Expressions about birds

[00:00.07]Today we explain some expressions about birds.#
今天我们讲解一些关于鸟的表达#

[00:05.22]For example, if something is “for the birds,”#
比如,如果说某事for the birds#

[00:09.30]it is worthless or not very interesting.#
那么它就是毫无价值或没有意思#

[00:12.84]Someone who “eats like a bird” eats very little.#
如果某个人eats like a bird,这个人就吃得很少#

[00:17.48]And “a birds-eye view” is a general look at an area from above.#
你就是在谈论性和生殖方面的事#

[00:24.02]Did you know that#
你知道吗？#

[00:26.08]if you tell a young person about “the birds and the bees” you are explaining about sex and birth?#
如果你跟人讲the birds and the bees，你就是在谈论性和生殖方面的事。#

[00:33.58]Have you ever observed that “birds of a feather flock together”?#
你是否注意到物以类聚人以群分。#

[00:39.30]In other words,#
也就是说，#

[00:40.46]people who are similar become friends or do things together.#
相似的人会成为朋友或一起做事情。#

[00:45.03]Here is some good advice,”a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.”#
给你个好建议，两鸟在林不如一鸟在手。#

[00:51.89]This means you should not risk losing something you have by trying to get more of something you do not have.#
意思是，不要为了冒险为了得到看似更多的东西而失去已有的东西。#

[01:00.95]Sometimes I can do two things by performing only one action.#
有时我可以一举两得#

[01:07.90]This is called “killing two birds with one stone.”#
也就是一石二鸟。#

[01:12.43]But I would never really kill any birds.#
但我从来不真正的杀鸟#

[01:16.26]I love all kinds of animals.#
我喜欢各种动物#

[01:19.03]This is “a real feather in my cap”,#
这是a real feather in my cap，#

[01:22.30]it is something to be proud of.#
意思是真正值得我骄傲的东西。#

[01:24.81]Most of the people I work with are “early birds.”#
与我共事大多人都喜欢早起(early birds)#

[01:30.03]They believe that “the early bird catches the worm”,#
他们认为早起的鸟儿有虫吃，#

[01:34.14]they think that a person who gets up early in the morning for work has the best chance of success.#
他们认为早起工作就有更好的成功机会#

[01:42.20]Everyone in my office works hard,#
我办公室的人个个工作勤奋#

[01:45.40]but some people “have had their wings clipped”,#
但也有人束手束脚#

[01:49.63]their jobs have been limited.#
他们的工作很有局限。#

[01:52.04]This is because the office is organized “by pecking order” ,#
这是因为办公室按资排辈，#

[01:57.43]people with more years of experience are given more responsibility.#
工作多年有经验的人被赋予更多责任。