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Canaries are little yellow birds. Canary In A Coal Mine
金丝雀是黄色的小鸟。危险的预兆
Why are these cute birds in a dark coal mine?
为什么这些可爱的小鸟在黑暗的煤矿里？
Did you hear about Sarah? The boss took her to dinner and then fired her the next day.
你听说萨拉的事情了么？老板请她吃饭，然后第二天开除了她。
The same thing happened to Jason.
杰森也一样。
The boss took him to dinner and then fired him!
他的老板也请他吃饭了，然后也开除了他。
Dinner with the boss is like a canary in a coal mine.
和老板吃饭的员工，就像是煤矿中的金丝雀。

The expression "canary in a coal mine" is used as a warning.
“煤矿中的金丝雀”通常是用作警示语。
If a canary breathes poisonous gases, it gets sick and dies more quickly than a human would.
如果金丝雀吸到有毒气体，它生病甚至死亡的速度要比人类更快。
Coal miners used to bring these birds into the mines with them.
煤矿工人带着这些金丝雀一起到矿井中。
If the canaries died, the miners knew the air was not healthy.
如果金丝雀死了，矿工就知道里面的空气不健康。
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