俯冲猎鹰

波莉想了两天关于游隼的事情。她想感受它俯冲的形状。

Polly thought about the peregrine for two days. She wanted to feel the shape of its dive.

第三天早上，她去了酋长岩。一只游隼在高高的岩石上。它正在吃东西。

On the third morning, she went to El Capitan. A peregrine was on a high rock. It was eating something.

她在五十米外的一棵灌木上停下。她等着。

She perched on a bush fifty metres away. She waited.

游隼吃完了。它看了她一眼。然后它从岩石上走了下来。

The peregrine finished its meal. It looked at her. Then it stepped off the rock.

它没有拍打翅膀。它紧紧地收拢翅膀。它快速下坠。然后拉起，转身，消失了。

It did not flap. It folded its wings tight. It dropped fast. It pulled out, turned, and was gone.

游隼可以以每小时380公里的速度俯冲。它是世界上最快的动物。这种鸟有一个特殊的第三眼睑。它的鼻子里还有小锥体来减缓空气。

A peregrine falcon can dive at 380 kilometres per hour. It is the fastest animal in the world. The bird has a special third eyelid. It also has small cones in its nose to slow the air.

波莉并不适合这种俯冲。但她想试试。

Polly is not made for this dive. But she wanted to try.

她飞到高高的岩石上。她收起翅膀。她坠落。

She flew to the high rock. She folded her wings. She fell.

这不是一次好的俯冲。她摇晃着。风抓住了她的翅膀。她展开翅膀，拉了起来。

It was not a good dive. She wobbled. The wind caught her wing. She opened her wings and pulled out.

她从更低的地方再试了一次。然后又更低的地方再试。到中午她已经试了八次。每次都好一点。

She tried again from lower. Then again, lower still. By noon she had tried eight times. Each one was a little better.