Luther, an Augustinian friar, asserted that Christians could not buy their way to heaven.

To entice others, I began growing their favourite plants -- fuchsia, bee balm, cardinal flowers, touch-me-nots.

为了吸引其他蜂鸟, 我开始载种它们喜爱的植物 —— 呆钟花 、 蜜蜂花、红花半边莲 、 凤仙花等.

And if there are auks in the Arctic, Are they auctioning arks?

如果北极有海雀，它们在拍卖方舟吗？

Web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc..

北部海域的蹼足潜水海鸟；海雀；角嘴海雀；海雀科鸟；海鸠；等。

Are there auks in the Arctic or are not there auks in the Arctic.

北极有海雀抑或北极没有海雀。

In fact, records indicate that the auk was rather tasty and that its eggs---Excuse me... that its eggs and feathers were useful as well.

实际上，根据记载，海雀的肉十分美味，它的蛋……不好意思……它的蛋和羽毛也十分有用。

A great juicy steak; a great multitude; the great auk; a great old oak; a great ocean liner; a great delay.

较多汁的烤肉；绝大多数；巨大的海鸟；巨大的老橡树；巨型客轮；长时间的拖延。

This particular kind of auk is very rare, only 78 skins are known to exist and most are not preserved as well as this one.

这种特殊的雀是非常罕见的，只有78皮存在，最不保留这一个。

This particular kind of auk is very rare---only 78 skins are known toexist and most are not preserved as well as this one.

这种鸟非常稀少，已知的现存标本数量只有78只，而且绝大多数都没有这只保存完好。

This stuffed animal is not the giant penguin it appears to be, but an auk.

毛绒动物是不是这似乎是巨型企鹅，但海雀。

Small short-billed auk abundant in arctic regions.

短嘴小海雀，北极地区极多。

Black-and-white North Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill.

北大西洋黑白色的海雀，嘴扁平且边沿锋利。

The last known live great auk was spotted in 1852 at The Grand Banks of Newfoundland, Canada.

有人最后一次目击到活着的大海雀是在1852年，现于加拿大纽芬兰岛的大浅滩。

The great auk, as you cansee, was a rather large bird, and it couldn't fly either.

正如大家所见到的，大海雀的体型庞大，同样不能飞。

The great auk, as you can see, was a rather large bird, and it couldn't fly either.

伟大的海雀，你可以看到的，是一个相当大的鸟，和它可能不靠谱。

Of course, we believe it's important to take extra precautions to preserve the remaining great auk skins.

当然，对我们而言，重要的是要格外小心地保护好这些仅存的海雀标本。

1844-The last pair of Great Auks is killed.

1844年的今天，最后一对大海雀被杀。

In fact, records indicate that the auk was rather tasty and that its eggs.

事实上，记录表明，海雀是相当美味和它的蛋。

The great auk. We prefer the larger profit from a bigger turn-over.

我们当然喜欢比较大的清销，得到比较大的利润。

Small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas.

北海有黑色或褐色斑点的小海雀。

Great auks became endangered, and their rarity only heightened demand.

大海雀濒临灭绝，但它们的罕有却使得对它们的市场需求进一步上升。