birds of passage

Woodcocks are birds of passage , here today and gone tomorrow .

山鹬是一种候鸟，今天在这里，明天在那里。

The island had been used by many generations of birds of passage , as they made the long journey south each year in search of warmer weather .

多年来，候鸟每次长途南飞寻找天气更暖和的地方时，它们都把这个岛当作栖息地。

Most of these emigrants were birds of passage who returned to Spain after a relatively short stay .

这些移民大多数都是作短暂停留后即返回西班牙的匆匆过客。

We can only be birds of passage because we will never be able to afford an apartment in this city .

我们都只能是这个城市的过客，因为我们永远也买不起房。

In the forest the wonderful plant still continued to bloom till it grew and became almost a tree , and all the birds of passage bowed themselves before it .

但是那棵奇异的植物仍然在树林里开着花。它很快就要长成一棵树了。许多候鸟，特别是鹳鸟和燕子，都飞到这儿来，在它面前低头致敬。