But, you ask, why are they called humming birds?

然而，您可能会问，它们为何被称为蜂鸟呢？

Birds, chickens, humming birds—they are all living dinosaurs.

鸟、鸡、雀鸟等都是活着的恐龙。

One day when walking in the woods, I found the nest of one of the smallest humming birds.

有一天，当我在林中漫步时，发现了一只小蜂鸟的鸟巢。

There was a bed of winter sweet peas and a bronze-green humming bird prodding in them delicately.

有一床冬香豌豆， 一只青铜色的蜂鸟在里面轻轻地戳着。

" I must think, " she told herself over and over. " I must think" . But thoughts eluded her, darting in and out of her mind like frightened humming birds.

" 我得好好想想，" 她在心里反复告诫自己。" 我一定得想一想。" 可是思绪躲避她，像只受惊的蜂鸟在她心头掠过去。