【英语学习资料】常春藤周报By Saving Animals, We Save Our Souls

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英语原文：

n Kansas, USA, there is an organization called Tallgrass Parrot

Sanctuary

, a shelter not only for parrots, but for other house animals as well, such as chickens, ducks, pigs, cats, and even tortoises

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. _(1)_ They

end up

suffering a

miserable

life on the streets or

die from

hunger and neglect.

　　The shelter helped save a parrot named Javi, pronounced in Spanish as "Ha-vee," from meeting such a terrible

fate

. She was

barely

alive when she was brought to the sanctuary. Feathers usually protect birds from the cold, but her body was almost bare with just a few feathers on the neck and wings. _(2)_ She was fed on bananas and other fruit, and her health rapidly improved. _(3)_ Javi can now recognize her name and repeat it happily. The original owners called the bird Hobby, but the

staff

decided to rename her because they believe that no living creature should be a hobby.

　　Parrots behave in a very peculiar

▼

way when they find themselves in danger or

distress

. _(4)_ Conversely, these unique birds learn quickly if they're surrounded by caring and loving people. It should be no surprise,

hen, that Javi learned to pronounce the magic words, "I love you."

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