He held the bird gently in the palm of his hand.

他把小鸟轻轻地托在掌心。

《牛津词典》

As to other entertainments, the Bear denotes bear baiting, the Dog &Duck hunting, the Bull &Dog bull baiting and the Bird in Hand, falconry.

说到其他的娱乐项目，“熊”代表着逗熊游戏；“狗和鸭”代表狩猎游戏；“公牛和狗”代表逗公牛游戏；“抓鸟”代表鹰猎游戏。

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If the accepting top school supports your goals and provides an acceptable educational environment (and you shouldn't have applied if it didn't), then a bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

如果我拿到了名校的录取通知，而且这个学校能够达到我的目标并且提供不错的教育环境（如果不能的话你不应该申请它），那么到手的录取通知准备没影的好。

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Here is some good advice: a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

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We are always assured that the latter birds-in-the- bush will be better and cheaper than the bird-in-the-hand.

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And any cuts now are a gift that keeps on giving, with helpful compounding effects in outyears unless they are erased or undone by future legislation (always a good bet, but the bird-in-the-hand rule should apply here).

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So a bird in the hand may be worth two shares of Best Buy.

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