点滴英语天天学第204期:雅思词汇(43)

1.表述：bird-brain

释义：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!

你真是个笨蛋，我真不敢相信你因为车里的汽油不够而被困在高速公路上！

I’m such a birdbrain. I forgot my driver’s license, officer.

我真是个笨蛋，警官，我忘记带驾照了。

I'm out of sorts because I can't find the bird-brain who botched up the report.

我之所以烦恼是因为我找不到那个把报告搞糟的笨蛋。

2. 表述：eat like a bird

释义：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.

不用担心给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，不愿喝一杯酒，只对谈论她的工作感兴趣。

She’s so afraid of putting on weight that she eats like a bird.

她很怕长胖，所以吃得很少。

Bill is trying to lose weight by eating like a bird.

Bill通过进食少来减肥。

3. 表述：sly old bird

释义：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.

他认为这人是个怪人，头脑有点笨。

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个怪人。