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World’s Most Expensive Chicken

世上最昂贵的鸡



本新闻影音出处：新唐人电视台英语

【新闻关键字】

1. possession: n. 资产

2. criteria: n. 标准

3. intonation: n. 音调

4. vibration : n. 振动

5. bond : n. 连结

6. crow : v. 啼叫

7. hybrid : a. 混血的

8. offspring : n. 后代

9. domestic : a. 家庭的、国内的

10. mascot : n. 吉祥物

It is the annual National Bekisar Chicken Competition in Jakarta, and dozens of Bekisar owners are waiting for the judges to take a look at their prized possession .

这是在雅加达的国家年度贝其沙鸡比赛，数十位贝其沙饲主正等着裁判见见他们引以为傲的资产。

How is the Bekisar judged? Although it looks like an ordinary chicken, the Bekisar has a distinct voice. So a Bekisar is mainly judged by its voice, which also determines its monetary value.

贝其沙如何评判呢？虽然看起来像普通的鸡，贝其沙的声音很好辨认。因此贝其沙主要是根居声音来做评判，也依此决定它的价格。

For ordinary people, all Bekisar chickens sound the same. But a professional can determine the quality of a Bekisar’s voice. Some of the criteria include intonation and vibration of the voice.

对一般人来说，所有贝其沙鸡听来都一样，但专家可以判断出贝其沙声音的品质。部分评判的标准包括根据音调及声音的振动。

Besides its beautiful voice, the Bekisar can form a special bond with its owner. It can sense what its owner is feeling.

除了美妙的声音，贝其沙与饲主间有着奇妙的连结。他能察觉到饲主的感觉。

[Joko – Bekisar Chicken Owner]:

“He knew and he was familiar with anybody in my home. When I came home from my office and called his name, he always went looking for me. And if I tell him to crow , he immediately sounds his beautiful crowing. So it looks like he has an ability to understand my heart.”

贝其沙鸡饲主悠可说：“他认识我家每个人而且和他们很亲近。当我从办公室回到家叫他的名字，他总是会跑过来看着我。如果我要他啼叫，马上就可以听到他美妙的声音。看起来就像他能了解我的心一样。”

The Bekisar is the first generation hybrid offspring of a male Green Jungle fowl and a domestic female game chicken. It is the mascot of East Java province.

贝其沙是雄绿野鸡和国内斗鸡的第一代混血。它是东爪哇省的吉祥物。@*

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