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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Famous hawks return to posh digs on New York City apartment 著名老鷹重返紐約市公寓的時髦棲所
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Two famous lovebirds _ red-tailed hawks, to be precise _ have come home to roost, stirring excitement that little ones may be on the way.
一對著名的鳥類愛侶─更準確地說法是紅尾鷹─已經返回老家重新築巢，令外界興奮期待幼鷹可能即將誕生。
Pale Male and Lola were seen at their nest on a tony Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park, where they spent the winter.
小白與羅拉被人看見已回到位於一處可俯瞰中央公園的曼哈頓高級公寓的巢內，牠們在此處過冬。
"It's amazing _ here they are again, they're bringing nesting material!" said Yigal Gelb, program director for the New York City Audubon Society.
「這真是太神奇了─他們又回到這裡，還帶來了築巢的材料！」紐約市奧杜邦學會計畫主持人格爾布說。
Although they've had fans for years, Pale Male and Lola gained particular notoriety in 2004 when their original nest was temporarily removed after residents of the building complained that it was a health and safety hazard.
雖然這對老鷹多年來已擁有不少鳥迷，但2004年小白與羅拉原本築巢的大樓居民抱怨鳥巢造成健康與安全危害，使當局決定暫時移除鳥巢，這對老鷹因此聲名大噪。
The co-op board later gave in to advocates’ demands and agreed to let the birds return with a nest designed for safety.
該棟合作公寓的管理委員會後來向愛鳥人士的要求屈服，同意讓這對老鷹重回符合安全設計的鳥巢。
新聞辭典
posh：漂亮的、優雅的，同義字為fashionable。
digs：（複數）在此作名詞，指住所。
come home to roost：roost指棲息、進窩，如Some birds roosted on a branch.（有幾隻鳥棲息在於樹枝上。）但片語come home to roost通常指惡有惡報，如The consequences of your mistake will eventually come home to roost.（你的錯誤所引發的後果最終將帶來惡報。）文中則作字面直譯解釋，指老鷹返回舊巢。
