第五节

Bird

Basic need

音形义

Everyday Expressions

n. 鸟

She killed two birds with one stone by shopping and visiting the museum on the same trip. (她 出门一次，既买了东西又参观了博物馆，真是一举两得。)

n. 家伙，人

She is a strange bird.

衍生词语

birdy （小鸟球,高尔夫两杆进洞球。一杆进洞球---eagle。

常见搭配 Useful Phrases

益鸟 --- a useful bird

害鸟 --- a pernicious bird

候鸟 --- a bird of passage

不死鸟(长生鸟) --- the bird of wonder (phoenix)

鸟瞰图，要点 --- bird's eye view

习语与俗语 Idioms & Slangs

bird in the bush --- 没把握的事

bird in the hand --- 有把握的事

the birds and the bees --- （对孩子解释的）有关两性关系的基本常识

early bird---最早的人,早起的人

flip/ give somebody the bird --- 骂人的话（give somebody the finger）

生活用语 Street Talks

A: I'll never be a telephone operator! That job is for the birds（毫无价值的/无聊 的）

B: That's you! Personally, I think it's an interesting job.

A: Gee, you are one strange bird. (古怪的人)

A: Hi Rick,guess what, Wallace's twenty years old and doesn't Know about the birds and the bees.

B: You're kidding!

C: Hey guys, what're you talking about?

A: We're talking about Wallace.

C: What about him?

B: Jack says Wallace doesn't know about the birds and the bees!!!

C: That explains why he's a bird-watcher! (喜欢盯着女人看的男人)

A: What are you doing up here?

B: I want to get a bird's eye view of the campus. I don't think I'll ever be an early bird.

A: Do you see that?

B: What?

A: That guy just gave you the bird!

电影对白 Transcripts

对话 Little Jenny: Pray with me, Forrest. Pray with me. Dear God, make me a bird, so I can fly far, far far away from here. Dear God, make me a bird...

Forrest: Mama always said that God is mysterious. He didn't turn Jenny into a bird that day. Instead, he had the police say that Jenny didn't have to stay in that house no more. 《阿甘正传》

谚语 Proverbs

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜于两鸟在林。[明天得一百不如今天得五十/到手的东西才是可靠的]

Birds of the same feather flock together. 羽毛相同的鸟会结群在一起。[物以类聚]

The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟有虫吃。[捷足先登。]

Kill two birds with one stone. 用一个石头打死两只鸟。[一箭双雕，一举两得]
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