3. Baby ['beibi]

Basic need 音形義

Everyday Expressions

n.. [C] 嬰兒

She is expecting a baby. (她懷孕了。)

expect 現(xiàn)在進行時用在女生懷孕

pregnant 懷孕的， having a baby, She is with a child, be in family way,

she is expecting 她懷孕了

e.g.: Microsoft is expecting a kind of software. “孕育”而不是“期待”

注：baby 的性別不明時，通常用 it 來指代。 it’s so cute.

n.. 孩子氣的人

Don't be such a baby! (不要這樣孩子氣！) = act your age!

n.. 寶貝（親愛的）

口語體為babe, sweety, honey, darling, sweetheart

Hey babe, you'd like another drink?

衍生詞語

babyhood (嬰兒時代);

babyish (幼稚的); childish

復合詞語

baby-sitter/baby-minder (保姆);
babysit 照看小孩: I will babysit my nephew.

babyfaced (娃娃臉的); babyboy babygirl

常見搭配 Useful Phrases

小兒語 --- baby talk

乳齒 --- baby tooth

嫩蘿卜--- baby carrots

生育高峰 --- baby boom

習語與俗語 Idioms & Slangs

baby kisser --- [美俚] 為拉選票而到處拉攏人心的人

babes and sucklings --- 乳臭未干的孩子

sleep like a baby --- 睡得香

生活用語 Street Talks

A: Rosemary, will you go to the movies with me tonight?

B: I wish I could, Jo. But my baby's taking me out to dinner tonight. (情人）

A: Tom, I need your help. It's out of control here.

B: Come on, dear. You can make it. Come on! Give the talk. The whole plan is your baby. (由你負責)

A: That wasn't hard at all.

B: No, like stealing candy from a baby. (輕而易舉，就像從小孩那里偷塊糖一樣簡單)

電影對白 Transcripts 《阿甘正傳》

句型

Now when I was a baby, Mama named me after the great Civil War hero, General Nathan Bedford Forrest.

阿甘描述他的名字的由來。

對話

Lenora: Who's your friend?

Gump: My name's Forrest. Forrest Gump.

Dan: This is cunning Carla and Long-Limbs Lenora.

Lenora: Where have you been Baby cakes? Huh? I haven’t seen you around lately. You know you should have been here for Christmas because Tommy bought a round on the house and gave everybody a turkey sandwich.

Baby cakes 是需要很close，lover那種關系才可以用，甜心寶貝，表示昵稱，親昵

諺語 Proverbs

The rich get richer and the poor get babies.

富人發(fā)財，窮人得子。

4. Beauty ['bju:ti]

Basic need 音形義

Everyday Expressions

n.. [c] 美麗的人或事物 （美人）

She was a famous beauty in her youth.

n.. [u] 美 (抽象的美)

We shall never forget the beauty of the old Beijing.

n. 優(yōu)點,極具魅力的特色

The beauty of this machine is its simplicity. (這機器的優(yōu)點在于簡單。)

That’s the beauty of it, it goes with everything. (朋友買了一條項鏈，稱贊其可以和很多服飾搭配)

衍生詞語

beautify (美化); -fy …化；

beautiful (美麗的);

復合詞語

beauty contest (選美比賽);

beauty queen 選美王后；

super dancing queen 舞后

beauty salon (美容院); salon 沙龍

常見搭配 Useful Phrases

美容師 --- beauty aid

風景點 --- beauty spot;

scenic spot; place of interest; scenery 風景

習語與俗語 Idioms & Slangs

beauty sleep --- 美容覺（午夜前的睡眠）

the beauty of sth. --- 有優(yōu)勢的方面

生活用語 Street Talks

A: Mom it hurts.

B: This black eye you got in the fight is a real beauty, huh?!

A: Please! Mom! Saving petrol, you know, that’s the beauty of buying a small car.

The beauty of his new job is that he works his own hours. (flexible hours)

諺語 Proverbs

Beauty is but skin-deep. 紅顏易變。

Beauty without virtue is a flower without perfume. 貌美而無德，猶如花之無香。

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. / Beauty lies in lover's eyes. 情人眼里出西施。

名言 Quotations

“Beauty is truth, truth beauty,”

美即真，真即美。

It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But … it is better to be good than to be ugly.