Break time﹕Peafowl
【明報專訊】「 Males are peacocks and females are peahens! 」
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1. Peacock's feathers look shiny because the fibres have a structure similar to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (水晶), which can reflect different colours of light.
2. Peafowls are omnivorous(雜食性的). They eat flower petals, seeds, insects and small _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (爬蟲類) like lizards.
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3. About 500 green peafowls live in the _ _ _ _ _ _ (雲南) province of China. However, their habitat is threatened by illegal mining. It raises concerns among environmentalists.
4. The peafowl is the national bird of _ _ _ _ _ (印度). The bird symbolises elegance, pride and beauty and appears in many of the country's folk tales and myths.
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mining (n) 採礦
elegance (n) 優雅
myth (n) 神話
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