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Police in central England have warned locals to beware of a large, aggressive bird which has gone on the run saying it posed a "very real threat to the public".

英格蘭中部警方警告當地居民提防一隻在逃的凶猛大鳥，說牠構成了「大眾非常實質的威脅」。

The 6ft（1.83m）rhea, a tall flightless bird native to South America, went missing from a private collection in Nottinghamshire, on Tuesday and has not been seen since.

這隻6英尺（1.83公尺）、高大不能飛、原產於南美洲的鳥，週二從諾丁罕郡一處私人園區失蹤，此後就不見蹤影。

"We are warning local people and particularly those with small children to be on their guard and not to approach the bird, which poses a very real threat to the public due to its size, aggressive nature and the unfamiliar surroundings it could find itself in," said Inspector Paul Peatfield of Nottinghamshire police.

諾丁罕郡警察局督察保羅．皮特費爾德說：「我們正對當地民眾發出警告，尤其是那些和年幼孩童同行者務必警戒且不要接近該隻鳥，牠因體型、好鬥天性以及可能發現身處不熟悉環境，而對公眾構成非常實質的威脅。」

However, bird experts have said the ominous warning might be over-egged.

然而，鳥類專家說，這項不吉利的警告可能過於誇大。

"It’s a bird that will peg it as soon as it sees you ... it’s been very overrated in terms of the dangerous aspect of it," David Lindo, a broadcaster and writer about birds, told the BBC.（Reuters）

播報員暨鳥類作家大衛．林多告訴英國廣播公司：「牠是一隻一看到你就會跑掉的鳥……就危險層面而言，牠一直被高估。」（路透）

新聞辭典

ominous：形容詞，指預兆的、不祥的。例句：Those black clouds look ominous for our weeekend jaunt.（那些烏雲看來對我們的週末小旅行不妙。）

over-egg：動詞，指做得超過所需。例句：You over-egged the pudding.（你做了多此一舉、畫蛇添足的事。）

peg it ：口語，指逃跑（run away）。

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