The moment a little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing.
— Eric Berne
· Birds
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n. 瞬間，片刻;時刻;重要，緊要;[物]力矩;
?? mom(move)+ent(名詞后綴)→瞬間；片刻；重要
"The moment the clown appeared on stage, the audience folded up."
小丑一出現(xiàn)在舞臺上, 觀眾們個個笑得前俯后仰.
近義：instant, tick, time, while, bit, flash
反義：immortality, perdurability, perenniality, perpetuity, deathlessness, afterlife
adj. 小的;瑣碎的;嬌小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多，略微;少許，一點;短時間地;
n. （表示否定）微少;沒有多少;短時間;
det. （數(shù)量上）微少的，少到幾乎沒有的;（a little）少量的，一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的裝腔作勢令她不快。
近義：minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反義：large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
a. 關心的, 有關的, 參與的, 擔心的
近義：anxious, nervous, preoccupied, qualmish, troubled, uneasy
反義：insouciant, lighthearted, slapdash, unconcerned, unmindful, untroubled
n. 麻雀;〈美〉個子小的人;
"A sparrow may be small but it has all the vital organs."
麻雀雖小,五臟俱全.
近義：linnet
vt.& vi. 聽到，聽見;
vt. 聽說;得知;聽取;審理;
vi. 聽;聽見;
?? h(身體兩側)+ear(耳朵):身體兩側能 聽見
"I could hear him bumbling around in the kitchen."
我聽得見他在廚房里瞎折騰。
近義：listen, overhear, hearken, hark, harken
vt.& vi. 唱，歌唱，吟誦;
vi. （鳥）鳴;嗡嗡叫;嗚嗚作響;發(fā)嗖嗖聲;
v. 耳鳴;〈詩〉作詩;歌頌，贊美，稱贊;唱著使…;
n. 嗚嗚聲，嗖嗖聲;〈美口〉歌唱會;
?? sing（唱）一首song(歌）
"The congregation stood to sing the hymn."
會眾站起來唱圣歌。
近義：intone, pitch, tone, chant
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"There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover,Tomorrow, just you wait and see."
— Nat Burton