For the Birds——太差勁

** undesirable // inferior // worthless // useless // oversta-ted // lousy // laughable

~~ 不感興趣及無聊；太差勁；無價值的；無意義的；索然無趣的；沉悶無聊的；荒唐可笑的；愚蠢的；簡直遭透了；一點也不好；不受歡迎的；令人討厭的

~~ strictly for the birds // shit for the birds // horseshit // of no value // of little worth // not worth the straw // not worth the candle // as cheap as chips // not to be taken seriously // no good // appealing to the simpleminded

!! “For the birds” alludes to horse droppings in the days of horse-drawn wagons or carriages, from which small birds would extract the undigested oats or seeds. It might connote that only a birdbrain (small) would go for whatever is being dished out. Thus, the expression is a euphemism for “horseshit.”

（“For the birds”暗指馬車或四輪馬車時代的馬糞，小鳥從中提取未消化的燕麥或種子。這可能意味着只有一個鳥腦（小腦）的人，不管分發出來是甚麼東西都會搶着要。因此，這個表達是“ho-rseshit”的委婉說法。）

!! This slangy Americ-anism dates from the first half of the 20th century: I won’t buy it … it’s for the birds. -- John Crosby (1925-2016). The expression crossed the Atlantic after World War II.

（這美國俚語可以追溯到20世紀上半葉：我不會買它……它是“for the birds”—— 約翰 · 克羅斯比(1925-2016)。二戰後，這種表達方式跨越了大西洋。）

>> Many professionals are not interested in entertainment news and say they are for the birds.

（眾多專業人士均對娛樂新聞不感興趣，認為十分無聊。）

>> The functionality of this new electric car is for the birds. I'd rather drive my traditional car.

（這輛新電動車的功能太差勁了，我寧願駕駛傳統汽車出街。）

學勤進修教育中心英語專科導師 李啓文 教授