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》