基本性知識 The birds and the bees
The Birds and the
Bees" is an English-language idiomatic expression and euphemism(婉辭) that refers to courtship and sexual intercourse. The
"Birds and the Bees talk is generally the event in most children's lives
in which the parents explain what sexual relationships are.
習慣用語the birds and bees已經有一百五十來年的歷史了，人們用the birds and the bees委婉地表示人的生殖繁育和性活動，以避免難以啟齒的窘迫境地。
例如：I know more about sex and the problems of
unwanted pregnancy than my parents. My mom tries to explain the birds and the bees
to me; she’s funny.
