The pigeon promoted competitive racing between highly trained homers and contributed to the development of a flourishing market for betting on individual birds .
该杂志对训练有素的信鸽以及正在成长中的私人赌鸽繁荣市场,提高了鸽子的竞赛训练水准。
Yet closing the pigeon gap proved to be no simple matter .
但是,缩小战鸽装备之间的差距并不是件一蹴而就的事。
He corresponded with lofty men of learning , but also with farmers and pigeon breeders .
他既和高贵的人通信,也向农民和养鸽人学习。
Over a lunch featuring pigeon stuffed with shark fin , mr. liu described himself as a self-made tycoon and budding force in global natural-resources markets .
在一顿有鸽吞翅的午餐期间,刘汉将自己描绘成白手起家的富豪、国际自然资源市场的生力军。
Tanneries in the victorian era exploited the flammability of pigeon droppings and dog feces to soften animal hide , a prerequisite for making fine leather .
维多利亚时代的鞣革厂利用鸽粪和狗粪的易燃性来柔化动物毛皮,而柔化毛皮是制作上乘皮革的首要工序。
But the pigeon movement captured the imagination thanks to its spontaneity , its grass-roots nature and its youth .
然而,“鸽子行动”却因其自发性、草根性和年轻性抓住了政府的注意力。
Is pigeon the new gold ?
鸽子的身价堪比黄金?
So we had to try to shoot the pigeon before he got there .
所以我们只好在鸽子到达德军之前干掉它。
Athan rothschild made a killing with help from a pigeon bringing news of wellington 's victory over napoleon at waterloo .
一只鸽子带来威灵顿在滑铁卢战胜拿破仑的消息,这帮助安森.罗斯柴尔德大赚了一笔。
Skinner would begin a lecture by placing a pigeon in a cage with an automatic feeder that delivered a food pellet every 15 seconds .