1·Benson was a normal-size carp when she was placed in the Kingfisher Lake 16 years ago.
16年前，当本森被放入翠鸟湖时，她是一条正常大小的鲤鱼。
2·At times, kingfisher feathers have achieved the status of gemstones, silk, and spices.
有的时候，翠鸟的羽毛和宝石，丝绸，香料一样值钱。
3·Across the kingfisher's range, wherever rivers are healthy, fish will swim.
在翠鸟的领地里，要有清澈的河流，有游动的鱼。
4·A flash of electric blue-that's as intimately as most people will ever know the common kingfisher.
一道铁蓝色的闪光——这就是人们对普通翠鸟最通常的认识。
5·Under a microscope each long kingfisher barb, finer than a human hair, glitters with shades of the Caribbean.
在显微镜下观察翠鸟的长羽支，这些比人类头发质地更好的毛发一直闪烁着，让人联想起加勒比的风光。