The first kind was the feather (羽毛) fan for the teachers, which was made of bird feathers.

第一种是给老师的羽毛扇，用鸟羽制成。

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But I say, “A bird and a feather in the bush is worth more than ten birds in the hand.”

人人都说，“一鸟在手胜过十鸟在林。” 但是我说，“一鸟一羽毛胜过十鸟在手。”

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This feather was picked up from the heath, the bird was not shot: we saw its nest in the winter, full of little skeletons.

这根毛是从石南丛生的荒地里拾的，这只鸟儿没打中：我们在冬天看见过它的窝的，满是小骨头。

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