布谷鸟

我想昨天我出现幻听了。我以为听到了布谷鸟叫。

I thought I was hearing things yesterday . I thought I heard a cuckoo .

这些信件的内容全部与《布谷鸟的呼唤》这本小说有关。《布谷鸟的呼唤》是罗琳以RobertGalbraith的笔名发表的首部作品。

They related to The Cuckoo 's Calling , her first novel as Galbraith .

这位《哈利·波特》（HarryPotter）的作家希望得到“不加修饰的反馈”，于是在2013年以罗伯特·加尔布雷思（RobertGalbraith）为笔名出版了《布谷鸟的呼唤》这本书，这本书是写给成年人看的。

Hoping to receive " totally unvarnished feedback , " the " Harry Potter " author adopted the pseudonym Robert Galbraith when she published " The Cuckoo 's Calling , " a book for adults , in 2013 .

本书主角是英国私家侦探克莫伦·斯特莱克（CormoranStrike），去年在罗琳的《布谷鸟的呼唤》（TheCuckoo’sCalling）中首度登场；小说家欧文·奎恩的妻子利奥诺拉·奎恩（LeonoraQuine）长相俗气，她雇用斯特莱克寻找失踪的老公。

Leonora Quine , the dowdy wife of the novelist Owen Quine , hires our hero , the British private detective Cormoran Strike ( first seen last year in Rowling 's " The Cuckoo 's Calling " ) , to investigate the disappearance of her husband .

在英格兰，布谷鸟是春天的信使。

In england , the cuckoo is a herald of spring .

布谷鸟，四月来，五月在，仲夏唱支歌，然后就飞开。

Sings a song at midsummer , and then goes away .

布谷鸟的雏鸟把其他鸟的雏鸟逐出巢外。小鸟离开其巢去觅食。

Baby cuckoos oust other baby birds from their nests .

像布谷鸟叫一样单调地重复。

Repeat monotonously , like a cuckoo repeats his call .

哦，女服务员说你像只小布谷鸟。

Yeah , the hostess said that you seemed a little cuckoo .

她就告诉我得买个新的布谷鸟钟了。

She then told me that we needed a new cuckoo clock .

一只布谷鸟开始在一株山楂树里咕咕地呼叫。

A cuckoo began calling from a hawthorn tree .

“杜鹃鸟”是“布谷鸟”的另一种叫法。

Gowk is another name for a cuckoo bird .

提醒雌鸟去照顾年幼的布谷鸟

prompts mother bird to look after baby cuckoo ,

布谷鸟大概是个很好的例子

The cuckoo is perhaps quite a good analogy ,

布谷鸟都唱倦了。

The koels were weary of their songs .

布谷鸟以在其他鸟的巢里下蛋而闻名。

Cuckoos are famous for laying their eggs ing the nests of other birds .

显然，布谷鸟会是一个你并不想惹的物种。

Clearly , cuckoos are one species you don 't want to mess with .

我回到家时刚好听到家里的布谷鸟钟响了三下。

I came home just in time to hear the cuckoo clock cuckoo three times .

有时候，母鸟把自己的孩子活活饿死了，就因为布谷鸟不断地要吃的。

Sometimes the mother bird starves her own offspring because of the cuckoos incessant de-mands .

那是布谷鸟的另外一种说法，是苏格兰的叫法。

It 's another name for " cuckoo bird . " it is from scotland .

布谷鸟预告春天的来临。

The cuckoois a harbinger of spring .

你这小小的伤感的布谷鸟。

You sad little cuckoo bird .

此时，布谷鸟钟敲了八下。

A cuckoo clock struck eight .

我想老婆可能会醒来，于是学布谷鸟又多叫了九声。

I realized my wife would probably wake up , so I cuckooed another 9 times .

布谷鸟宣布春天到来。

The cuckoo ushered in spring .

珍模仿布谷鸟的叫声。

Jane imitates the cuckoo .

她说还不错，但是我们应该换一个新的布谷鸟钟。

She said that was good , and for some reason she said we needed a new cuckoo clock .

而布谷鸟的幼子长大后，却可以在没有父母的指引下，飞回它们祖先栖息的土地。

When the young ones grow up , they make their way to their ancestral lands without any help whatsoever .

一提到瑞士，人们就能联想出瑞士的标志：手表、瑞士刀、布谷鸟钟、巧克力和潮流时尚。

Switzerland might bring several key icons to mind-watches , multifunctional pocket knives , cuckoo clocks , chocolate and fashion .

在英格兰，布谷鸟是春天的信使。兰花和报春花之类的野花越来越少了。

In England , the cuckoo is a herald of spring . Wild flower such as orchid and primrose is becoming rare .