Homing, in this sense, is about an animal’s gift for finding its way back. A bird or animal with a homing instinct can travel a long way — sometimes hundreds of kilometres — and still reach home, even across land or water it has not seen before.

Homing, in this sense,Homing（這個意思下） is about an animal's gift指的是動物的一種天賦 for finding its way back能找到回家的路 A bird or animal with a homing instinct具有homing本能的鳥或動物 can travel a long way可以走很長的路 sometimes hundreds of kilometres有時候幾百公里遠 and still reach home還是能回到家 even across land or water it has not seen before就算穿過從沒見過的陸地或水域也一樣

Homing pigeons are the famous case: people used them to carry messages because the bird would fly back to its own loft. Salmon coming back to the river where they were born are another picture of the same idea.

Homing pigeons are the famous caseHoming pigeons（歸巢鴿）是最有名的例子 people used them to carry messages人們曾用牠們來傳信 because the bird would fly back to its own loft因為這種鳥會飛回自己的鴿舍 Salmon coming back to the river where they were born鮭魚回到牠們出生的河流 are another picture of the same idea是同一個概念的另一個例子

Scientists still argue over exactly how it works — the sun, the stars, the Earth’s magnetic field, smell — and it is honest to say there is not one tidy answer.

Scientists still argue over exactly how it works科學家還在爭論它到底是怎麼運作的 the sun, the stars, the Earth's magnetic field, smell太陽、星星、地球磁場、氣味 and it is honest to say there is not one tidy answer老實說並沒有一個乾脆的答案

You will also hear homing on missiles and other machines that “find” a target; that is a later, borrowed picture from the animal idea. Here the word is about the living creature going home.

You will also hear homing on missiles and other machines你也會聽到homing用在飛彈和其他機器上 that "find" a target指它們會「找到」目標 that is a later, borrowed picture from the animal idea這是後來借用動物這個概念的說法 Here the word is about the living creature going home而這裡這個字指的是活生生的動物回家