir of a thousand rainbow-hued wings fill the air. Welcome to World Parrot Refuge.
About 700 once-abused, neglected or abandoned birds live out what’s left of their long lives in the 23,000-square-foot aviary that’s a sanctuary, vet hospital and raucous bird zoo all in one near Coombs, B.C "These are my babies now." says Wendy Huntbatch, who started the refuge in 2005 on a country road about 25 miles north of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island.
"People get them as pets and then they realize they will live 60 years or more, and they get overwhelmed, or they get tired of caring for them." Huntbatch has named each of her charges and recounts most of their stories by heart. There's Ginny, a Catalina macaw, once kept in a dog crate in a crack house, where, Huntbatch says, "There were probably days when she wasn't given a kind word, much less food." And Goldie, an umbrella cockatoo, loved until her owner became allergic to its dander. And Bod, a blue-front Amazon, came to Huntbatch knowing how to say, "Hello, my name is Bob," bite really hard and then break into a rousing version of " Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" by way of apology. by way of apology. "That's Bob," says Huntbatch. "He knows what he's doing."
All the birds were either captured in the wild to be sold as pets or are first-generation offspring of once-wild birds. In the jungles where they're born, they form stable flocks and are highly social. That means those that are passed around from home to home as temporary pets take a long time to recover psychologically, Huntbatch says. Many have plucked their feathered bodies bare in fits of self-mutilation. They may wear socks knit into special sweaters and head cones to keep them from continuing to peck away at new feathers. But they are too battered mentally and physically to join a flock at the refuge and are treated in a hospital wing for as long as it takes them to grow new feathers and healthy psyches.
The birds that are healthy enough live in flocks in 25-by-50-foot cages in three concrete-lined rooms where they roost in the limbs of "trees" constructed by staff. A new macaw section will be finished soon and will increase the length of the cages to 100 feet to give the flocks even more fly space.Visitors are discouraged from touching the birds in cages, but Huntbatch and her staff often bring individual birds out to be cuddled and cooed over. The trustworthy may get a lip-to-beak kiss from Huntbatch.
It costs about $500 a year to treat and house a healthy parrot. Huntbatch has watched the refuge grow to a $300,000-a-year enterprise. Most of the money comes from donations and admission fees. But in the past year, the provincial lotteries commission has added the refuge to the list of non-profit agencies it is required by law to help support; about $75,000 has come to the refuge from lottery players. Canadian casino have donated $11,000 toward an enlarged veterinary hospital to be built on site. These birds' days as pets are over. They can't be adopted although visitors can sign up to donate funds to "virtually" adopt one.
"They're ours now," says Huntbatch. "We'll care for them and love them until they're old and gray, just like old people."
Information
The World Parrot refuge is located at 2116 Alberni Highway, about 25 miles north of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. It's open every day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students 13-17, $8 for students 6-12, and free for kids under 6. A pass for families of four or more is $30.
Information
The World Parrot refuge is located at 2116 Alberni Highway, about 25 miles north of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. It's open every day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students 13-17, $8 for students 6-12, and free for kids under 6. A pass for families of four or more is $30.
Grammar
Visitors are discouraged from touching the birds in cages....
discourage-the feeling of sadness or hopelessness.
I was discouraged when my team lost.
discourage from-stopping somebody from doing something by letting them know it's a bad idea.
to discourage from-
*Like Romeo and Juliet, the two young lovers were discouraged by their families from seeing each other again.
*Tom is discouraging his son from studying music because he wants him to become a doctor.
Vocabulary
ruckus-喧闹，骚动（单数形）或是争论，争议，吵架。
*The arrival of the superstar caused a ruckus at the airport.
*The editor's comment raised a heated ruckus between readers.
aviary-large cage to keep animals, here refer to a larger cage than normal.
screeching and squawking- birds make noise by their mouth.
whap and whir-sound or noise come from bird's wings.
abuse-暴力对待，虐待，伤害。或是滥用
*The poor boy was physically abused by his father.
*She was verbally abused by her husband for many years.
*He abused his authority as the CEO and got fired.滥用职权力
overwhelm-使受不了，使不知所措。
*The kids were initially overwhelmed when we moved from the city to the suburbs.
*Patrick was overwhelmed by the responsibilities of being a boss.
rousing-令人振奋，充满活力的，满有活力热情的
*The rousing cheers from the audience really boosted the team's morale.
*The president gave a rousing and passionate speech at the meeting.
mutilation-损伤，残缺，
*Many suffered injuries, including mutilation, after the intensive bombing. 受伤并其他伤损。。。密集的轰炸。
*The hospital had to restrain the patient because of her self-mutilation tendencies.自残的倾向
psyche-心理或精神方面
*The book discusses the male psyche with much data and evidence.数据资料与证据。
*It's important to study the public's psyche if you want to win the election.
offspring- next generation, children.
pluck-pulled something out of something.
batter- hit , hurt.
roost-sitting on the branches of those trees.
cuddle-亲热的拥抱，依偎
*The mom cuddled her crying baby in her arms.
*The mother bear cuddled her cubs.
*The couple cuddled in the loveseat.
non-profit- 非营利的 not for making money. profit- 利益，利润
Red Cross is a world-renown non-profit organization.全世界都知道的
*Non-profit organizations often receive tax benefits.
for-profit-work or operating for making money.以营利为目的的， 与non-profit 意思相反
a for-profit school-以营利为导向的学校
virtually-virtual-实际上的，事实上。
*Virtually all the employees of the factory agreed to come back to work after a week-long strike.
Chat Room
to "kill two birds with on stone"- refer to doing two things at same time-一石两鸟，或是说同时做两件事。
the early bird catches the worm.早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
early bird-早起的人，比别人早到的人。
early bird special- 给于早到的人的特殊优惠。
to wing it- wing这儿当动词，是说在毫无准备的有限的时间里，去应付并完成某件任务或工作。 如突然有人叫你致词，你没有准备的情形下，你只好wing it.
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peck-strike 啄
pecking order-啄序，在动物群里，如鸡群，以公鸡为首，会去啄别的地位低的小鸡，地位低的小鸡要服从。在人类的职场上也有这情形，长幼有序
He is at the bottom of a company's pecking order.
Is there a pecking order here at Library? No, everyone work here are equal at the same level.
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a group of something-一群。。。。
flock-a flock of birds.一群鸟 （羊，家畜，野兽）
pack-a pack of dogs一群狗（狼，老鼠）
litter-a litter of chicks. 一窝或一胎小鸡（小动物）（litter-纸屑）
school- a school of fish.一群的鱼 (school-学校）
make easy and avoid to make mistake, just use "group" instead of those " flock", "pack", "school" or "litter".
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