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William: Hello! Hi! My name's William. I'm six years old and this is my best friend, Wang Fei.
Wang Fei: Er... 大家好。
William: (Yawn). I feel sleepy! It's almost time for beddy-byes!
我感覺困了。該睡覺了。
Wang Fei: Er... William. Why are you speaking so strangely?
William，為什么你說話這么怪呢？
William: I'm pretending that I'm six years old.
Wang Fei: 你在假裝自己只有6歲！怪不得你聽起來比平時聰明了不少。
William: Ha ha, very funny. Well, the reason I'm talking like a six-year-old is that last Sunday, 15 May, was International Day of the Family. So I thought it might be nice to look at some language which is used by children and with children.
太搞笑了。我像個六歲孩子說話的原因是上周日，5月1日，是國際家庭日。所以我認(rèn)為看下孩子們用的語言也許會很有意思。
Wang Fei: 所以今天我們的《地道英語》說一說兒童用語。兒童用語有什么特點呢？
William: Yes, I think in English, like in any language, you wouldn't use difficult words when you are talking to young children. And probably like in any language, there are some special words that we tend to use only with children.
是的，我認(rèn)為在英語中，就像其他語言一樣，當(dāng)你和小孩說話時，你不能用難詞。也許和其他語言一樣，有些兒童專用的詞。
Wang Fei: Special words... such as?
William: Such as the phrase I used a moment ago, beddy-byes.
Wang Fei: Beddy-byes?
William: If I say, "beddy-byes!" that means, "time for bed". Let's listen to this clip of a father talking to his little boy. As you listen, see if you can hear some other examples of baby talk.
如果我說beddy-byes，那意思是“到睡覺的時間了”。我們來聽見一位父親和兒子見的談話。聽的時候，看能否聽到其他的兒語。
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Example
Father: Come on， Alex! Beddy-byes! Have you got your teddy? Put on your jim-jams. That's it! On they go. Jump into bed then. Sleepy time!
Alex過來，該睡覺了。你找到玩具熊了？穿上睡衣。好了，跳到被窩里，睡覺了。
Shall we sing you a song? "Twinkle, twinkle little star. How I wonder what you are?" Nighty-night.
我們給你唱之歌？“眨啊眨，小星星眨眼睛。我多想成為星星”。晚安。
