鸟 谚语

*Bird brain 一个愚蠢的、不明智的人
We can find easily that he is a bird brain.
*give a person the bird喝倒彩 We should encourage the person who fails instead of giving a person the bird. 我们应该鼓励失败的人，而不是喝倒彩。 *the birds and the bees有关性的基本常识 It is very important for us to know the birds and the bees. 了解有关性的基本常识对我们来说很重要。 *kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕 I went to Beijing on a business trip but a lot of my family live there too, so I killed two birds with one stone – I worked hard but saw my family as well.我去北京工作，但我很多的家人都住在那里，所以我决定一箭双 雕——既努力工作，也去探望我的家人。 *to give sb the bird（解雇某人） The boss who dose not like Tom gave Tom the bird yesterday。那个不 喜欢汤姆的老板，昨天解雇了汤姆。
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张舒婷
在我国丰富的民族文化宝库中，有许多关于鸟的崇拜、占卜 和禁忌等文化遗存。这些光怪陆离、饶有趣味的鸟文化和其它民 俗事象一样，是活的社会“化石”。而关于鸟的成语和神话也是 数不胜数，比如门可罗雀，鸦雀无声,鸠占鹊巢，精卫填海等。 我们不难看出，中国关于鸟的谚语，大多比较具体，即比较具体 的使用某种鸟来表达意思，而且界限明显，区别很大。与之有所 差异，在许多的英国谚语中，并没有单独的使用某种鸟，而是以 一个类得概念，即“bird”这个大的概念来形成谚语。
*It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest 辱没自己门庭者，肯定不是好东 西 *Pigs may fly, but they are very unlikely birds. 猪儿纵会飞，终究不是 鸟
*Unable to fly, in vain the bird flaps his wings. 鸟儿不会飞，拍翅也枉 然
*The older the bird the more unwillingly it parts with its feather 鸟越老 越惜羽，人越老越守财 *A little bird is content with a little nest 君子安贫，达人知命；小鸟安于 微巢，寡欲让人常乐
* a little bird told me... 我听说 (但我不告诉你我是怎么知道的) A little bird told me that you are getting engaged next week; is it true? 一个消息灵通人士告诉我，下周你要订婚了，是真的吗？ A little bird told me your wife is expecting a baby. 我听说你的妻子正在怀小孩。 *a home bird 喜欢呆在家里的人 She likes reading at home and she is a home bird. 她喜欢在家读书，她是一个喜欢待在家里的人。 *eat like a bird吃的很少，食量小 She is very thin because she always eat like a bird. 她很瘦，因为她吃的很少。
*Each bird loves to hear himself sing. 鸟儿都爱听自己唱。（自我欣 赏）
*You cannot catch old birds with chaff.用粗糠捉不住老鸟（有经验的 人难骗） *Birds in their littlห้องสมุดไป่ตู้ nests agree. 同巢之鸟心儿齐
*like a bird 运转良好,一帆风顺 *to hear a bird sing 私下听人说
*to do bird 服刑
*a funny bird 怪人
*bird’s eye view 鸟瞰
*bird of passage 候鸟、流浪者 *for the birds 愚蠢无聊的
*The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃 *The early bird gets the late one's breakfast. 早起的鸟儿先觅食，迟 起的鸟儿误早餐 *Unable to fly ,in vain the bird flaps his wings. 鸟儿不会飞，拍翅也枉 然 * A bird is known by its note and a man by his talk. 识鸟听啼声，识人 听语音 * Better be a free bird than a captive king. 宁为自由鸟，不作被困王 * Better be a bird in the wood than one in the cage. 宁为林中鸟，不 作笼中鸟 * A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手 *Birds of a feather flock together. 鸟以群分，物以类聚
*Every bird likes its own nest best.鸟皆爱其巢，人皆爱其家
*There are no birds of this year in last year's nest.(今年的巢里找不到去年 的鸟) 时过境迁 *A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often. 江山易改，本性难移 *To fright a bird is not the way to catch her 捉鸟不该将鸟惊，谋事不可来强 硬 *The noisy fowler catches no bird 捕鸟人声张，鸟儿不落网 *The crow thinks his own bird fairest 乌鸦总以为自己最美 *A feather in hand is better than a bird in the air 手中鸟毛是鸟毛，总比空 中鸟儿好 *As the house to the man, so is the nest to the bird and the cave to the animal 家之于人，犹如巢之于鸟，穴之于兽
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*The fowler's pipe sounds sweet till the bird is caught 捉鸟学鸟叫，婉 转有韵娇；一旦鸟捉到，美声便停了（阴谋者一旦阴谋得逞，便撕下原 来伪善的面具）
Tom lived in a small town where there was a huge library .He was very thin because that he ate like a bird. Everyone knew that Tom was a home bird and he always read at home everyday. One day, one of his friends visited him and told him that a little bird had told him that the library need a librarian. His friend thought that it was a good chance for him. If Tom could get the job, he would kill two birds with one stone——He could make money and read many books as well. Tom's friend helped him to succeeded to get the job. However, two days later the boss who thought that Tom was a bird brain gave him the bird.
* It's an ill bird that fouls its own nest. 家丑不可外扬
*One swallow does not make a summer.独木不成林。
*A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
*Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。 *Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣装，马要鞍。 *A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 听音识鸟，闻言 识人。