关于鸟的成语

BBC Learning English The Teacher 成语老师 Bird idioms 鸟的成语 · 关于台词的备注: 请注意这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。 · 請注意：中文文字内容只提供簡體版 The Teacher 成语老师 © British Broadcasting Corporation 2012 Page 1 of 2 bbcukchina.com/learningenglish In this episode, The Teacher introduces you to three idiomatic phrases connected with birds. 1. Birdbrain 2. To have a bird's eye view 3. A little bird told me Hello, I’m a very interesting and intelligent man. And today I’m getting together with some of my feathered friends to teach you a thing or two about English idioms. I bet you’ve never been never been taught by a bird before. You might think that birds are not very clever and so not very good teachers – and you’re right! I mean look at them. Their heads are tiny. And a tiny head means a tiny brain. So in English we call someone isn't very bright ‘birdbrain’. ‘Birdbrain’ – something I’ve never been called. Another thing you may have noticed about birds is that they can fly, which is very clever considering they are birdbrains. Now imagine the view a bird can get when it’s flying. Here’s a bird high in the sky and here’s the ground. Marvellous. They can see everything. So, come on, what do you think the idiom ‘to have a bird’s eye view’ means? That’s right, it means to be able to see very clearly from a high place. What's that you say? Ah, really, is that right, hmm… The Teacher 成语老师 © British Broadcasting Corporation 2012 Page 2 of 2 bbcukchina.com/learningenglish I’ve got some very interesting information. Would you like to know who told me? Well didn’t you see? A little bird told me. I can use this idiom when I want to give you some information but I don't want you to know who told me. A… little… bird… told… me… some very interesting information about…You!