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A King Vulture at a zoo in Panama City. Photo: AFP / Rodrigo Arangua
今日小常识
There are 16 different types of vulture. Many kinds have bald heads, without normal feathers, so they can feed on dead animals without getting dirty.
世界上有16种不同类型的秃鹰，其中很多种类的秃鹰脑袋上光秃秃的，没有羽毛。这样在它们食取动物尸体时能避免头部玷污。
今日短语
如果你对艺术、音乐或戏剧特别感兴趣，那么人们可能会把称为一个 a culture vulture 文化狂热分子。
例句
William's going to see three exhibitions and a Beethoven symphony on Saturday. That guy's such a culture vulture.
Oh, give me the Arts section of that magazine. I'm a culture vulture; I need to know what's on at the moment.
请注意
注意，那些乘人之危牟取私利的人被称为 a vulture - 贪心的秃鹰。
People who lend the poor money with high interest rates are vultures. | 
发表于 2016-7-13 21:39:05