01.Happy Father's Day!
父亲节快乐!
What do you call your dad?
你们平时都怎么称呼你们的爸爸呢?
father: 父亲(更加正式)
formal: 正式的
founding father/fathers: 开国元勋
Like father, like son. 儿子总是和父亲相似(更偏向性格、习惯)。
Follow in your father's footsteps. 子承父业(更偏向职业)。
Father Christmas: 圣诞老人(英式)
Santa Claus: 圣诞老人(美式)
02.Dads are important
dad: 爸爸
dada/daddy/dad: 爸爸(昵称,大多是小孩子的叫法)
daddio: 爸爸(昵称)
dad bod:(微胖)体型
stubborn fat: 顽固脂肪
dad joke (corny, cold joke): 老套、俗套的笑话
corny: 老套的(笑话)
pun: 双关语
play on words: 文字游戏
In comedies and ads, dads often get made fun of.
在很多喜剧里,总是开爸爸们的玩笑。
03.Quotes about dad
A father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow.
父亲就是无论(你)长多大都会一直仰望的人。
look up to: 崇拜,仰望
Dad: A son's first hero, a daughter's first love.
爸爸对儿子来说是第一英雄,对女儿来说是第一爱人。
daddy's little girl: 爸爸的小棉袄
sweet relationship: 甜蜜的关系
A father doesn't always tell you that he loves you. He shows you.
父爱不经常体现在言语上,更体现在行动上。
When my father didn't have my hand, he had my back.
父亲没有牵我的手时,变成了我的后盾。
To the world you are a dad. To our family you are the world.
对世界来说,(你)是一位父亲。对我们家庭来说,(你)是我们的世界。
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