and slipping through we no longer take omens from their flight on this side and that; and even the most superstitious villagers no longer take off their hats to the magpie and wish it good-morning.
這些鳥對我們是有益的,雖然我們不再從它們的飛翔姿態(tài)來占卜吉兇,連最迷信的村民也不再對喜鵲脫帽行禮,祝它早安了。
新概念英語第四冊 Lesson 23 Bird flight

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flight [fla?t] 詞頻2 詞根: fl-
n. (物體的)飛行;航班;飛翔;樓梯的一段; vi. 成群地遷徙或飛行; vt. 射擊;使驚飛;
?? fly(飛行)+t(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→飛行;飛翔
"They are following the flight of an aircraft by radar."
他們正在用雷達(dá)追蹤一架飛機(jī)的飛行.
近義:connection, connexion, soaring, run, scurry, scuttle
take [tek] 詞頻1
vt. 拿,取;采取;接受(禮物等);耗費(fèi)(時間等); vi. 拿;獲得; n. 鏡頭;看法;收入額;場景;
"Students will normally take three A2 subjects."
學(xué)生通常要選三門A2證書考試科目。
近義:apprehend, keep, nab, receive, seize, snatch 反義:transfer, cede, give, reject, snub, spurn
side [said] 詞頻1 詞根: 坐下
n. 面,邊;方面;側(cè)面;旁邊; adj. 側(cè)面的;旁邊的;次要的,枝節(jié)的;副的; vi. 支持,同意;偏袒;附和;站在…一邊;
"Italy joined the war on the Allied side in 1915."
1915年,意大利加入?yún)f(xié)約國參戰(zhàn)。
近義:agree, face, party, hillside, mountainside, slope 反義:above, upper
magpie ['m?gpai]
n. 喜鵲;饒舌者;有收集零碎東西癖好的人;愛說話的人; adj. 鵲的;有收集癖的;混雜的;斑駁的;
"Now and than a magpie would call."
不時有喜鵲的叫聲.
近義:parrakeet, parrot, budgerigar, pie, talker, bigmouth
wish [w??] 詞頻1
v. 希望;想要;祝愿; n. 愿望;希望;希望的事 ;祝福;
?? wi(we我們)+sh(希):我們希望- 希望
"I do not wish to complicate the task more than is necessary."
我不想使這項(xiàng)任務(wù)不必要地復(fù)雜化。
近義:want, will, covet, crave, desire, appetence

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