One day shortly after I had come home from college，my father was outside doing yard work。He found a baby bird under a tree and assumed it had fallen from its nest。Wanting to return the tiny creature to its home，my dad went to get a ladder。When he got back，he found another baby bird on the ground。
Suddenly he heard a loud chirping from above。Looking up，my father saw the mother bird giving a third baby the boot from its nest。With that，Dad walked into our house，took one look at me watching television and barked，“Get a job！”
找个工作
一天，我刚刚从学院回到家里，我父亲正在院子里面干活。他发现树下有一个雏鸟，猜想可能是从窝里掉下来的。父亲便去搬梯子，他想把这个小东西送回它的家。梯子搬来了，可父亲发现地上又多了一个雏鸟。
突然他听到树上有大声的唧唧声。父亲抬起头，看见母鸟正在把第三只雏鸟往巢外踢。
看到这些，父亲走进屋，看了一眼在看电视的我，大声叫道：“找个工作去！”
assume[sju：m]vt。假设，臆断，猜想；假装
例：We cannot assume anything in this case。在这种情况下我们不可能做出假设。
ladder[ld]n。梯子；阶梯，途径
例：He climbed the social ladder。他爬上了上层社会。
chirp[tp]vi。鸟叫；虫鸣n。（鸟的）啁啾声；（虫的）唧唧声；吱喳声，（无线电的）啁啾声信号
boot[bu：t]n。长统靴，高统鞋；后备箱，行李箱
例：He laced up his boots。他系紧靴子的鞋带。
bark[b？：k]vi。吠叫vt。大声喊出
例：The dog barks at strangers。这只狗对陌生人吠叫。
Give him an inch and he will take a yard/mile。英文解释为If you allow him a little freedom or power，he will try to get a lot more。中文意思为“得寸进尺”，此成语出自西汉？刘向《战国策？秦策三》：“王不如远交而近攻，得寸则王之寸，得尺亦王之尺也。”近义词有：欲壑难填、得陇望蜀、贪得无厌、贪心不足；反义词有：心满意足、如愿以偿、称心如意、知足常乐。
关于bird的习惯用语：
1.be for the birds（not be important or practical）不重要，不实际，毫无价值的，如：Their opinions on art are simply for the birds。（他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。）
2.eat like a bird吃得很少，如：She eats like a bird to keep herself slim。（为了保持苗条，她吃得很少）。
3.a bird’s eye view鸟瞰，俯视
4.the birds and the bees（幽默语）（尤指跟儿童讲的）性的基本知识，英文的定义是“the basic facts about sex，especially as told to children”。如：It is time for the mother to tell her children about the birds and the bees。（对于这个妈妈来说，是时候告诉她的孩子们一些关于性的基本知识了）。
5.birds of a feather flock together物以类聚，人以群分
6.a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush直译为“一鸟在手胜过二鸟在林”，引申为“把握住现有的要比因过分追求而失去一切好”。
7.killing two birds with one stone一石二鸟
