Mission Critical: Dino Bird 關鍵任務 —— 恐龍鳥 Learn about this giant bird that is as dangerous as its dinosaur ancestors. 來認識一下這種巨鳥，牠和牠的恐龍祖先一樣危險喔。
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Australia is home to amazing and strange animals that are some of the deadliest▼ on Earth. The southern cassowary▼is no exception. It rules the jungles of New Guinea and northeastern Australia. However, their populations have been dropping all across their range. National Geographic film crews traveled to one of the oldest rainforests in the world to track this giant bird to find out why in Mission Critical: Dino Bird. The southern cassowary is a giant, flightless▼ bird that looks like something which belongs in the age of the dinosaurs. Its neck is bright blue and red, and it has a large, bony crest▼ on top of its head. Standing nearly 190 centimeters tall and weighing in at around 85 kilograms, these birds are the biggest thing in the rainforest. As if that weren't enough, these dangerous birds have a large, knife-like claw on each foot. Though they eat mostly fruit, they are still really dangerous when in danger or scared. Cassowaries have even been known to use their powerful legs to kill both dogs and people. This month, National Geographic heads to Australia to follow a cassowary named Bertha in Mission Critical: Dino Bird.
▼ deadly a. 致命的 ▼ southern cassowary n. 南方鶴鴕 ▼ flightless a. 不能飛的 ▼ crest n. 骨盔；（鳥的）羽冠
1. be no exception 不例外 Most products need advertising, and books are no exception. 大部分的產品需要廣告，書籍也不例外。
2. jungle n.（熱帶）叢林 The soldiers wore special uniforms to blend into the jungle. 士兵們穿上特殊的制服讓自己和叢林融為一體。
3. population n.（某地區的某類）動／植物總數；人口 That country accounts for more than one-fourth of the world's population. 該國人口占了全球人口四分之一以上。 * account for... 占（一定數量或比例）
4. bony a. 骨質的；多骨的；骨瘦如柴的 Theodore hates to eat milkfish because they're too bony. 西奧多討厭吃虱目魚，因為牠們太多刺了。 * milkfish n. 虱目魚
5. weigh in at... 重達……；（在賽前）測得……體重 The boxers weigh in at 220 pounds each. 這些拳擊手賽前過磅時，每人都有兩百二十磅。
6. in danger 面臨危險 You'll be in danger if you don't follow the lab safety rules. 若是不遵守實驗室安全守則，你就會有危險。
•請人代班不能只說 cover me cover me是電影裡常說的「掩護我」，要用cover表達「頂替」誰的工作要記得加介系詞for，cover for。如誰會代理你？是Who's covering for you? 你不在的時候，我頂替你。是While you were off, I filled in for you.
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