英語習(xí)語諺語成語用法精粹 文學(xué)名著類2-2 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

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【字面理解】雙鳥在林，不如一鳥在手

【英文解析】It‘s better to have a small actual advantage than the chance of a greater one.

【中文解析】多得不如現(xiàn)得

【 例句】① John has a job as a paperboy, but he wants a job in a gas station. His father says that a bird in hand is worth two in the bush.約翰在干送報紙的工作，但他卻 想到加油站工作。他的父親說還是有什么工作干什 么工作好。

② That man wants to buy my car for ten thousand dollars, and I think I’ll take his offer. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.那個人想以一萬美元買我的車，我想 我會賣給他。畢竟多得不如現(xiàn)得，到手的才比較牢靠。

【注釋】諺語。出自伊索寓言，希臘道德學(xué)家伊索在其中闡述了這樣一個寓意：要珍惜現(xiàn)在的所得，而不要一 味奢求無法得到的東西。