The osprey in the photograph flew from West Africa to Scotland to breed. The egg in the nest is thought to have been her 50th egg to have hatched.
圖中的魚鷹為了繁殖后代從西非來到蘇格蘭。人們認(rèn)為這個巢窩里應(yīng)該放有這只魚鷹孵化的第50只蛋。
An osprey in her nest. Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/ Getty Images
The osprey in the photograph flew from West Africa to Scotland to breed. The egg in the nest is thought to have been her 50th egg to have hatched.
圖中的魚鷹為了繁殖后代從西非來到蘇格蘭。人們認(rèn)為這個巢窩里應(yīng)該放有這只魚鷹孵化的第50只蛋。
今日短語
短語 to fly the nest 的意思是一個人離開父母開始自己獨(dú)立的生活。
例句
When David started university he had to fly the nest and live alone.
All the children have flown the nest so Mum now has a lot of spare time.
請注意
A nest egg 的意思是存款、儲備金。
Jane is going to use her nest egg to buy a big house by the sea.
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