1.鸵鸟
2.逃避现实的人
1.a large african bird with a long neck and long legs that runs very fast but cannot fly
2.someone who pretends that an unpleasant situation or problem does not exist
1.Clinging to life in the basin are beetles, gerbils, ostriches, oryx, and a few other species.
在湖盆，你能碰到的只有甲虫，沙鼠，羚羊，以及其他少数几个物种。
2.The birds are the ostriches' distant cousins, called rheas, and the parent is not a diligent mother, but a doting father.
那些鸟是鸵鸟们的远房堂兄弟姐妹，叫美洲鸵；而那位“母亲”也不是一个勤劳母亲，而是一个溺爱的父亲。
3.Farmed ostriches don't need African climates, and in fact ostrich farming is now becoming well established in other parts of the world.
养鸵鸟不需要非洲气候，实际上在世界各地鸵鸟养殖场非常容易建立。
4.Most people are ostriches, heads in the sand, unable to help you anyway.
大多数人都是鸵鸟般的人，他们回避现实，根本对你无所助益。
5.Today, leather is being made from ostriches, sharks, snakes, kangaroos and a variety of other creatures.
今天，皮革可以由鸵鸟，鲨鱼，蛇，袋鼠和其它多种动物制成。
6.But the ratite family, from large ostriches to small kiwis, were thought to be the exception to this rule.
但大至鸵鸟小至几维鸟的走鸟家族却被认为是例外。
7."Ostriches and rheas appear to have additional muscles that help to maintain a rigid phallus, " he explained.
他解释说：“鸵鸟和美洲鸵有额外的肌肉来保持阴茎勃起时坚挺强硬。”
8.Incidentally , thicker shells also help prevent breakage for birds that lay eggs on rocks, and for ostriches and rheas.
而这厚壳也能帮助防止鸟儿下在岩石上蛋的破裂，对于鸵鸟和美洲鸵也是一样。
9.It's a pretty common myth about ostriches and far from the truth!
那是人们对鸵鸟通常持有的错误看法，事实远非如此。
10.p. s. no need to send me an email telling me that ostriches don't actually bury their heads in the sand.
在此想赘述一句：大家不用写邮件告诉我真正的鸵鸟不会把头埋进沙子里。