英语词汇peverly bird的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

peverly bird. A name in New England for what is more com- monly called the Peabody bird and white-throated sparrow elsewhere. The little sparrow is said to sound like it’s singing, “Old Sam Peabody, Peabody, Peabody,” hence Peabody bird. As for peverly bird, an old story has it that a Mr. Peverly, a New En- gland farmer, was walking his fields one early spring day trying to decide whether he should plant his wheat yet. A little spar- row in the adjacent woods seemed to sing, “Sow wheat, Peverly, Peverly, Peverly!” so Mr. Peverly went ahead and did so, reap- ing an abundant harvest that fall. Ever after the little sparrow was called the peverly bird in New England.

词汇	peverly bird
词源	peverly bird. A name in New England for what is more com- monly called the Peabody bird and white-throated sparrow elsewhere. The little sparrow is said to sound like it’s singing, “Old Sam Peabody, Peabody, Peabody,” hence Peabody bird. As for peverly bird, an old story has it that a Mr. Peverly, a New En- gland farmer, was walking his fields one early spring day trying to decide whether he should plant his wheat yet. A little spar- row in the adjacent woods seemed to sing, “Sow wheat, Peverly, Peverly, Peverly!” so Mr. Peverly went ahead and did so, reap- ing an abundant harvest that fall. Ever after the little sparrow was called the peverly bird in New England.
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