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在危地马拉到处可以听到“格查尔”(Quetzal)一词。格查尔既是危地马拉的货币单位,也是国徽上那只小鸟的名称;在青年男女之间又常常互称格查尔,这里格查尔又变成“亲爱的”、“可爱的”的同义词。格查尔究竟是什么?而使危地马拉人民如此敬爱和乐道呢? 原来格查尔是一种羽毛美丽的小啄木鸟,学名Pharomactusmocinno,被认为是“自由之鸟”。它在危地马拉人民心目中占着崇高、甚至神圣的地位。关于它有种种传说:西班牙人侵入危地马拉时,当地的马雅印第安人坚决抵抗,在激烈的战斗中格查尔曾飞翔在印第安人领袖的头顶上,鼓舞士气。据说格查
The word “Quetzal” can be heard everywhere in Guatemala. Quetzal is both the monetary unit of Guatemala and the name of the little bird on the national emblem; it is also often referred to as quetzal between young men and women, and here it becomes “dear,” “sweet” synonym . What is Quetzal and what makes the people of Guatemala so dear and convivial? It is that Quetzal is a beautiful little woodpecker with the scientific name Pharomactus morocno, considered to be the “bird of freedom.” It holds a lofty and even sacred position in the minds of the people of Guatemala. There are various legends about it: When the Spaniards invaded Guatemala, the local Mayan Indians resolutely resisted and in the fierce battle Quetzal flew overhead Indian leaders to morale. It is said that check