They saw the birds were circling again.是什么意思？

They saw the birds were circling again.

他们看见鸟儿又在盘旋。

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

saw

n. 锯，谚语，格言；vt.& vi. 往复移动，锯成，用锯，拉锯；v. 看见（ see的过去式），观看，领会，考虑；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

birds

n. 鸟，禽( bird的名词复数 )，飞禽，鸟类；

例句
The birds are additionally protected in the reserves at Birsay...
鸟类在伯赛的保护区尤其受到保护。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

circling

n. （马术）环骑，沿轨道运行，绕转；

例句
There were two helicopters circling around.
有两架直升机在空中盘旋。

again

adv. 再一次，再说，此外，不过；

例句
It's easier to take a taxi. But then again you can't always get one...
打出租车要容易些，但也并不总是能打到的。