狗和猫的区别英语听力：和老外说英语，夜猫子

关于“鸟”的俚语

1.night owl

a person who enjoys staying up late at night

“night owl”最早之前指的是一种动物“猫头鹰”，而猫头鹰是一种夜行动物，所以现在这个词更多的是用来形容夜晚不睡觉的现代人，即“夜猫子”。

［例］：Sally always stays up late, she is a night owl.

2.Early bird gets the worm.

如果你的朋友是“night owl”(夜猫子)的话，你可以和他说“Early bird gets the worm”,意思是早起的鸟儿有虫吃。

［例］：I wanna buy tickets for Jay Chou’s concert, so tomorrow I'm getting up early, because the early bird gets the worm.

3.wild goose chase

a search for sth that is impossible for you to find or that does not exist, that makes you waste a lot of time

要想追上一只野生乱跑的鹅，你需要花很长的时间，而且大概率是追不上的，用英语来表达这种无用功的事就是“wild goose chase”。

［例］：You wasted all day on a wild goose chase.

4.goose bumps

If you get goose bumps, the hairs on your skin stand up so that it is covered with tiny bumps.

当我们着凉或是惊吓，激动时，可能会产生一种正常的生理反应——起鸡皮疙瘩。“鸡皮疙瘩”用英语说就是“goose bumps”，有意思的是外国人不是说“鸡皮”，而是“鹅皮疙瘩”。

［例］：Wow，it’s really cold, I have goose bumps.

5.Kill two birds with one stone

“kill two birds with one stone”这个俚语的直译是：一个石头杀掉了两只鸟。正好契合中文的“一石二鸟，一箭双雕”，比喻一个举动同时达到了两个目的。

［例］：When I go to Australia, I want to go the beach and see my family, so I would meet my family at the beach.

6.Peacocking

to peacock oneself

“peacocking”这个词来源于“peacock”（孔雀）这个词,而“peacocking”(扮孔雀)外国人们常用它来形容某些男子为了吸引女生的注意，打扮的非常辣眼睛。