“Whether they have to beg, borrow or steal, these birds of prey will take any food. They are savvy survivors with a firm wish of their own as the America's Icon." 精辟！
bald (b?ld) adj. 1. having little or no hair on the scalp. 2. destitute of some natural growth or covering: a bald mountain. 3. plain: a bald prose style. 4. undisguised: a bald lie. 5. having white on the head: the bald eagle. 6. (of a tire) having the tread worn away.
Bald Eagle 是美国的国鸟，自由的象征，就个人而言，这个强大的捕猎者与自由关联总觉得有些牵强.
自然界中的秃鹰，行为不是简单的捕猎者， 除了狩猎，一半以上机会秃鹰是在抢夺，偷窃。如下图，河里满满的鱼，触手可得，看到别人的猎物，秃鹰会毫不犹豫去抢夺，并不象小一号的猛禽，falcon, hawk, owl之类擅长抓捕空中猎物，秃鹰擅长捕鱼，如果有鸬鹚在水中抓到鱼，秃鹰会趁机连鸟带鱼一起抓走，机会主义者总会选择更容易的获得食物的放方法。
在youtube上看predator 与prey的documentary, 有这么一段背景独白对秃鹰的描述，我觉得非常精彩有意思，觉得作为美国精神的描述更贴切。
“Whether they have to beg, borrow or steal, these birds of prey will take any food. They are savvy survivors with a firm wish of their own as the America's Icon." 精辟！
下面这个电影第40多分钟的地方有上面这句话的独白，个别词（那个wish是我写的）我死活听不出来，
bald eagle 此时bald是白色的意思，不是秃瓢的意思。再说啦，这鸟一点都不秃。
这是老中翻译美国国鸟犯的最大错误，没有之一。
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bald (b?ld)adj. 1. having little or no hair on the scalp. 2. destitute of some natural growth or covering: a bald mountain. 3. plain: a bald prose style. 4. undisguised: a bald lie. 5. having white on the head: the bald eagle. 6. (of a tire) having the tread worn away.