277- 邻居家花盆里的惊喜

B=Bill, N=Nicole

B: Such a nice a day today.

今天天气多好啊！

N: Yeah.

是的。

B: Did you know about the birds in our flower pot?

你知道我们花盆里的鸟的事情了吗？

N: No, I didn’t. You mean there are birds in your flower pot?

不知道。你是说你家的花盆里有鸟？

B: A mother bird decided to make a nest in our hanging basket in the front porch. Come, I’ll show you.

一只鸟妈妈决定在我们前面门廊的一个吊篮里筑窝了。来，我带你看。

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B: Look, the mother bird is not home. You can see the baby birds.

看，鸟妈妈不在家。你能看见鸟宝宝。

N: Oh my god! I’ve never seen such small birds. They are tiny.

我的天啊！我从没见过这么小的鸟。它们太小了。

B: Yeah. The mother bird laid her eggs here about three weeks ago.

是啊。鸟妈妈大概三周前在这里下的蛋。

N: Was she nervous when people walked in and out of your house?

有人进出房子的时候，它紧张吗？

B: She was a bit anxious flying around. She didn’t want people to come close to her eggs.

它有点紧张的，不停地飞。它不想让人靠近它的蛋。

N: Thanks for showing me. That was really fun.

谢谢你给我看。太好玩了！

Vocabulary

Pot: 盆

Nest：巢

Porch：门廊

Laid：Lay 的过去时，下蛋、铺设

Nervous：紧张的

Anxious：焦虑不安的