拥有“鹰眼”，绝不错过任何精彩
📖 逐句对照翻译
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English.
现在是VOA学英语的《词汇掌故》节目。
From above, birds must have a wonderful view of the world below.
从高处看，鸟儿们一定能将下面的世界尽收眼底。
Flying over everything at such a height gives them a rare ability to see many things.
在如此高度飞越一切，赋予了他们一种罕见的能力，得以目睹诸多事物。
In English, we use the term “bird’s eye view” to describe a view from above as if seen by a bird in flight.
在英语中，我们用“鸟瞰图”这个术语来描述从上方看到的景象，就像飞行中的鸟儿所看到的一样。
It is also described as an “overall view” or “big picture view.”
它也被描述为“整体视角”或“全局视角”。
For example, when I start a project, I first like to get a bird’s eye view.
例如，当我开始一个项目时，我首先喜欢鸟瞰全局。
I ask myself several important questions: What is the overall goal?
我问自己几个重要的问题：总体目标是什么？
Who is the main focus?
主要焦点是谁？
What resources do I have available to me?
我可以利用哪些资源？
Answers to these “big picture” questions can help me understand the scope of the project.
对这些“大局”问题的回答有助于我理解项目的范围。
Now, let's talk about noticing the smaller details.
现在，让我们谈谈留意更细微的细节。
Some birds, called raptors, are known for their extremely sharp vision.
有些鸟被称为猛禽，以其极其敏锐的视力而闻名。
Eagles, hawks, and owls can see their prey from very far away.
鹰、隼和猫头鹰能从很远的地方看到它们的猎物。
The Raptor Center is part of the University of Minnesota’s College of Veterinary Medicine.
猛禽中心是明尼苏达大学兽医学院的一部分。
Its website explains why eagles, hawks, and owls see so well: “Raptors have powerful binocular vision, where both their left and right eyes can see and focus on a single object.”
它的网站解释了为什么鹰、隼和猫头鹰的视力如此之好：“猛禽拥有强大的双目视觉，它们的左眼和右眼都能看到并聚焦于同一个物体。”
Eagles and hawks also have a special bone structure around their eyes that protects them from bright sunlight.
鹰和隼的眼睛周围也有一种特殊的骨骼结构，可以保护它们免受强烈阳光的伤害。
Their ability to focus on faraway details in addition to other factors make them extremely effective hunters.
它们能够专注于远处的细节，加之其他因素，使它们成为极其高效的猎手。
In English, the keen vision of eagles and hawks describes a certain type of person.
在英语中，鹰和隼的敏锐视力用来形容某一类人。
If you have an eagle eye, you have the ability to see or notice distant objects.
如果你有鹰眼，你就有能力看到或注意到远处的物体。
Also, you observe everything, even very small details which others might miss.
此外，你还能观察到一切，甚至是别人可能忽略的微小细节。
On the same note, someone who is hawk-eyed watches and notices everything that happens.
同样地，目光如炬的人会密切关注并注意到发生的每一件事。
These types of people may even perceive things that are not clear to others.
这类人甚至可能感知到别人不清楚的事物。
Both eagle-eyed and hawk-eyed people are observant or perceptive.
目光如鹰和目光如隼的人都非常善于观察，具有敏锐的洞察力。
A person does not have to have this ability all the time.
一个人不必一直具备这种能力。
They might use their keen vision and powers of observation only at certain times, especially times when they need to keep a close watch.
他们可能只在特定时刻运用敏锐的视力和观察力，尤其是在需要密切注视的时候。
For example, during Christmastime, hawk-eyed children might search the sky looking for Santa Claus.
例如，在圣诞节期间，目光敏锐的孩子们可能会搜寻天空，寻找圣诞老人。
These children may not be very observant during the rest of the year, but during Christmastime, they are looking for gifts.
这些孩子可能在一年中的其他时候不太留心，但到了圣诞节期间，他们就会四处寻找礼物。
Let’s hear these terms used between two friends.
让我们听听两个朋友之间是怎么使用这些术语的。
A: This is a great party.
A：这是一个很棒的派对。
Thanks for inviting me.
谢谢你邀请我。
B: The more the merrier!
人越多越热闹！
This yearly neighborhood party always draws a huge number of people.
这个一年一度的社区聚会总是吸引大量人群。
A: I’d say so!
我也这么认为！
There must be over a hundred people here!
这里肯定有一百多个人！
Hey, wait a minute.
嘿，等一下。
I think I see our old co-worker.
我想我看到我们的老同事了。
Isn’t that Samantha way over there by the food and drinks?
在食物和饮料那边的不是萨曼莎吗？
B: I don’t know.
我不知道。
I can’t see that far.
我看不了那么远。
A: It’s her.
是她。
My eagle eyes don’t miss a thing.
我的鹰眼什么都逃不过。
I’m going to go say hi and grab the last hamburger while I’m there.
我要去打个招呼，顺便把最后一个汉堡拿了。
Oh, and you should let the hosts know that they’re low on drinks.
哦，还有你应该告诉主人他们的饮料快没了。
B: Wow!
哇！
You’re right.
你说得对。
I didn’t realize you were so hawk-eyed.
我没意识到你的目光如此锐利。
A: Only at parties.
A：只在聚会上。
I start off with a bird’s eye view and then focus in on the food, drinks, and people I want to see more closely.
我先从鸟瞰视角开始，然后聚焦于我渴望更近距离观察的食物、饮品和人物。
See you in a few…
一会儿见…
The term “eagle eye” has been used for hundreds of years.
“鹰眼”这个说法已经沿用了数百年。
Word experts say it was first used in writing in the mid-1500s.
词汇专家称，该词最早出现于16世纪中期的书面记录中。
The Oxford English Dictionary website says the “earliest evidence for ‘eagle eye’ is from 1567, in the writing of Thomas Stapleton, a Roman Catholic theologian.”
《牛津英语词典》网站称，“‘鹰眼’一词最早出现于1567年，见于罗马天主教神学家托马斯·斯塔普尔顿的著作中。”
A theologian is an expert in religious thought.
神学家是宗教思想方面的专家。
And that’s all the time we have for this Words and Their Stories.
以上就是我们这一期《词汇与故事》的全部时间。
Until next time, I’m Anna Matteo.
下次见，我是安娜·马特奥。
Anna Matteo wrote this story for VOA Learning English.
安娜·马特奥为VOA英语学习频道撰写了这篇故事。
