可可網(wǎng)絡(luò)課堂之英語口語詞匯(5)(Nord主講)錄音及筆記
11. Child
Basic need 音形義
Everyday Expressions
n. [C] 孩子
Tom's first child died two days after he got divorced.
n. 無經(jīng)驗的人,行動像小孩子的人
My wife is a child in financial matters. (我的妻子不善于理財。)
n. 產(chǎn)兒,產(chǎn)物
His books were the children of his brain.
衍生詞語
childish (幼稚的,孩子氣的);
childlike (天真的,特指大人的言行);
childhood (童年);
childless (無子女的); actionless 不行動的
常見搭配 Useful Phrases
臨產(chǎn)胎兒 child about-to-be-born
The baby is due next week.
淘氣的孩子 naughty child
任性的孩子 willful child
彬彬有禮的孩子 a well-behaved child
有天賦的孩子 a gifted child
獨生子 the only child; sole child
撫養(yǎng)孩子 raise a child; bring up a child;
收養(yǎng)孩子 adopt a child
習(xí)語與俗語 Idioms & Slangs
wild child 舞會狂 (party animal)
child's play 極易做的事,小菜一碟;不重要的行為
生活用語 Street Talks
A: Daddy, Uncle Willie is too fat.
B: Huh! He’ll be angry when he hears that.
C: Let it be, honey. He’s only a child. Children and fools speak the truth.
(童言無忌)
A: That’s not fair!
B: Stop acting like such a child! (別這么幼稚。)
A: Was the test difficult?
B: Child's play. (小兒科。)
I'm a real wild child. I like to drink, chase women, and smoke weed. (大麻)
我是一個不喜歡循規(guī)蹈矩的人。
諺語 Proverbs
Children and fools cannot lie. 孩子和傻子,不會說謊。
The child is father of the man. 童年的經(jīng)歷可決定成年以后的性格(三歲看大)。