听力每日练习 listen 924 Canary in a Coal Mine

 
2--Why are these cute birds in a dark coal mine?
 
1--Did you hear about Sarah? The boss took her to dinner and then fired her the next day.
 
2--The same thing happened to Jason.
 
1--The boss took him to dinner and then fired him!
 
2--Dinner with the boss is like a canary in a coal mine.
 
1--The expression "canary in a coal mine" is used as a warning.
 
2--If a canary breathes poisonous gases, it gets sick and dies more quickly than a human would.
 
1--Coal miners used to bring these birds into the mines with them.
 
2--If the canaries died, the miners knew the air was not healthy.
 
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注解：
 
1.Canary金丝雀
2.coal煤
3.poisonous有毒的
 
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译文：
 
1--金丝雀是黄色的小鸟。危险的预兆
2--为什么这些可爱的小鸟在黑暗的煤矿里？
1--你听说萨拉的事情了么？老板请她吃饭，然后第二天开除了她。
2--杰森也一样。
1--他的老板也请他吃饭了，然后也开除了他。
2--和老板吃饭的员工，就像是煤矿中的金丝雀。
1--“煤矿中的金丝雀”通常是用作警示语。
2--如果金丝雀吸到有毒气体，它生病甚至死亡的速度要比人类更快。
1--煤矿工人带着这些金丝雀一起到矿井中。
2--如果金丝雀死了，矿工就知道里面的空气不健康。