物以类聚英语单词（物以类聚人以群分）

咱们能在茫茫人海中相遇，并相知相伴，是有原因滴。至于是啥原因嘛，当然是“birds of a feather flock together”。啥意思呢？来看看下面的对话：

- Well, I’m really into nature. I do yoga outside, I love having picnics by the river... What about you, what do you do?

-我真的很喜欢大自然。我在户外做瑜伽，我喜欢在河边野餐……你呢，你是做什么的?

- I’m an IT guy. So basically I spend most of my days by the computer. Are you into it?

-我是搞IT的。所以基本上我每天大部分时间都在电脑前度过。你喜欢吗?

- Not really. But my friend Ben, he’s obsessed with computers. You should meet him, let me see if he’s around, actually. I’m sure you’d love him! Birds of a feather flock together.

—不喜欢。但是我的朋友本，他对电脑很着迷。你应该见见他，我看看他在不在。我相信你会喜欢他的!物以类聚，人以群分。

- Oh yeah, I’d love to meet him then!

-是啊，我很想见见他!

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‘Birds of a feather flock together’，也可以表达为birds of a feather fly together。它的意思是有相似兴趣或品味的人很容易组成群体。常见的两种用法：

to form groups with people with similar interests and tastes

与志趣相投的人组成团体

people of same flavour or interest gets together in groups

志趣相投的人聚在一起

例句1:

I knew Mary and Mark would get along well, seeing as they both enjoy science fiction so much. Birds of a feather flock together.

我就知道玛丽和马克会相处得很好，看到他们都如此喜欢科幻小说。物以类聚，人以群分啊。

例句2:

I knew you and John would get along well—birds of a feather fly together, after all.

我就知道你和约翰会相处得很好，毕竟物以类聚，人以群分。

拓展一：Saying you are a certain number in the family and how to ask

Which number are you in the family/of your siblings?

I'm the fifth/third/8th.

I'm the second oldest.

I'm the third from the youngest.

I'm the second youngest in my family.

senior person (above 70)；

Older (not elder) person (50-60)。

拓展二：difference between older & elder:

• The oldest: the oldest child in the family

• Firstborn- eldest of the family

• My sister Katy is the oldest in my family.

• The baby: the youngest child in the family, even if they aren’t a baby anymore

• I'm the baby of the family.

• The middle child: (if there three children) the child born after the eldest and before the youngest

• The youngest: the youngest child in the family

• Only child: single child, without brothers or sisters.

物以类聚，人以群分！我们要跟志趣相投的人在一起，这样才能提高自己的生活质量或强化人生目标。前提是，大家都要有共同斗志，这样才能擦出智慧的火花。

然而，真正厉害的人，从不强迫自己合群，合则来，不合则散。余生，学会做自己，在繁华的人世间，历尽千帆，归来仍是一腔热血！

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