點滴英語天天學第204期:雅思詞彙(43)
1.表述：bird-brain
釋義：A person who lacks intelligence or who makes stupid decisions.（笨蛋）
例句：You're such a bird-brain. I can't believe you got stranded on the highway because you didn't put enough gas in your car!
你真是個笨蛋，我真不敢相信你因爲車裏的汽油不夠而被困在高速公路上！
I’m such a birdbrain. I forgot my driver’s license, officer.
我真是個笨蛋，警官，我忘記帶駕照了。
I'm out of sorts because I can't find the bird-brain who botched up the report.
我之所以煩惱是因爲我找不到那個把報告搞糟的笨蛋。
2. 表述：eat like a bird
釋義：To not eat very much.（吃得很少）
例句：Don't worry about making extra food for Kim, she eats like a bird.
不用擔心給Kim多做些吃的，她吃得很少。
She ate like a bird, refused a glass of wine, and was only interested in talking about her work.
她吃得很少，不願喝一杯酒，只對談論她的工作感興趣。
She’s so afraid of putting on weight that she eats like a bird.
她很怕長胖，所以吃得很少。
Bill is trying to lose weight by eating like a bird.
Bill通過進食少來減肥。
3. 表述：sly old bird
釋義：A person, especially one who is odd or remarkable. （怪人）
例句：He took him to be a sly old bird, a little soft in his head.
他認爲這人是個怪人，頭腦有點笨。
When she took a look at me she thought I was a sly old bird.
她看了我一眼便知道我是一個怪人。
