每日书摘：The Clover and the Plover

The Plover and the Clover can be told apart with ease, 

千鸟（鸻）和三叶草是很容易分辨的

By paying close attention to the habits of the Bees,  

只要留意下蜜蜂的习性就好了

For en-to-molo-gists aver, the Bee can be in Clover, 

昆虫学家们断言蜜蜂是会落在三叶草上的

While ety-molo-gists concur, there is no B in Plover. 

而词源学家们一致认为千鸟这个单词里没有“B”

摘选自公版书《How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers》

by Robert Williams Wood