The moment a little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing.
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n. 瞬间，片刻;时刻;重要，紧要;[物]力矩;
💡 mom(move)+ent(名词后缀)→瞬间；片刻；重要
"The moment the clown appeared on stage, the audience folded up."
小丑一出现在舞台上, 观众们个个笑得前俯后仰.
近义：instant, tick, time, while, bit, flash
反义：immortality, perdurability, perenniality, perpetuity, deathlessness, afterlife
adj. 小的;琐碎的;娇小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多，略微;少许，一点;短时间地;
n. （表示否定）微少;没有多少;短时间;
det. （数量上）微少的，少到几乎没有的;（a little）少量的，一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的装腔作势令她不快。
近义：minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反义：large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
a. 关心的, 有关的, 参与的, 担心的
近义：anxious, nervous, preoccupied, qualmish, troubled, uneasy
反义：insouciant, lighthearted, slapdash, unconcerned, unmindful, untroubled
n. 麻雀;〈美〉个子小的人;
"A sparrow may be small but it has all the vital organs."
麻雀虽小,五脏俱全.
近义：linnet
vt.& vi. 听到，听见;
vt. 听说;得知;听取;审理;
vi. 听;听见;
💡 h(身体两侧)+ear(耳朵):身体两侧能 听见
"I could hear him bumbling around in the kitchen."
我听得见他在厨房里瞎折腾。
近义：listen, overhear, hearken, hark, harken
vt.& vi. 唱，歌唱，吟诵;
vi. （鸟）鸣;嗡嗡叫;呜呜作响;发嗖嗖声;
v. 耳鸣;〈诗〉作诗;歌颂，赞美，称赞;唱着使…;
n. 呜呜声，嗖嗖声;〈美口〉歌唱会;
💡 sing（唱）一首song(歌）
"The congregation stood to sing the hymn."
会众站起来唱圣歌。
近义：intone, pitch, tone, chant