"Poor little Danish grey-bird," said the Canary; "you have been caught too."
“可怜的小丹麦灰鸟，”金丝雀说，“你也被困住了。”
Like the proverbial canary in a coal mine, the nearly 10, 000 known bird species act as "environmental barometers" whose populations can appraise the greater well-being of their habitats.
就如谚语所说煤矿里的金丝雀一样，近10,000种已知的鸟类在自然界中扮演着“晴雨表”的角色，它们的数量可以用来评价其栖息地的健康情况。
Tommy: I cleaned the bird cage and the canary disappeared.
汤米：我刚才打扫鸟笼来着，金丝雀不见了。
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