Elise Worthington reported this story on Wednesday, July 3, 2013 18:56:00
It's lauded as the holy grail of the bird watching world,Statement analysis
a fat ground-dwelling budgie so elusive it was once thought to be extinct.
But for the first time in history,
a Queensland bird enthusiast
claims to have caught the Australian night parrot on camera.
But the news has not gone down well
in the bird watching community. (Elise, 2013)
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- It's lauded as the holy grail of the bird watching world,
- a fat ground-dwelling budgie so elusive it was once thought to be extinct.
- But for the first time in history,
- a Queensland bird enthusiast
- claims to have caught the Australian night parrot on camera.
- But the news has not gone down well
- in the bird watching community.
Word vocabulary - English
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parrot/ˈpʰæɹət/-ærət
A kind of bird, many species of which are colourful and able to mimic human speech.
enthusiast
A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm.
laud/lɔːd//lɔd//lɑd/-ɔːd
Praise or glorification.
grail/ɡɹeɪl/-eɪl
The Holy Grail.
The object of an extended or difficult quest.
dwelling/ˈdwɛl.ɪŋ/-ɛlɪŋ
A habitation; a place or house in which a person lives; abode; domicile
budgerigar
A small species of parakeet native to Australia and often kept as pets.
elusive
evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.
rarely seen.
difficult to describe.
extinct/ɪkˈstɪŋkt//ɛkˈstɪŋkt/-ɪŋkt
No longer in existence; having died out.
Word vocabulary - Japanese
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lauded
【形】褒めたたえられた
grail
【1-名-1】聖杯◆Grail とも表記◆【同】Holy Grail
【1-名-2】（努力を要する）究極の目的◆Grail とも表記
【2-名】＝<→gravel>
enthusiast
enθ[j]úːziæ̀st
【名】熱心な人、熱中している人、ファン、熱狂者
【＠】インシュージアスト、インスージアスト、エンシュージアスト、エンスージアスト、
【変化】《複》enthusiasts、【分節】en・thu・si・ast
go down
【句動-8】気に入られる、気に入る、好まれる、迎えられる
【句動-9】（後世に）伝えられる、（歴史に）記録される、（記憶に）残る、継続する
budgerigar
bʌ́dʒ[ə]riɡɑ̀ː[r]
【名】《鳥》セキセイインコ
【変化】《複》budgerigars、【分節】budg・er・i・gar
elusive
ilúːsiv
【形-1】手に入りにくい、見つかりにくい、とらえどころのない、理解しにくい、記憶しにくい、分かりにくい、玉虫色の
【形-2】逃げを打つ、うまく逃げる、神出鬼没の、密やかに暮らす
【＠】イルーシブ、【分節】e・lu・sive
dwelling
dwéliŋ
【名】住居、居住施設
・Their dwelling was a log cabin in the woods. 彼らの住居は森の中の丸太小屋だった。
【＠】ドゥウェリング、ドゥエリング、【変化】《複》dwellings、【分節】dwell・ing
Reference
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Elise, W. (2013). Rare parrot caught on film in Queensland Available: http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2013/s3795310.htm Last accessed 4th Jul 2013.
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