【心灵之语】|| "beautiful bird"真不是"美丽的小鸟"!

我们从小学就知道"bird"是“小鸟”的意思。"beautiful bird"除了我们常说的“漂亮的鸟” 还有什么有趣的意思吗?还有更多有关"bird"的实用表达,一起学一学吧!

little bird

相当于"well-informed sources": 消息灵通的人

例句:
A little bird told me that they had already divorced secretly.
一位消息灵通的人告诉我他们早已秘密离婚了。


beautiful bird

"bird"本身可形容“少妇、美女”

例句:
Many beautiful birds emerged in 1970s in HK.
80年代的香港涌现出许多绝代佳人。


for the birds

索然无味或荒唐至极、愚蠢可笑

例句:
This episode is totally for the birds!
这一集简直是无聊透顶!
例句:
Their opinion on world is for the birds.
他们对世界的看法荒唐可笑。


bird of wonder

"wonder"是“奇迹”的意思,“奇迹般存在的鸟”---phoenix(凤凰)象征了“重生”“复活”,而中国的凤凰是中国古代神话传说中的“百鸟之王”或“长生鸟”

例句:
The bird of wonder and the dragon are the totem of the Chinese nation.
凤凰与龙同为中华民族图腾。


get the bird

被喝倒彩;被嘲笑;被解雇

例句:
The singer went on the stage and got the bird last night.
昨晚这位歌手一上台就被喝倒彩。


birds of a feather

同样种类的鸟一般身上都有相同的羽毛,后衍伸形容“物以类聚,人以群分、志同道合“

例句:
Are they two birds of a feather, as you say?
他们是不是像你们说的是半斤八两?
例句:
We are finished ! We are not birds of a feather.
我们玩完了!我们根本不是一类型的人。

A bird is known by its note,and a man by his talk.
听音识鸟,闻言识人. 

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