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These eggs, which are making their debut now on shelves for as much as $8 a dozen, are still labeled organic and animal-friendly, but they’re also from birds that live on farms using regenerative agriculture — special techniques to cultivate rich soils that can trap greenhouse gases.

这些鸡蛋如今正以每打高达8美元的价格首次上架，它们仍然贴着有机和动物友好的标签，但它们还来自生活在采用再生农业的农场里的鸡——再生农业是一种培育能够锁住温室气体的肥沃土壤的特殊技术。

The birds’ waste then fertilizes fields.

鸡的粪便随后又为田地施肥。

Biologists estimate that as many as 2 million lesser prairie chickens — a kind of bird living on stretching grasslands — once lent red to the often grey landscape of the midwestern and southwestern United States.

生物学家估计，曾有多达200万只小草原鸡——一种生活在广袤草原上的鸟类——为美国中西部和西南部常常灰蒙蒙的景观增添了红色。

But just some 22,000 birds remain today, occupying about 16% of the species’ historic range.

但如今只剩下约2.2万只，占据着该物种历史分布范围的约16%。

The crash was a major reason the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) decided to formally list the bird as threatened.

数量的骤减是美国鱼类及野生动物管理局（USFWS）决定正式将这种鸟列为受威胁物种的一个主要原因。

They had pushed the agency to designate the bird as “endangered,” a status that gives federal officials greater regulatory power to crack down on threats.

他们曾敦促该机构将这种鸟定为“濒危”物种，这一级别会赋予联邦官员更大的监管权力来打击威胁。

They even had an affectionate nickname, “uccelli di passaggio,” birds of passage.

他们甚至有一个亲切的绰号，“uccelli di passaggio”，即“候鸟”。

To start, we can recognize the new birds of passage, those living and thriving in the gray areas.

首先，我们可以承认新一代的“候鸟”，即那些在灰色地带生活并兴旺发展的人。

Crop pickers, violinists, construction workers, entrepreneurs, engineers, home health-care aides and physicists are among today’s birds of passage.

农作物采摘工、小提琴手、建筑工人、企业家、工程师、家庭护工和物理学家都属于当今的“候鸟”。

“Birds of passage” refers to those who ____

“候鸟”指的是那些____的人

According to the author, today’s birds of passage want ____

作者认为，当今的“候鸟”想要____

The author suggests that the birds of passage today should be treated ____

作者建议，对待当今的“候鸟”应该____