英美人天天都在说的4000句 64:for the birds

　　[00:00]N：All right. Everybody cough up some green for the little lady.
[00:09]C'm on, throw in a buck¹!
[00:11]M：Uh,uh, I don't tip.
[00:13]N：You don't tip?
[00:14]M：I don't tip because society says I have to.
[00:16]Alright, I mean, I tip when somebody really deserves a tip.
[00:18]If they put forth² an effort, I'll give them something extra.
[00:21]But I mean, this tipping automatically, that's for the birds.
[00:25]As far as I'm concerned, they're just doing their job.

1 buck   

n.雄鹿，雄兔；v.马离地跳跃

参考例句：

• The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.这个男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。
• The female deer attracts the buck with high-pitched sounds.雌鹿以尖声吸引雄鹿。

2 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。