Five foul-mouthed parrots have been separated after learning to swear at a Lincolnshire zoo.
foul-mouthed adj.说话下流的；满嘴脏话的
（foul adj.（语言）下流的，无礼的）
swear v.咒骂，诅咒
The parrots – named Billy, Elsie, Eric, Jade and Tyson – joined LincolnshireWildlifePark’s colony of 200 grey parrots in August. But soon after, they started encouraging each other to swear.
colony n.群体，群落
start+doing/to do
“We saw it very quickly – we are quite used to parrots swearing but we’ve never had five at the same time,” Steve Nichols, CEO of the wildlife park, told PA. “Most parrots clam up outside, but for some reason these five relish it.”
be quite used to习以为常
clam upv.拒不开口（clam n.蛤，蛤蜊）
relishv.享受，喜欢
The parrots have since been distributed to different areas of the park so they do not “set each other off”.
distribute v.散布，使分布
sb set sth off某人挑起某事
No one had complained about the parrots, Nichols said, but they were separated for the sake of young visitors and in the hopes that they would pick up natural calls from the other African greys.
for the sake of为了…起见
in the hopes怀着…的希望
pick up（不费力地）获得，学会
call n.（鸟或动物的）叫声
“People have come to us but they think it’s highly amusing, we haven’t had one complaint,” he said. “When a parrot tells you to fuck off, it amuses people very highly. It’s brought a big smile to a really hard year.”
amuse v.逗乐，逗笑
amusingadj.逗人发笑的，有趣的
amused adj.被逗乐的，觉得好笑的
bring a big smile to带来灿烂的微笑
The park is also home toparrot Chico, whomade headlines in September after learning to sing a range of pop songs,including Beyoncé’s If I Were a Boy.
be home to为……的所在地
make headlines成为头条新闻
a range of一些
pop songs流行歌曲
参考译文
林肯郡动物园五只满口脏话的鹦鹉学会骂人后被强行分开了。
这几只鹦鹉的名字分别为Billy、Elsie、 Eric、 Jade和Tyson，今年8月来到林肯郡野生动物园，成为该园200只灰鹦鹉群的一份子。但没过多久，他们开始互相鼓励着辱骂游客。
野生动物园的首席执行官Steve Nichols告诉PA：“我们很快就注意到这个情况——我们见过许多鹦鹉会骂人，但我们从来没有同时养过五只骂人的鹦鹉。””外面大多数鹦鹉会一声不吭，但出于某种原因，这五只鹦鹉很喜欢骂人。”
此后，鹦鹉被安排到公园的不同区域，这样它们就不会“互相鼓励”。
Nichols说，没有人投诉鹦鹉骂人，但是为了不影响来游玩的孩子，也希望这几只鹦鹉能从其他非洲灰鹦鹉那里学到自然的叫声，它们被分开了。
“许多人来找过我们，他们认为这很有趣，我们没有收到任何投诉。”他说。“当鹦鹉骂你“滚蛋”时，人们非常开心。这件事给这个非常艰难的年份带来了灿烂的笑容。”
公园也是鹦鹉Chico的家，Chico在学会唱一些流行歌曲后，在9月份登上头条新闻，它会唱的歌包括碧昂斯的《If I Were a Boy》。
小拓展
do bird
服刑，坐牢
He had done bird before his 17th birthday.
他17岁前曾服过刑。
get the bird
v.被喝倒彩；被解雇
这里的bird有“起哄”的意思，getthe bird的意思是（被）喝倒彩；（被）解雇，带有对人不利的意思。
The singer got the bird when she came out on stage.
这位歌手一出现在舞台上人们便以嘘声嘲弄她。
the bird has flown
要抓的人跑了
字面意思是鸟飞掉了，引申意义为要抓的人逃掉了。
We tried to find him at his last known address butthe bird had flown.
我们试图按他上次的地址去找他，但是他已消失。
early bird
早起者；早到者
We talk about which kinds of person you are this afternoon,an early bird or a night owl.
今天下午我们来谈谈你是哪种人，早起的鸟儿还是夜猫子。
a bird’s-eye view (of sth)
鸟瞰；俯视
From the plane we hada bird’s eye view ofLondon.
我们从飞机上鸟瞰伦敦。
关于其他动物的谚语
01
dog
Love me, love my dog.
爱屋及乌。
An old dog will learn no new tricks.
老狗学不了新把戏；老年人很难适应新事物。
A good dog deserves a good bone.
好狗应该啃好骨头；有功者受赏。
Dog does not eat dog.
狗不吃狗；同类不相残。
02
cat
A cat has nine lives.
猫有九条命。
A cat may look at a king.
猫也可以看国王；小人物也该有些权利。
Care killed a cat.
忧虑杀死猫；忧虑伤身。
There are more ways than one to kill a cat.
杀猫的办法不只一个；达到目的的办法多得很。
03
fox
A fox is not taken twice in the same snare.
一只狐狸不会两次落入同一陷阱。
A fox may grow grey, but never good.
狐狸会变老，却永远不会变好；江山易改，本性难移。
The fox changes his skin but not his habits.
狐狸可以改变它的皮毛，但不能改变它的习性。
The fox knows much, but more he that catches him.
狐狸很精明，不及猎狐人。
04
wolf
Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl.
与狼为伴将学会嚎叫。
The wolf may lose his teeth, but never his nature.
狼牙可掉，狼性难改。
A thief knows a thief as a wolf knows a wolf.
贼了解贼，正如狼了解狼。
Hunger fetches the wolf out of the woods.
饥饿引狼出森林。
05
tiger
He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount.
骑虎者难下。
The tiger’s backside shall not be touched.
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