一分鐘英語 第174期:Canary in a Coal Mine

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Canaries are little yellow birds. Canary In A Coal Mine

金絲雀是黃色的小鳥。危險的預兆

Why are these cute birds in a dark coal mine?

爲什麼這些可愛的小鳥在黑暗的煤礦裏？

Did you hear about Sarah? The boss took her to dinner and then fired her the next day.

你聽說薩拉的事情了麼？老闆請她吃飯，然後第二天開除了她。

The same thing happened to Jason.

傑森也一樣。

The boss took him to dinner and then fired him!

他的老闆也請他吃飯了，然後也開除了他。

Dinner with the boss is like a canary in a coal mine.

和老闆吃飯的員工，就像是煤礦中的金絲雀。

The expression "canary in a coal mine" is used as a warning.

“煤礦中的金絲雀”通常是用作警示語。

If a canary breathes poisonous gases, it gets sick and dies more quickly than a human would.

如果金絲雀吸到有毒氣體，它生病甚至死亡的速度要比人類更快。

Coal miners used to bring these birds into the mines with them.

煤礦工人帶着這些金絲雀一起到礦井中。

If the canaries died, the miners knew the air was not healthy.

如果金絲雀死了，礦工就知道里面的空氣不健康。

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