跟罗大卫学英语（15）

罗大卫

跟罗大卫David Robertson一起享受英语的乐趣！罗大卫David Robertson是一名经验丰富的ESL教师。他曾经连续13年当选依陶碧谷市议员。今年他将作为士嘉堡红河区，即第41选区的候选人竞选市议员。欢迎您写信给大卫！ [email protected]
Learn English the fun and easy way with David Robertson.  David is currently an ESL teacher with the Toronto School Board.  He was an Etobicoke City Councilor for 13 years and is now running for Toronto Council in Scarborough-Rouge River, Ward 41. You can reach David at [email protected].

Idioms and expressions with birds
这周的成语跟”鸟”有关。

1.  A birdbrain – someone with little intelligence.  Don’t ask him anything complicated.  He’s such a birdbrain.
[愚蠢的人]——别问他任何复杂的事，他真是个愚蠢的人。

2.  An eagle eye, eagle-eyed – to be able to see well, keen sight.  He notices everything.  He’s got such an eagle eye (or he’s really eagle-eyed).
[目光锐利的，有眼力的]——他关注一切。他是如此目光锐利。

3.  An early bird – someone who gets up or arrives somewhere early.  A well-known expression is, “The early bird catches the worm” which means the first person to arrive somewhere gets the best choice.
[早到者]——有句话说得好，“早起的鸟儿有虫吃”，意思是最先到达某个地方的人会得到最好的选择。

4.  a chicken or chicken – someone who’s afraid to do something.  Even though he can swim well, he won’t jump off the diving board.  He’s such a chicken.
[胆小鬼]——虽然他游泳游得很好，他依然不敢跳水。他是个胆小鬼。

5.  to eat like a bird – to eat very little.  She will always stay skinny.  She eats like a bird.
[吃得很少]——她老是瘦得皮包骨。她吃得很少。

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