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发表于 2004-11-12 02:36:00
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<>Birding has come a long way during its history, and the term "birder" itself, in the evolution of its meaning, reflects the change in our attitude toward birds. For centuries a birder was someone who killed birds, usually for sport or for food; Shakespeare used the term in this sense. The modern meaning of the term arose in the 1940s, as birding became an increasingly popular pastime. Today''s birders, armed with binoculars, telescopes, and cameras, and aided by the great collections made by the bird students of the nineteenth century, are vastly more sophisticated than their counterparts of decades ago.</P> |
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