對話
Jacky：I think I'm going to quit my job.
傑奇：我想我該辭掉工作了。
John：Why？
約翰：為啥？
Jacky：I think I might be able to get a well-paid job at the music store downtown.
傑奇：我覺得我可以在鬧區的那家唱片行找到一份待遇不錯的工作。
John：Are you sure you can get it？
約翰：你確定你可以得到那份工作嗎？
Jacky：No. But Susan said that Tracy believed that they might hire me.
傑奇：不確定。但是蘇珊說崔西認為他們會僱用我。
John：Well, you know what they say：A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
約翰：這樣喔，你知道有句話是這麼說的：一鳥在手，勝過兩鳥在林。
Jacky：But didn't you quit your job last month and then find a better job right away？
傑奇：可是你自個兒不也是上個月辭職後就立刻找到一份更棒的工作了嗎？
John：Yeah.
約翰：這倒是。
Jacky：Well, I'm going to copy you and try to catch more birds.
傑奇：呵呵，我要像你一樣如法炮製，好多抓幾隻鳥囉。

延伸學習

俚語精解
◎a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
sth be worth + N/Ving的句型表示「某物有……的價值」，in the hand表「在手頭上」，而 in the bush則為「在灌木叢中」，本俚語直譯是「一鳥在手可抵兩鳥在林」，引伸意即人莫好高騖遠，須腳踏實地。

關鍵字詞
◎quit vt. 辭職
例：Rumor has it that Maria is going to quit next month.（謠傳瑪麗亞下個月要辭職了。）
◎downtown a. & adv. 鬧區，商業區
例：My cousin recently opened a shop in downtown London.（我表妹最近在倫敦鬧區開了一家店。）
例：I'm going downtown to buy some food. You want to come along？（我要去鬧區買吃的。你要一起嗎？）
◎hire vt. 僱用
例：Victor thought that he should hire someone to mow the lawn for him.（維克多覺得應請個人幫他割草。）
◎right away 立刻
例：Judy passed out in the middle of a math class and was rushed to the hospital right away.（茱蒂在數學課上到一半時突然暈倒，被立即送往醫院。）

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