After pecking up the rice the bird gently combs its feathers .

鸟儿啄完稻谷，轻轻梳理着光润的羽毛。

But swedish newspapers have suggested that the birds had been pecking at salt on the road when they were run over by a passing lorry .

瑞典的报纸媒体却提供了另一种假设：当这些鸟在马路上啄着盐的时候被一辆路过的卡车给压过去了。

To clamber up the pecking order , some people slave away nights and weekends at the office .

为了在社会等级的梯子上往上爬，有些人周末和晚上都在办公室埋头苦干。

They also aspire to a higher place in society 's pecking order , but in so doing force others in the rat race to run faster to keep up .

他们立志在社会等级中获得一个更高的地位，但这样做只不过迫使其他人在如此的恶性竞争中跑得更快。

Now there are 13 hens pecking around the yard .

现在这里有13只母鸡在园子里啄食。