可可网络课堂之英语口语词汇(5)(Nord主讲)录音及笔记
11. Child
Basic need 音形义
Everyday Expressions
n. [C] 孩子
Tom's first child died two days after he got divorced.
n. 无经验的人,行动像小孩子的人
My wife is a child in financial matters. (我的妻子不善于理财。)
n. 产儿,产物
His books were the children of his brain.
衍生词语
childish (幼稚的,孩子气的);
childlike (天真的,特指大人的言行);
childhood (童年);
childless (无子女的); actionless 不行动的
常见搭配 Useful Phrases
临产胎儿 child about-to-be-born
The baby is due next week.
淘气的孩子 naughty child
任性的孩子 willful child
彬彬有礼的孩子 a well-behaved child
有天赋的孩子 a gifted child
独生子 the only child; sole child
抚养孩子 raise a child; bring up a child;
收养孩子 adopt a child
习语与俗语 Idioms & Slangs
wild child 舞会狂 (party animal)
child's play 极易做的事,小菜一碟;不重要的行为
生活用语 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.
(童言无忌)
A: That’s not fair!
B: Stop acting like such a child! (别这么幼稚。)
A: Was the test difficult?
B: Child's play. (小儿科。)
I'm a real wild child. I like to drink, chase women, and smoke weed. (大麻)
我是一个不喜欢循规蹈矩的人。
谚语 Proverbs
Children and fools cannot lie. 孩子和傻子,不会说谎。
The child is father of the man. 童年的经历可决定成年以后的性格(三岁看大)。