一：文章
Eagle has the world’s longest life expectancy of birds. It lives up to the age of 70. To live such a long life expectancy, at 40 years of age it must make a difficult but important decision.
When the Hawks live up to the age of 40, its claws start aging, unable to effectively seize the prey. Its wings have become very heavy because its feathers grow thick and strong and make it very difficult to fly.
There are only two options:die, or rebirth through a very painful update process of 150-day long training session.
二：词汇
recognize ：英 ['rekəɡnaɪz]
vt. 认出，识别；承认
We have to recognize this.
我们必须认识到这一点。
Eagle：英 ['iːg(ə)l]
n. 鹰；鹰状标饰
Eagle Eye 鹰眼 ; 鹰眼追击 ; 鹰眼追打 ; 敏锐的目光
Hawk：英 [hɔːk]
vt. 兜售，沿街叫卖；捕捉；咳出
Oil thieves sometimes hawk stolen gasoline on the side of highways.
石油大盗们有时在公路边上兜售偷来的石油。
n. 鹰；鹰派成员；掠夺他人的人
The hawk pounced on its prey.
鹰向着它的捕食对象猛扑。
expectancy：英 [ɪk'spekt(ə)nsɪ; ek-]
n. 期望，期待
Any expectancy for your future marriage?
对未来的婚姻有什么期望？
claws：英 [klɔːz]
n. 爪子（claw的复数）
She had claws herself.
她自己也有爪子。
aging：英 ['eɪdʒɪŋ]
n. 老化；陈化，熟化
What is aging?
什么是老化？
seize：英 [siːz]
vt. 抓住；夺取；理解；逮捕
The opportunity is there. Why not seize it?
机会正在那儿呢，为什么不抓住它？
prey：英 [preɪ]
n. 猎物；受害者，牺牲品；（情绪易受伤的）脆弱的人；掠夺品
The eagle swooped down on its prey.
那只老鹰猝然飞下捕捉其猎物。
v. 捕食；伤害；折磨，困扰
The effect was to disrupt the food chain, starving many animals and those that preyed on them.
后果是打断食物链，使许多动物和捕食它们的动物饿死。
wings：美 [wiŋz]
n. [昆] 翅膀（wing的复数形式）；飞行章；女童军戴的一种翼形章
The bird flapped its wings furiously.
那只鸟使劲地拍打着翅膀。
feathers：美 ['fɛðɚ]
n. 羽毛（feather的复数）；翅膀；羽状裂缝
How can he fly from his feathers?
他怎样才能飞离他的羽毛？
三：句型
rebirth through a very painful update process of 150-day long training session.
通过……重生
It lives up to the age of 70
能够活到40岁
live up: 活出，活起来
四：故事
选择重整后再生的鹰，要经过一个痛苦更新的过程。它首先要努力地飞到山顶，在悬崖筑巢，在那里渡过漫长而又痛苦的150天。这段时间，要用力将又长又弯的喙击打岩石，直到完全脱落，然后等候新的喙长出来；再用长出的新喙将指甲一根一根地拔出来；新指甲长出来后，再将羽毛一片一片地拔掉。待新的羽毛长出后，鹰又可以翱翔于广阔的天空，续走后30年的生命旅程。