The island had been used by many generations of birds of passage, as they made the long journey south each year in search of warmer weather.

多年来，候鸟每次长途南飞寻找天气更暖和的地方时，它们都把这个岛当作栖息地。

Literary travelers add a whole new layer of meaning to the phrase "birds of passage"; they are tourists who seek out places of significance to the literary world.

文学旅行者给“候鸟”这个短语增加了一层全新的含义，他们往往能找到在世界文坛上有重要意义的地点。

During autumn nights, thousands of birds pass directly above the megalopolis, a passage generally unnoticed by its human inhabitants.

在秋季的夜晚，成千上万的鸟从这座大都市的上空径直飞过，而人类居民通常却浑然不知。

It is for this repair of the underground passage, hope bird can change it in the opposite direction, but the birds turned a deaf ear.

人们为此修了地下通道，请其改道而行，但鸟儿毫不理会。