That proposal may be a way to kill two birds with one stone, but we also have to be careful not to get greedy and spoil everything.
その提案一石二鳥を狙ったものだろうけど、「虻蜂とらず」にならなければいいけどね。
Feed the bird!
鳥に餌をやれ!
We can have dogs, cats, birds, and so on.
我々は犬や猫や鳥などを飼うことができる。
Many kinds of birds live in Japan.
何種類もの鳥が日本に住んでいる。
The boy captured the bird with a net.
少年はその鳥を網で捕まえた。
The girl released the birds from the cage.
その女の子は鳥をかごから逃がしてやった。
A bat is no more a bird than a rat is.
ねずみが鳥でないのと同様に蝙蝠は鳥ではない。
Birds flew away at the sound.
その音で鳥は飛び去った。
Please see that the birds in the cage get water and food every day.
籠の鳥に水とえさをまいにちやるようにしてください。
He was wearing a gold necklace and a coat made of bird feathers.
彼は金の首輪と鳥の羽で作られたコートを着ていた。
There are birds singing in the cage, aren't there?
籠の中で鳥が鳴いていますね。
He studied how birds flew.
彼は鳥の飛び方を研究した。
There are many birds in this forest.
この森にはたくさんの鳥がいる。
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
呪いはひな鳥のようにねぐらに戻ってくる。
The bird dipped its head into the water.
鳥は首をひょいと水に浸した。
A turkey is a little bigger than a chicken.
七面鳥は鶏より少し大きい。
The birds flew south in search of warmth.
鳥は暖かさを求めて南に飛んでいった。
The bird is in its nest.
その鳥は巣の中にいる。
I see a bird on the roof.
屋根の上には鳥が一羽みえる。
I wish I were a bird.
私は鳥であればいいのだがなあ。
Most birds can see only by day.
たいていの鳥は昼間しか目が見えない。
That pretty bird did nothing but sing day after day.
あのかわいい鳥は来る日も来る日も鳴いてばかりいた。
A bird is singing in the tree.
鳥が木の上で歌っている。
If I were a bird, I would fly to you.
もし私が鳥なら、あなたのところへ飛んでいくのだが。
I spent that day listening to the lonely scrapings of a pen. During that time, from time to time, I heard a Java sparrow twittering. It occurred to me that maybe Java sparrows twitter out of loneliness too. I walked out to the veranda to see. Nevertheless
A prudent bird chooses its tree. A wise servant chooses his master.
用心深い鳥は木を選ぶ。思慮深い従者は主を選ぶ。
The boss is hard to get along with. But if I try to talk to him about problems I have at work he might have a little heart. Even a hunter can't kill a bird who flies to him for protection.