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5. Bird [bə:d] [bəd]
音形義
Everyday Expressions
n. 鳥
She killed two birds with one stone by shopping and visiting the museum on the same trip. (她出門一次，既買了東西又參觀了博物館，真是一舉兩得。)
n. 家伙，人
She is a strange bird.
衍生詞語
birdy 小鳥球,高爾夫兩桿進洞球
常見搭配 Useful Phrases
益鳥 --- a useful bird
害鳥 --- a pernicious bird [pə'niʃəs]
候鳥 --- a bird of passage
不死鳥(長生鳥，鳳凰) --- the bird of wonder (phoenix)
鳥瞰圖，要點 --- bird's eye view
習語與俗語 Idioms & Slangs
bird in the bush --- 沒把握的事
I am bushed. 我特別累了
beat around the bush 拐彎抹角地
bird in the hand --- 有把握的事
the birds and the bees --- 委婉語，（對孩子解釋的）有關兩性關系的基本常識
early bird---最早的人,早起的人
flip/ give somebody the bird --- 罵人的話（give somebody the finger）
生活用語 Street Talks
A: I'll never be a telephone operator! That job is for the birds（毫無價值的/無聊的）
B: That’s you! Personally, I think it’s an interesting job.
A: Gee, you are one strange bird. (古怪的人)
A: Hi Rick, guess what, Wallace’s twenty years old and doesn’t know about the birds and the bees.
B: You’re kidding!
C: Hey guys, what're you talking about?
A: We're talking about Wallace.
C: What about him?
B: Jack says Wallace doesn't know about the birds and the bees!!!
C: That explains why he's a bird-watcher! (喜歡盯著女人看的男人)
諺語 Proverbs
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 一鳥在手勝于兩鳥在林。
[明天得一百不如今天得五十/到手的東西才是可靠的]
Birds of the same feather flock together. 羽毛相同的鳥會結群在一起。
[物以類聚]
The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鳥有蟲吃。
[捷足先登。]
Kill two birds with one stone. 用一個石頭打死兩只鳥。[一箭雙雕，一舉兩得]
6. Body ['bɔdi][B]; ['ba:di][A]
Basic need 音形義
Everyday Expressions
n. [C] 身體
Swimming is the best way to tone your body. (增強體質。) => build up your body
n. 軀體
The mind governs the body. (精神支配肉體。)
n. 機構
Congress is a legislative body. (國會是立法機關。)
n. 主要部分 (of)
There's something wrong with the body of a letter.
衍生詞語
bodily (身體的, 肉體的)
常見搭配 Useful Phrases
體形 --- body shape
健美 --- body building
肢體語言--- body language
習語與俗語 Idioms & Slangs
body and soul --- 全心全意
hard body --- 身材不錯的人
keep body and soul together --- 維持生命
生活用語 Street Talks
You've got the body and I've got the brains.
You're good-looking,I'm smart.)
She's got the body and brains.
