VOA慢速英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力素材：詞匯典故nest

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英文原文

Today we talk about a word from the animal world: a nest.

今天我們談?wù)剚?lái)自動(dòng)物世界的一個(gè)詞：巢。

For some animals, especially birds, a nest is a shelter and a place to raise their young.

對(duì)于一些動(dòng)物，尤其是鳥(niǎo)類(lèi)來(lái)說(shuō)，巢穴是一個(gè)庇護(hù)所，也是它們撫養(yǎng)幼崽的地方。

So it should not be surprising that we use the word "nest" to talk about our homes.

因此，我們用“巢”這個(gè)詞來(lái)形容我們的家也就不足為奇了。

A nest can describe a comfortable home, and if you like to nest, you like to make your home comfy and cozy.

巢可以形容一個(gè)舒適的家，如果你喜歡筑巢，那你就喜歡把你的家弄得舒適溫馨。

In fact, a childbirth expert may tell pregnant women to expect strong nesting feelings to develop late in their pregnancy.

事實(shí)上，分娩專(zhuān)家可能會(huì)告訴孕婦，在她們懷孕的后期，會(huì)期待強(qiáng)烈的筑巢情緒出現(xiàn)。

This common experience is a way a woman's body prepares for the arrival of the new baby.

這種常見(jiàn)的經(jīng)歷是女性身體為新生命的到來(lái)做準(zhǔn)備的一種方式。

However, "feathering your nest" is quite a different thing.

然而，“為巢穴添羽”是完全不同的事情。

If you feather your own nest, you are not making your home comfortable by adding feathers; you are making yourself rich, especially in a way that is unfair or dishonest.

如果你為自己的巢穴添羽，你并不是通過(guò)添加羽毛來(lái)讓你的家變得舒適；你是在讓自己變得富有，尤其是以不公平或不誠(chéng)實(shí)的方式。

But let's get back to nesting. An empty nest is a family home where the children have grown up and left.

讓我們回到筑巢這個(gè)話題?？粘彩侵负⒆觽円呀?jīng)長(zhǎng)大并離開(kāi)了的家庭住所。

So an "empty nester" is a parent whose children have grown up and left home.

因此，“空巢老人”是指孩子已經(jīng)長(zhǎng)大并離開(kāi)家的父母。

Some parents may feel sad or lost when they become empty nesters. This is called "empty nest syndrome."

一些父母在成為空巢老人時(shí)可能會(huì)感到悲傷或失落。這被稱(chēng)為“空巢綜合征”。

While parents may feel sad, most children are happy to become independent and "fly the coop."

雖然父母可能會(huì)感到悲傷，但大多數(shù)孩子都很樂(lè)意變得獨(dú)立并“飛出籠子”。

To "fly the coop" is a very informal expression that means the children have left the family home.

“飛出籠子”是一個(gè)非常非正式的表達(dá)，意思是孩子們已經(jīng)離開(kāi)了家。

A coop is a small structure people make for domesticating birds, namely chickens, hens, and roosters.

籠子是人們?yōu)轳Z養(yǎng)鳥(niǎo)類(lèi)而建造的小型建筑，即雞、母雞和公雞。

We call these shelters either a chicken coop or a hen house. But for some reason, we never say "hen coop" or "chicken house."

我們把這些庇護(hù)所稱(chēng)為雞舍或母雞籠。但出于某種原因，我們從來(lái)不說(shuō)“母雞籠”或“雞舍”。

Online, you might see the expression "fly the nest." That might be more of a British English saying.

在網(wǎng)上，你可能會(huì)看到“飛出巢穴”這個(gè)表達(dá)。這可能更像是英式英語(yǔ)的說(shuō)法。

In the States, we often say "fly the coop" rather than "fly the nest" to mean children have left home.

在美國(guó)，我們通常說(shuō)“飛出籠子”而不是“飛出巢穴”，意思是孩子們已經(jīng)離開(kāi)了家。

However, the expression "fly the coop" has another meaning. If someone flies the coop, they leave suddenly or secretly.

然而，“飛出籠子”這個(gè)表達(dá)還有另一個(gè)意思。如果有人“飛出籠子”，那他們是突然或秘密地離開(kāi)的。

For example, we could say a criminal who snuck out of prison flew the coop.

例如，我們可以說(shuō)一個(gè)偷偷溜出監(jiān)獄的罪犯是“飛出籠子”了。

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