In China, the mandarin duck is associated as a Chinese weddings symbol, because it symbolizes wedded bliss and fidelity. A Chinese proverb for loving couples uses the Mandarin Duck as a metaphor: Two mandarin ducks playing in water. Mandarin ducks are always depicted in a pair it is said that if the ducks were separated, they would pine for each other and die of loneliness. Dying of loneliness for love might only be a romantic myth and a cheerful reflection of peoples attitude to reality.

　　Anyway, I love these lovely creatures; I wish I could raise one.

　　需要掌握的词汇:

　　drainage: 流域, 排水区

　　vertical: 纵向的

　　ruddy: 红色的

　　waterfowl: 水鸟，水禽

　　wedded bliss: 婚姻美满

　　fidelity: 忠贞

　　depict: 描绘

　　myth: 神话

　　备选内容:

　　where it lives ②

　　Not at a zoo. This little beauty had unexpectedly flown into a countryside park that I happened to be visiting ~

　　what it looks like③

　　The adult male is a striking and unmistakable bird.

　　Mandarin duck is known as a perching duck and prefers more of a wooded atmosphere, but it also must have a pond along with that.

　　and explain your feelings about this animal.④

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