I'm gutted, sick as a parrot.我彻底完了, 内心失望至极。

Many literary academics simply parrot a set of impressive-sounding phrases.很多文学学者只不过是鹦鹉学舌般地重复一套唬人的说辞罢了。

Generations of students have learnt to parrot the standard explanations.一代又一代学生学会了机械地重复这些标准解释。