A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
鸟
Bird
Every man thinks his own owl a falcon.
人人都认为自己的猫头鹰是猎鹰。
A little bird wants but a little nest.
小鸟只要一个小巢。
A flying crow always catches something.
乌鸦总能抓到东西。
According to his pinions the bird flies.
这只鸟按照它的翅膀飞行。
Don't waste too many stones on one bird.
不要在一只鸟身上浪费太多的石头。
When birds burp, it must taste like bugs.
鸟儿打嗝时，味道一定很像虫子。
He who has no falcon, must hunt with owls.
没有猎鹰的，必须用猫头鹰猎食。
It is the beautiful bird which gets caged.
关在笼子里的是美丽的鸟。
He that will take the bird must not scare it.
要捉鸟，就别吓着它。
The bird once out of hand is hard to recover.
这只鸟一旦失去控制就很难恢复了。
Better to be a free bird than a captive king.
作一只自由的鸟，强如作一只被掳的王。
Better a bird in the hand than ten in the air.
一只鸟在手胜过十只鸟在空中。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Let every bird sing its own note.
让每只鸟唱自己的歌。
Birds evolved from a small raptor like theropod.
鸟类是从像兽脚亚目食肉动物那样的小型猛禽进化而来的。
Bird never flew so high but it had to come to the ground for food.
鸟从来没有飞得这么高，但它必须到地面上觅食。
Far fowls have fair feathers.
远鸟有美丽的羽毛。
A forest bird never wants a cage.
森林里的鸟从来不需要笼子。
For man, as for flower and beast and bird, the supreme triumph is to be most vividly, most perfectly alive.
对于人类，就像对于花、兽、鸟一样，最大的胜利就是活得最生动、最完美。