A medium-small bird, about the size of your hand, with dark feathers that look plain black from far away but shine green and purple when the light hits them, often with pale spots. Starlings live close to people — in cities, on wires, on rooftops, in parks — and they are noisy, bold and clever, good at copying other birds' calls and even phone rings.

A medium-small bird一種中小型的鳥, about the size of your hand大概跟你手掌差不多大, with dark feathers羽毛是深色的 that look plain black from far away遠看是純黑色 but shine green and purple when the light hits them但光線照到時會閃出綠色和紫色的光澤, often with pale spots而且常常帶著淺色斑點. Starlings椋鳥 live close to people生活得很靠近人類 — in cities, on wires, on rooftops, in parks在城市裡、電線上、屋頂上、公園裡 — and they are noisy, bold and clever而且很吵、大膽又聰明, good at copying other birds' calls and even phone rings很會模仿其他鳥的叫聲,甚至手機鈴聲.

What they are most famous for is flying in huge groups at dusk: thousands of them turning together like smoke changing shape, which has its own English name, a murmuration.

What they are most famous for它們最出名的 is flying in huge groups at dusk是傍晚時成群結隊飛行: thousands of them turning together成千上萬隻一起轉向飛翔 like smoke changing shape就像變形的煙, which has its own English name這種現象有個專門的英文名字, a murmuration叫murmuration.

In many places they are loved as a sight and disliked as neighbours, because a big flock is loud and messy. Note that despite the spelling, the bird has nothing to do with stars.

In many places在很多地方 they are loved as a sight它們作為景觀受人喜愛 and disliked as neighbours但作為鄰居卻不太受歡迎, because a big flock is loud and messy因為一大群聚集起來又吵又髒亂. Note that請注意, despite the spelling儘管拼法看起來像, the bird has nothing to do with stars這種鳥跟stars(星星)一點關係都沒有.