Everyday Expressions

She killed two birds with one stone by shopping and visiting the museum on the same trip. (她出门一次，既买了东西又参观了博物馆，真是一举两得。)

She is a strange bird.

Street Talks

A: I'll never be a telephone operator! That job is for the birds（毫无价值的/无聊的）

B: That's you! Personally, I think it's an interesting job.

A: Gee, you are one strange bird. (古怪的人)

A: Hi Rick,guess what, Wallace's twenty years old and doesn't know about the birds and the bees.

B: You're kidding!

C: Hey guys, what're you talking about?

A: We're talking about Wallace.

C: What about him?

B: Jack says Wallace doesn't know about the birds and the bees!

C: That explains why he's a bird-watcher! (喜欢盯着女人看的男人)

A: What are you doing up here?

B: I want to get a bird's eye view of the campus. I don't think I'll ever be an early bird.

A: Do you see that?

B: What?

A: That guy just gave you the bird!

Proverbs

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜于两鸟在林。[明天得一百不如今天得五十/到手的东西才是可靠的]

Birds of the same feather flock together. 羽毛相同的鸟会结群在一起。[物以类聚]

The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟有虫吃。[捷足先登。]

Kill two birds with one stone. 用一个石头打死两只鸟。[一箭双雕，一举两得]