Translation of Cheng s Love Birds .

When I was a teenager, in front of the study where I lived, there were green bamboos, pines and cypresses, and some flowers and plants, which were lush and green in the garden, and many birds nested on it. Wu Yangjun hated the act of killing, and instructed the children, slaves and servants in the family not to catch birds. After a few years, the nest bent all the branches, and the hatched birds in the nest could be seen secretly when they lowered their heads.

There is also a bird called the Tonghua Phoenix, which also has four or five hundred, and flies in the yard, and the feathers of this bird are the most precious and rare to see, but it can be very tame and undisturbed, and it is not afraid of people. When people in the countryside see this phenomenon, they think it's a strange thing. There is no other reason for this, but it is the sincerity with which (the owner) treats these birds and birds, and the reason why he has always kept his word to these animals that are different from humans.

An old man in the countryside said: "If the nest of birds and finches is far away from people, there will be snakes, rats, foxes, owls, and kites. From this point of view, the nest of birds and sparrows did not dare to approach people at that time, because people were more vicious than snakes and rats. ）

When I was a child, there were bamboo, cypress trees, and various flowers in front of the study, and it was thriving, and the yard was full of birds, and many birds nested on it. Wu Yangjun (my mother) hated killing and ordered that neither children nor domestic slaves should catch birds. For several years, the birds (due to the lack of catching) built their nests on the low branches of the flowers and trees, and their young could bend down to look.

There were also four or five hundred birds named Tonghua Phoenix, flying together and perching in the flowers and trees. This bird's feathers are extremely rare and precious, and they can be domesticated and obedient, and they are never afraid of people. The villagers met by chance and regarded it as a strange thing.

It's really nothing, we don't ** and treat them with sincerity so that they trust the alien. There is an old folk saying that if a bird's nest is built too far away from people, their children will be harassed by snakes, rats, foxes, and eagles.

Since people do not kill birds and finches, they naturally approach people and want to avoid the harassment of these vicious animals (snakes, rats, foxes, eagles). From this incident, it can be seen that the reason why birds and finches did not dare to approach people in the past was because the actions of humans were more brutal than those of animals such as snakes and rats. Cruel and harsh rule is worse than a tiger, it is true!

9 . a 10 . b 11 .

1) If the nest of birds is too far away from people, then their young birds will be harassed by poisonous snakes, rats, foxes, eagles, etc. (2) If humans do not harm birds, then they will naturally approach humans and want to avoid the infestation of vicious animals. 12 The environment is elegant; People love birds.