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A vulture with beautiful colours
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。
例句
People who lend money to poor people at high interest rates are vultures. |